(Previous items from this list are on the Wishes Granted page. Thank you, sponsors!)

Gas

remaining cost: $10.00
sponsors: none yet (Gas sponsored 2 times previously)

I have arranged a place that I can go occasionally to work on Mini vMac without distraction for 5 to 7 days (and also cat sit). I can borrow a car to get there. But gas still needs to be paid for.

Food

remaining cost: $40.00
sponsors: Timothy Scoles (Food sponsored 1 time previously)

I have arranged a place that I can go occasionally to work on Mini vMac without distraction for 5 to 7 days (and also cat sit). But food still needs to be paid for.

Mac mini

remaining cost: $599.00
sponsors: none yet

Would allow supporting 64 bit Intel versions of Mini vMac. (My current main machine is an early Intel Mac Mini, which does not support 64 bit.) 64 bits would not in itself benefit Mini vMac, but the different architecture provides more registers which may.

A 64 bit Linux version could be compiled immediately. A 64 bit Windows might also be possible without purchasing additional software. A 64 bit Mac version would first require porting to Cocoa.

The additional speed and dual processor cores would also be helpful.

4GB memory option for Mac mini

remaining cost: $100.00
sponsors: none yet

Windows 7 is said to require 2GB for the 64 bit version. Snow Leopard is said to require 1GB. So to run Windows 7 in VMware Fusion on Snow Leopard, it is probably best to have at least 4GB.

Apple Keyboard

remaining cost: $49.00
sponsors: none yet

I strongly prefer keyboards without a numeric keypad, so that there is less distance to the mouse. Unfortunately they are rare, and I want to encourage Apple for making one. The Apple keyboard is quieter and requires less force than my current Happy Hacker Lite. Having two keyboards would mean less stuff to cart around between the two locations where I do most work on Mini vMac. And a quieter keyboard would be better for late night work at one of the locations.

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Upgrade

remaining cost: $117.49
sponsors: none yet

Would allow better support of this OS version.

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