Thanks to OpenCore Legacy Patcher, it can indeed run Sonoma.
This MacMini is a little old and until today, it was just sitting under the TV as my Batocera Retro gaming rig. However, I am so amazed by how well MacOS Sonoma works on this particular piece of old tech that I might promote it to more of a daily computer (more than just retro gaming).
Big shout out to the OCLP folks that make this possible.
Get the app and more details from here: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCoreL...
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