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General Category => General Computing/Macintosh => Topic started by: faymondo on February 28, 2026, 06:43:23 PM

Title: iMac upgrade Thunderbolt
Post by: faymondo on February 28, 2026, 06:43:23 PM

Hi long time Weathercat user.

This year I will need to finally get a new iMac as my 2015 iMac is slowly grinding to a halt.

If I get a new iMac will Weathercat work if I get a USB to USBC adapter to connect my David Vantage Pro 1?

Also will the latest MAC OS software run OK ?

Thanks for any replies.

Title: Should be okay. (Re: iMac upgrade Thunderbolt)
Post by: elagache on March 01, 2026, 12:45:20 AM

Dear faymondo and WeatherCat troubleshooters, 

Quote from: faymondo on Yesterday at 06:43:23 PM

This year I will need to finally get a new iMac as my 2015 iMac is slowly grinding to a halt.

If I get a new iMac will Weathercat work if I get a USB to USBC adapter to connect my David Vantage Pro 1?

I don't know about the latest Macs but I thought most still had at least 1 USB 2.0 port.  I just used a USB 2.0 hub with 12 connection points.  My Davis Vantage Pro-2 is happy with that.  If you have a Vantage Pro-1, you have (I assume) a serial to USB dongle.  That should work just as well.

If needed, Thunderbolt (USB-C) to USB 2.0 adapters are common and not very expensive.

Quote from: faymondo on Yesterday at 06:43:23 PM

Also will the latest MAC OS software run OK ?

We had replies on WXForum confirming that WeatherCat was running fine on MacOS 26.0 (Tahoe)

https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=49019.0 (https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=49019.0)

Hopefully that will aide you in deciding what upgrade to make.

Edouard