The same thing happened with a Mid 2009 MacBook Pro of a friend of mine. That particular Mac is stock standard, 2 GB RAM, etc. Another 2009 MacBook pro runs Sierra just fine, though it is not standard any more. 8 GB RAM, most it can handle, and 512 GB SSD.
Obviously I do not know your MacMini, though I suspect you might be in a similar situation. A little bit of money and elbow grease should fix the problem. Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp Sent from my Macbook Pro Contact: Phone: Private: +27 (0)60 525 9181 <tel://+27605259181> For technical support with iOS: +27 (0)78 120 5013 <calto://+27781205013> Email: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com <mailto:brandt.steenk...@gmail.com> Twitter: @brandtsteenkamp <http://www.twitter.com/brandtsteenkamp> > On 29 Oct 2016, at 3:58 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: > > I'm using a late 2009 mac mini, and was checking for software updates, and it > mentioned the free sierra upgrade, so I clicked it and then got the message > that it could not be installed on this computer, looks like you must have at > least a 2010 mac mini, but in that case, why mention it in the first place. > Kind of silly. The store application should not even mention an upgrade if > your mac can't install it. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
