However, I did mention: "not before learning the hard way"...In order to get to this version number, I had to update from 10.10.0, and when I did that update, I did it without the Software Update patcher. So, I ended up going into the Recovery Image, and deleting 'PlatformSupport.plist' from the Terminal (fun times?). Then, I rebooted into the fully-functioning 10.10.5 (Revision 1) OS X desktop. This, of course, was the easy part. I have now encountered the difficult part.
And that's it. Begin by installing the patcher first. No need to reboot. Then, install the skin pack, choosethe optional components available with the installer, and then start tweaking to your liking.
The other side of the transformation: window decorations. The whole point of having a Mac theme is to have abunch of traffic light colored buttons and that rounded, posh feel. Indeed, if you have applied the themepatcher, you'll get that.
Proceed with the knowledge that, HD3000 lacking compatibility with Metal, only OpenGL graphics acceleration can be achieved. It works Ok but minor graphics defects and/or slightly degraded graphics performance may be noticeable at times. It's not totally as smooth as in High Sierra though entirely usable. Due to installation problems with Catalina versions post 10.15.3, this particular installation relies on dosdude1's Catalina patcher. As such SMBIOS is back to MacBookPro8,1.
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