Holy crap, you guys. Eight of you chipped in and raised about $232.
I bid on and won a 2014 MBP with a busted screen for just under that amount! So I think I’ll just pick up an enclosure for my current internal drive so I can dual-boot the new machine and have access to FCP7 for anything I may need going forward.
No more donations; we got it! I’m touched by the generous outpouring from you all. Onward, then!