On Sep 17, 2012, at 3:09 AM, tedg wrote: > My partner needs a new Macbook and we will likely buy the fastest we can get. > > But she does not want to upgrade from her Leopard/Word 2004 setup. I am > pretty sure I can get her to upgrade to Snow Leopard and the Word version may > be negotiable if the new version can look like the old (which I assume is > true).
When it comes to MS software 'ass-u-me' :-/ Office 2008 is a not-unreasonable upgrade from 2004, but Office 2011 is the full 'modern' office in all it's multi-tab clippy-esque glory. Has she tried something like LibreOffice? More like the old Office than Office is.... > > So the question is, can we install SL on a current MBP? On a 2012 MBP? very doubtful, especially if you get the Retina model. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
