On Mar 25, 2010, at 2:47 PM, Rudolf O. Durrer wrote:
> Am 25.03.2010 um 20.57 schrieb Andrew Merenbach:
>>
>> On Mar 25, 2010, at 10:01 AM, Rudolf O. Durrer wrote:
>>
>>> The settings:
>>> MacMini3,1, OSX 10.5.8, Appleworks 6.2.9 ( I know, and older piece of
>>> software)
>>>
>>> For more than a decade, I used to paste a ".pictClipping" graphic into my
>>> Appleworks word processor files (CWWP type).
>>> Worked without ANY problems, also in OSX 10.5.8
>>>
>>> The Problem
>>> Now I have bought a new Mini, on which AW still works great, but with one
>>> nasty exception: snip...snip...snip
>>
>> Hi, Rudolf,
>>
>> You say you bought a new Mac Mini, but are using 10.5.8. Did you downgrade
>> from Snow Leopard? New Macs, whenever you buy them, aren't designed to run
>> anything earlier than the systems with which they come, so I wonder whether
>> that is somehow related. Or did you mean that you it was "new" a while back?
>> *If* that's the case, you might want to try installing Snow Leopard on the
>> machine and trying to run AppleWorks again.
>
> Thanks for your answer, Andrew.
> This is the actual Mini shipping, and indeed, there was SL on the machine,
> and yes, I have downgraded (I do not like the SL-Finders behaviour), but: It
> is not so, that new Macs generally only run with the system they were
> delivered with. Have a look to the thread labeled "Content changes in folder
> /Volumes" just 2 days ago, where I have outlined that more specifically.
>
> The new Mini 3,1 even while delivered with SL, definitely runs with 10.5.5
> and up, according to Apples handbook, which came with the machine, and as far
> as I can tell mine runs quite well with 10.5.8. I have also bought a new
> macbook Pro last June, also with SL on it, and I also downgraded that one,
> and I do not have that AW problem there....
Hi, Rudolf,
I had not been aware that the handbook delivered with the machine would have
outlined that. I had only been aware, rather, of what I considered SOP for new
computers--upgrade but don't downgrade, as drivers and other features might not
be compatible. Apologies for the misinformation.
Cheers,
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