Re: Possibly getting an older Mac

[Sarai Bucciarelli]

Go for it! Great Mac to learn on.
> On Dec 6, 2016, at 12:33 AM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi David,
> 
> Slight correction,
> 
> Yosemite was released 2 years ago, 2014,
> El capitan was released last year.
> 
> But still good choice I say get it and learn I still prefer features of 
> yocsemite 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden
> Sent: Tuesday, 6 December 2016 6:22 PM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Possibly getting an older Mac
> 
> Since it is running Yosemite, I would get it. Yosemite was released last 
> year, so VoiceOver should work fine.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
> Mobile: +61 488 988 936
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On 6/12/2016, at 16:56, Scott Granados <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote:
>> 
>> A lot of this depends on what kind of a Mac it is and how it’s configured.  
>> What you should have your friend do is go to the apple menu, about this Mac, 
>> and give you the information contained there as in what kind of Mac it is, 
>> what kind of processor, how much memory and from there we can answer these 
>> questions more intelligently.  That’s how I would start.  If you can post 
>> that information I’d be happy to answer the rest of your questions from 
>> there.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Scott
>> 
>>> On Dec 5, 2016, at 10:47 PM, Terri Stimmel <icecreamlove...@outlook.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello everyone,
>>> 
>>> I joined this list to get some information I am not sure where to get 
>>> anywhere else.
>>> 
>>> A great friend of mine has a Mac laptop. I'm not sure which one, as 
>>> she didn't say. I am assuming there are different ones?
>>> 
>>> She hardly uses it, and has cleaned her stuff off of it. She wants to 
>>> give it to me as a gift, because she just really never used it.
>>> She says that it can't be upgraded, and that the battery is bad.
>>> But this part really doesn't concern me all that much. My windows 7 
>>> laptop has a useless battery.
>>> 
>>> But here is where I am concerned.
>>> Even though she is giving it to me as a gift, should I consider 
>>> accepting it?
>>> 
>>> What happens if I can't upgrade it?
>>> It's running Yosemite.
>>> 
>>> I have wanted a mac for years! But due to how much they unfortunately 
>>> cost, my chances of actually ever having one, is rare.
>>> 
>>> But if I get this Mac from my friend, what could I do with it?
>>> If it can't be upgraded, won't most Apps no longer work?
>>> Also, what sorts of things can I do with the mac?
>>> What kinds of programs can I put on to it?
>>> 
>>> And last but not least, if I've never used one before, how do I even 
>>> begin to learn how to do this?
>>> 
>>> I have an Iphone 5S, and an Ipad mini4th Generation.
>>> But I would imagine that the mac works way differently from those. 
>>> And I know without a doubt it's way different from my laptop running 
>>> windows.
>>> 
>>> If anyone could give me any thoughts, or suggestions, I would more 
>>> than appreciate it.
>>> Also, any sites that might be helpful to know about, will also be 
>>> appreciated.
>>> I go to get the mac, if I want it, this Saturday.
>>> 
>>> Thank you,
>>> 
>>> Terri
>>> 
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RE: Possibly getting an older Mac

[Simon Fogarty]

Hi David,

Slight correction,

Yosemite was released 2 years ago, 2014,
El capitan was released last year.

But still good choice I say get it and learn I still prefer features of 
yocsemite 

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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of David Chittenden
Sent: Tuesday, 6 December 2016 6:22 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Possibly getting an older Mac

Since it is running Yosemite, I would get it. Yosemite was released last year, 
so VoiceOver should work fine.

Kind regards,

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +61 488 988 936
Sent from my iPhone

> On 6/12/2016, at 16:56, Scott Granados <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote:
> 
> A lot of this depends on what kind of a Mac it is and how it’s configured.  
> What you should have your friend do is go to the apple menu, about this Mac, 
> and give you the information contained there as in what kind of Mac it is, 
> what kind of processor, how much memory and from there we can answer these 
> questions more intelligently.  That’s how I would start.  If you can post 
> that information I’d be happy to answer the rest of your questions from there.
> 
> Thanks
> Scott
> 
>> On Dec 5, 2016, at 10:47 PM, Terri Stimmel <icecreamlove...@outlook.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>> I joined this list to get some information I am not sure where to get 
>> anywhere else.
>> 
>> A great friend of mine has a Mac laptop. I'm not sure which one, as 
>> she didn't say. I am assuming there are different ones?
>> 
>> She hardly uses it, and has cleaned her stuff off of it. She wants to 
>> give it to me as a gift, because she just really never used it.
>> She says that it can't be upgraded, and that the battery is bad.
>> But this part really doesn't concern me all that much. My windows 7 
>> laptop has a useless battery.
>> 
>> But here is where I am concerned.
>> Even though she is giving it to me as a gift, should I consider 
>> accepting it?
>> 
>> What happens if I can't upgrade it?
>> It's running Yosemite.
>> 
>> I have wanted a mac for years! But due to how much they unfortunately 
>> cost, my chances of actually ever having one, is rare.
>> 
>> But if I get this Mac from my friend, what could I do with it?
>> If it can't be upgraded, won't most Apps no longer work?
>> Also, what sorts of things can I do with the mac?
>> What kinds of programs can I put on to it?
>> 
>> And last but not least, if I've never used one before, how do I even 
>> begin to learn how to do this?
>> 
>> I have an Iphone 5S, and an Ipad mini4th Generation.
>> But I would imagine that the mac works way differently from those. 
>> And I know without a doubt it's way different from my laptop running windows.
>> 
>> If anyone could give me any thoughts, or suggestions, I would more 
>> than appreciate it.
>> Also, any sites that might be helpful to know about, will also be 
>> appreciated.
>> I go to get the mac, if I want it, this Saturday.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Terri
>> 
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RE: Possibly getting an older Mac

[Simon Fogarty]

Hi Terri,

 Firstly welcome to the list,
 To anser one of your later questions, to get learning knowledge for using a 
mac,
 This is probably one of the better places to get information regarding learnin 
how to use a mac.

 Some great and very knowledgable people here.

 As for the mac, depending on how old it is yeah why not.

 If you had a model number then we could possibly tell you more but Yosemite is 
a nice version of the OS and would be ok to learn on,
 Most of what can be done on the newer 2 operating system versions after 
Yosemite can be done on that version as things pretty much stay the same.

 Batteries can be replaced in the majority of cases and shouldn't be hard to 
replace.

If the machine is being given to you then it's not a bad deal in my book and 
would be a good learning point until yoru in a situation to purchase a newer 
device.

 iPads and iPhones are similar in themselves but the mac os is different 
however with VO setup correctly you can use the mouse or track pad like an 
iPhone or iPad screan and they all work great toghether.

 Hope that helps  if you can get the model or year / period for when the device 
was released we could advise you on more.

Cheers,


Simon F

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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Terri Stimmel
Sent: Tuesday, 6 December 2016 4:47 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Possibly getting an older Mac

Hello everyone,

I joined this list to get some information I am not sure where to get anywhere 
else.

A great friend of mine has a Mac laptop. I'm not sure which one, as she didn't 
say. I am assuming there are different ones?

She hardly uses it, and has cleaned her stuff off of it. She wants to give it 
to me as a gift, because she just really never used it.
She says that it can't be upgraded, and that the battery is bad.
But this part really doesn't concern me all that much. My windows 7 laptop has 
a useless battery.

But here is where I am concerned.
Even though she is giving it to me as a gift, should I consider accepting it?

What happens if I can't upgrade it?
It's running Yosemite.

I have wanted a mac for years! But due to how much they unfortunately cost, my 
chances of actually ever having one, is rare.

But if I get this Mac from my friend, what could I do with it?
If it can't be upgraded, won't most Apps no longer work?
Also, what sorts of things can I do with the mac?
What kinds of programs can I put on to it?

And last but not least, if I've never used one before, how do I even begin to 
learn how to do this?

I have an Iphone 5S, and an Ipad mini4th Generation.
But I would imagine that the mac works way differently from those. And I know 
without a doubt it's way different from my laptop running windows.

If anyone could give me any thoughts, or suggestions, I would more than 
appreciate it.
Also, any sites that might be helpful to know about, will also be appreciated.
I go to get the mac, if I want it, this Saturday.

Thank you,

Terri

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Re: Possibly getting an older Mac

[E.T.]

   El Capitan was released last year, Yosemite the year before.

From E.T.'s Keyboard...
  Without H2O there is no life!
ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 12/5/2016 9:22 PM, David Chittenden wrote:

Since it is running Yosemite, I would get it. Yosemite was released last year, 
so VoiceOver should work fine.

Kind regards,

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +61 488 988 936
Sent from my iPhone


On 6/12/2016, at 16:56, Scott Granados  wrote:

A lot of this depends on what kind of a Mac it is and how it’s configured.  
What you should have your friend do is go to the apple menu, about this Mac, 
and give you the information contained there as in what kind of Mac it is, what 
kind of processor, how much memory and from there we can answer these questions 
more intelligently.  That’s how I would start.  If you can post that 
information I’d be happy to answer the rest of your questions from there.

Thanks
Scott


On Dec 5, 2016, at 10:47 PM, Terri Stimmel  wrote:

Hello everyone,

I joined this list to get some information I am not sure where to get
anywhere else.

A great friend of mine has a Mac laptop. I'm not sure which one, as she
didn't say. I am assuming there are different ones?

She hardly uses it, and has cleaned her stuff off of it. She wants to
give it to me as a gift, because she just really never used it.
She says that it can't be upgraded, and that the battery is bad.
But this part really doesn't concern me all that much. My windows 7
laptop has a useless battery.

But here is where I am concerned.
Even though she is giving it to me as a gift, should I consider
accepting it?

What happens if I can't upgrade it?
It's running Yosemite.

I have wanted a mac for years! But due to how much they unfortunately
cost, my chances of actually ever having one, is rare.

But if I get this Mac from my friend, what could I do with it?
If it can't be upgraded, won't most Apps no longer work?
Also, what sorts of things can I do with the mac?
What kinds of programs can I put on to it?

And last but not least, if I've never used one before, how do I even
begin to learn how to do this?

I have an Iphone 5S, and an Ipad mini4th Generation.
But I would imagine that the mac works way differently from those. And I
know without a doubt it's way different from my laptop running windows.

If anyone could give me any thoughts, or suggestions, I would more than
appreciate it.
Also, any sites that might be helpful to know about, will also be
appreciated.
I go to get the mac, if I want it, this Saturday.

Thank you,

Terri

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Re: Possibly getting an older Mac

[David Chittenden]

Since it is running Yosemite, I would get it. Yosemite was released last year, 
so VoiceOver should work fine.

Kind regards,

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +61 488 988 936
Sent from my iPhone

> On 6/12/2016, at 16:56, Scott Granados  wrote:
> 
> A lot of this depends on what kind of a Mac it is and how it’s configured.  
> What you should have your friend do is go to the apple menu, about this Mac, 
> and give you the information contained there as in what kind of Mac it is, 
> what kind of processor, how much memory and from there we can answer these 
> questions more intelligently.  That’s how I would start.  If you can post 
> that information I’d be happy to answer the rest of your questions from there.
> 
> Thanks
> Scott
> 
>> On Dec 5, 2016, at 10:47 PM, Terri Stimmel  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>> I joined this list to get some information I am not sure where to get 
>> anywhere else.
>> 
>> A great friend of mine has a Mac laptop. I'm not sure which one, as she 
>> didn't say. I am assuming there are different ones?
>> 
>> She hardly uses it, and has cleaned her stuff off of it. She wants to 
>> give it to me as a gift, because she just really never used it.
>> She says that it can't be upgraded, and that the battery is bad.
>> But this part really doesn't concern me all that much. My windows 7 
>> laptop has a useless battery.
>> 
>> But here is where I am concerned.
>> Even though she is giving it to me as a gift, should I consider 
>> accepting it?
>> 
>> What happens if I can't upgrade it?
>> It's running Yosemite.
>> 
>> I have wanted a mac for years! But due to how much they unfortunately 
>> cost, my chances of actually ever having one, is rare.
>> 
>> But if I get this Mac from my friend, what could I do with it?
>> If it can't be upgraded, won't most Apps no longer work?
>> Also, what sorts of things can I do with the mac?
>> What kinds of programs can I put on to it?
>> 
>> And last but not least, if I've never used one before, how do I even 
>> begin to learn how to do this?
>> 
>> I have an Iphone 5S, and an Ipad mini4th Generation.
>> But I would imagine that the mac works way differently from those. And I 
>> know without a doubt it's way different from my laptop running windows.
>> 
>> If anyone could give me any thoughts, or suggestions, I would more than 
>> appreciate it.
>> Also, any sites that might be helpful to know about, will also be 
>> appreciated.
>> I go to get the mac, if I want it, this Saturday.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Terri
>> 
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Re: Possibly getting an older Mac

[Scott Granados]

A lot of this depends on what kind of a Mac it is and how it’s configured.  
What you should have your friend do is go to the apple menu, about this Mac, 
and give you the information contained there as in what kind of Mac it is, what 
kind of processor, how much memory and from there we can answer these questions 
more intelligently.  That’s how I would start.  If you can post that 
information I’d be happy to answer the rest of your questions from there.

Thanks
Scott

> On Dec 5, 2016, at 10:47 PM, Terri Stimmel  
> wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I joined this list to get some information I am not sure where to get 
> anywhere else.
> 
> A great friend of mine has a Mac laptop. I'm not sure which one, as she 
> didn't say. I am assuming there are different ones?
> 
> She hardly uses it, and has cleaned her stuff off of it. She wants to 
> give it to me as a gift, because she just really never used it.
> She says that it can't be upgraded, and that the battery is bad.
> But this part really doesn't concern me all that much. My windows 7 
> laptop has a useless battery.
> 
> But here is where I am concerned.
> Even though she is giving it to me as a gift, should I consider 
> accepting it?
> 
> What happens if I can't upgrade it?
> It's running Yosemite.
> 
> I have wanted a mac for years! But due to how much they unfortunately 
> cost, my chances of actually ever having one, is rare.
> 
> But if I get this Mac from my friend, what could I do with it?
> If it can't be upgraded, won't most Apps no longer work?
> Also, what sorts of things can I do with the mac?
> What kinds of programs can I put on to it?
> 
> And last but not least, if I've never used one before, how do I even 
> begin to learn how to do this?
> 
> I have an Iphone 5S, and an Ipad mini4th Generation.
> But I would imagine that the mac works way differently from those. And I 
> know without a doubt it's way different from my laptop running windows.
> 
> If anyone could give me any thoughts, or suggestions, I would more than 
> appreciate it.
> Also, any sites that might be helpful to know about, will also be 
> appreciated.
> I go to get the mac, if I want it, this Saturday.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Terri
> 
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Possibly getting an older Mac

[Terri Stimmel]

Hello everyone,

I joined this list to get some information I am not sure where to get 
anywhere else.

A great friend of mine has a Mac laptop. I'm not sure which one, as she 
didn't say. I am assuming there are different ones?

She hardly uses it, and has cleaned her stuff off of it. She wants to 
give it to me as a gift, because she just really never used it.
She says that it can't be upgraded, and that the battery is bad.
But this part really doesn't concern me all that much. My windows 7 
laptop has a useless battery.

But here is where I am concerned.
Even though she is giving it to me as a gift, should I consider 
accepting it?

What happens if I can't upgrade it?
It's running Yosemite.

I have wanted a mac for years! But due to how much they unfortunately 
cost, my chances of actually ever having one, is rare.

But if I get this Mac from my friend, what could I do with it?
If it can't be upgraded, won't most Apps no longer work?
Also, what sorts of things can I do with the mac?
What kinds of programs can I put on to it?

And last but not least, if I've never used one before, how do I even 
begin to learn how to do this?

I have an Iphone 5S, and an Ipad mini4th Generation.
But I would imagine that the mac works way differently from those. And I 
know without a doubt it's way different from my laptop running windows.

If anyone could give me any thoughts, or suggestions, I would more than 
appreciate it.
Also, any sites that might be helpful to know about, will also be 
appreciated.
I go to get the mac, if I want it, this Saturday.

Thank you,

Terri

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