RE: Historical FrameMaker upgrades
At 12:29 -0800 23/1/11, Dov Isaacs wrote: Since FrameMaker 7.x is no longer eligible for upgrade pricing and because there was no version of FrameMaker for Macintosh beyond FrameMaker 7, there is no remaining crossgrade path for users of Macintosh versions of FrameMaker. Your only upgrade path now is to buy a newer version of FrameMaker and either run it on Windows hardware or on a virtual machine running on a Intel processor-based Macintosh. Thanks for clarifying this, Dov. I knew about the second part but not the first. You may well have saved me from the frustrations of buying a Windows upgrade and then finding that I couldn't install it. -- Steve Rickaby http://www.linkedin.com/in/steverickaby WordMongers Ltdhttp://www.wordmongers.com Registered office Larks Cottage, Treen, St Levan, Penzance TR19 6LG Registered in the UK, company number 3130681, VAT reg no GB 557 4598 91 Telephone: 01 736 810575 ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Historical FrameMaker upgrades
At 15:21 +0200 23/1/11, Shmuel Wolfson wrote: Most programs have a limit to how old your previous version can be and still upgrade. One Adobe saleperson told me they usually let you upgrade for about 4 new versions, but it's better to be safe than sorry. I upgraded from 7.2 to 9, just in case they wouldn't allow me to upgrade past 9. I'm not trying to imply that Adobe are being unreasonable, only trying to work out what is my best course of action to get off Mac. I could not find anything on FrameMaker cross-grades on the Adobe website. -- Steve ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Historical FrameMaker upgrades
Most programs have a limit to how old your previous version can be and still upgrade. One Adobe saleperson told me they usually let you upgrade for about 4 new versions, but it's better to be safe than sorry. I upgraded from 7.2 to 9, just in case they wouldn't allow me to upgrade past 9. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 1/23/2011 1:53 PM, Steve Rickaby wrote: I've just discovered that with FrameMaker 10 Adobe are doing the same as with the Creative suite apps: historical upgrade paths are closed off, so one cannot upgrade directly from FrameMaker 7 to FrameMaker 10. Does anyone (Dov?) happen to know what the situation is with crossgrades? I've been using FrameMaker 7 on Mac with complete satisfaction for several years and many books; my forward path is either an Intel Mac with FrameMaker 9 or 10 under VMWare, or upgrade my Windows box, which is geriatric. In view of the less than warm welcome of FrameMaker 10 (and, for that matter, 9), maybe I should look for a full copy of Windows FrameMaker 8 on eBay or elsewhere? I have never been sure how the Adobe crossgrade procedure works, and specifically, the check process for a valid existing copy. Any information welcomed. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Historical FrameMaker upgrades
Since FrameMaker 7.x is no longer eligible for upgrade pricing and because there was no version of FrameMaker for Macintosh beyond FrameMaker 7, there is no remaining crossgrade path for users of Macintosh versions of FrameMaker. Your only upgrade path now is to buy a newer version of FrameMaker and either run it on Windows hardware or on a virtual machine running on a Intel processor-based Macintosh. - Dov -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Steve Rickaby Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 3:53 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Historical FrameMaker upgrades I've just discovered that with FrameMaker 10 Adobe are doing the same as with the Creative suite apps: historical upgrade paths are closed off, so one cannot upgrade directly from FrameMaker 7 to FrameMaker 10. Does anyone (Dov?) happen to know what the situation is with crossgrades? I've been using FrameMaker 7 on Mac with complete satisfaction for several years and many books; my forward path is either an Intel Mac with FrameMaker 9 or 10 under VMWare, or upgrade my Windows box, which is geriatric. In view of the less than warm welcome of FrameMaker 10 (and, for that matter, 9), maybe I should look for a full copy of Windows FrameMaker 8 on eBay or elsewhere? I have never been sure how the Adobe crossgrade procedure works, and specifically, the check process for a valid existing copy. Any information welcomed. -- Steve ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
