Re: Mavericks install

On Jul 6, 2016, at 1:59 AM, 'Irrational John' via G-Group wrote: > > Do you currently run El Capitan on a Core 2 Duo system? If so, how well does > it perform? How responsive is it? I have a 13” Mid-2009 MacBook Pro 2.26GHz running El Capitan with 8GB RAM & normal

Re: Mavericks install

> Seems unlikely an old woman would need a terabyte HD. For a similar price I’d think a 128GB SSD would make that old MacBook a lot faster in speed. El Capitan would work better with an SSD because of built-in TRIM support that would require a 3rd-party enabler in Mavericks. < You are right

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On Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 11:49:55 PM UTC-4, Kris Tilford wrote: > > > This is all true, and a very good reason for an ‘old lady’ to be using El > Capitan. > Do you currently run El Capitan on a Core 2 Duo system? If so, how well does it perform? How responsive is it? -- -- You received

Re: Mavericks install

On Jul 5, 2016, at 7:28 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote: > > No, Mavericks doesn't have *SIP*. Yes, this is what I was referring to, “System Integrity Protection” which is not available for Mavericks. System Integrity Protection (SIP), also referred to as 'rootless' is a

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> This seems like a reason to install the newer OS X version. Mavericks > doesn't utilize code signing, so the entire system software is open to > malware attacks, whereas El Capitan has locked down system software No, Mavericks doesn't have *SIP*. Mavericks most definitely has Gatekeeper. --

Re: Mavericks install

> On Jul 5, 2016, at 10:26 AM, Jörg Duurkoop wrote: > > The owner of the MacBook is an older lady to whom I had to explain very basic > computer stuff so I don't want to challenge her with a new OSX version. This seems like a reason to install the newer OS X version.

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> BTW I saw loads of defective newer MacBooks Air for sale. The RAM of these > babies is soldered to the motherboard! How stupid is that? It is a sign of the times. Chromebooks generally have soldered RAM (either 2 banks of 1 GB = 2 GB total or 2 banks of 2 GB = 4 GB total), but some VERY OLD

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On Jul 5, 2016, at 8:26 AM, Jörg Duurkoop > wrote: BTW I saw loads of defective newer MacBooks Air for sale. The RAM of these babies is soldered to the motherboard! How stupid is that? Not uncommon at all for the ultrabook category. It’s part of how

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Hi Thanks seeker & Kris. I found the latest Mavericks and installed it via the USB stick procedure. The owner of the MacBook is an older lady to whom I had to explain very basic computer stuff so I don't want to challenge her with a new OSX version. After all, I found out that her corrupt HD

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On Jul 4, 2016, at 3:26 PM, Jörg Duurkoop wrote: > > MacBook from 2009 MacBooks from 2009 should be able to run the latest Mac software, so download the latest El Capitan installer application, and install it onto the new HD. You don’t even need to wait to install the new

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You have to "own" an upgrade for Mavericks, which in turn you would have had to purchase mountain lion ( OS X 10.8 ). Seeing as I have had this same problem, use your own Apple ID as the hardware is legally transferable, unless you haven't owned any hardware that has had ML on it. I purchased

Mavericks install

Hi, This is about an Intel MacBook but I know there is a lot of knowledge here so I try my list. I'm helping a lady whose white MacBook from 2009 has a damaged harddisk. I've bought a new harddisk, put it in my Firewire dock, started the MacBook with Alt, partitioned the new disk as GUID and