Be warned tat there is no Rosetta in 10.7 so if you have any old PowerPC apps that you still use you might want to think twice before upgrading.
On 12 Jul 2011, at 19:40, Toby Leighton wrote: > Im fully expecting loads of apps I rely on to break, and the whole OS to be > unstable until 10.7.1 is released, but then its all part of the fun isn't it > :-) > > I know i will have to finally say goodbye to my scanner and its powerpc > scanning drivers/software, but thats the only legacy hardware I have been > clinging onto. > > I can see the release day whenever it is being a big old day of downloading > the software, then the developer tools, re-doing adobe etc. Ive already > taken a full carbon copy cloner backup in preparedness. > > On 12 July 2011 19:23, Alastair Weller <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm thinking of using it as an excuse to clear off all my apps (read crappy > stuff I download to try out) and start afresh... > > Sent from my iPad > > On 12 Jul 2011, at 18:01, Graham Street <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I normally upgrade my laptop (MacBookPro) to anything new and try it out >> before committing on our two main businesses computers (Mac Pro and iMac). >> But my MBP is one of the first, with a Core Duo and not a Core 2 Duo >> processor, and it therefore can't run Lion. I wouldn't want to upgrade one >> of our main computers early, just in case we run into problems and we're >> still running old MS Office programs for some work. Without Rosetta, they >> won't work. So, we'll be sittting this one out for a few months and watching >> the fun. >> >> Graham >> >> >> >> >> on 12/07/2011 17:03 Stephen Watson sent the following: >>> >>> Well, the reason I changed my dear old iMac for this one is for Lion, so it >>> will be on here as soon as I can get it - warts and all. I'll let you know >>> if it crashes and burns ... >>> >>> All this talk of extra RAM in the Apple Store Macs make my decision to go >>> with 12GB of RAM seem even more useful. ;-) >>> >>> >>> On 12 Jul 2011, at 16:29, Derek Cross wrote: >>> >>>> Yes - just realised it's old news (sob) >>>> Who in the group is updating straight away? >>>> Derek >>>> >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >>> >>> >>> >>> "Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and that enthusiasm can only be >>> aroused by two things: “First, an ideal, which takes the imagination by >>> storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal >>> into practice.” - Arnold Toynbee > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
