Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You could do a clean install of 10.6 on the new MBA using the accessory optical drive. But if you're sure you just want 10.6, then I'd save some $$ and get the older version at discount. The SSD makes them run really fast -- you won't know what you're missing? I have the 13" version, upgraded to 10.7.1 with no issues. Phil On Aug 22, 2011, at 12:56 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > I regularly use two Mac computers, an older 12" aluminum Powerbook, and a > reasonably modern Intel 20" iMac. Each has a different operating system > which has been updated to the latest version. The 12" Powerbook uses OS > 10.4. The iMac, OS 10.6. I have been contemplating getting an 11" Mac Air > for travel. I understand that the OS loaded on the new Mac Airs is Lion (OS > 10.7) which will not run most of the legacy software I have on the older > Macs. Indeed I have legacy software dating back to the Mac 128 and I have > an > older computer (Powerbook Firewire, OS 9) in the event I need to run one of > those programs. Indeed some are quite good and I wish that emulators were > available for the older systems on the new computers. > Here is my specific question: Is there a way of loading OS 10.6 on the > newer > Mac Air to keep it compatible with the software I currently use? Or must I > buy buy one of last year's Mac Airs with OS 10.6? > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information