I think my I Mac came with Mountain Lion, what was it in January 2013? I liked it when I first came across a Mac, there were such voices as Bad News. I wonder how many of you use Bad News? I don't even know if it's on Mavericks right now.
Kawal. On 26 Jul 2014, at 10:31, Christopher Hallsworth <challswor...@icloud.com> wrote: > I wish I could install Snow Lepard on my Mac smile. But if I'm correct Apple > does not allow such downgrades because of when they were sold. > > On 26/07/2014 09:45, Devin Prater wrote: >> Well, my Mac came with mountain lion, so I don't know what the good about >> snow leopard is. I do wish the speech server was more responsive, which can >> be tested by noticing the time between the VoiceOver sounds and speech. >> >>> On Jul 26, 2014, at 2:51, Christopher Hallsworth <challswor...@icloud.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Very true in that newer is not always better. My mac came preinstalled with >>> Lion so I could go back to it if I really wanted to using Internet >>> Recovery. I could also reinstall Mountain Lion by downloading it from the >>> Mac App Store. Guess it's each to their own but since my mac is not my >>> primary machine I don't mind upgrading and living the possible consequences. >>> >>>> On 25/07/2014 23:34, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: >>>> Warning: whiny rant ahead. >>>> >>>> I made the mistake of reinstalling Snow Leopard on one of my older >>>> machines that supported it. I also learned that my desktop iMac >>>> originally came with it, and that although difficult, I could choose to >>>> use it. This would still be preferable to going back to Windows. >>>> >>>> I say "Mistake" because using Snow Leopard again, even for a short while, >>>> made me realise just how stupid and pointless all subsequent releases of >>>> OS X have been. I mean, really, it's just gimmicks and iOS envy. The >>>> small number of worthwhile features that came with newer OS releases could >>>> easily have been foregone or substituted if it meant getting back what I >>>> most liked about a clean, stable, functional OS like Snow Leopard. How >>>> could I have upgraded three OS releases and not noticed that? I guess the >>>> "Magic" of Apple is really that they can convince people to accept >>>> unwelcome change, even for some trifling little benefit which they will >>>> sell as a "Feature" to justify an entire OS upgrade. >>>> >>>> So, to answer your question, the reason to install ML over Mavericks is >>>> that newer is not always better, but that ML is a good bit more stable and >>>> comes from a better cut. However, I do recommend it in this instance, >>>> because Apple has abandoned accessibility support for ML, and you won't >>>> get system software updates that address any accessibility issues. I >>>> know; I asked. There are a couple of minor changes in Mavericks besides >>>> that make it worth having, like invisible Time Machine backups, and >>>> multi-process Safari. However, you'll have to learn how to work the new >>>> iBooks, if you need it, and there are definite stability issues. >>>> >>>> /me wonders if he should install Snow Leopard on my primary desktop, and >>>> live forever in a better time ... >>>> >>>> No, probably not. I would only hurt myself in the long run. >>>> >>>> Yes, I saw the latest Yosemite, in case anyone's wondering. I'm not >>>> telling you what to expect, but you can sign up for the beta for free. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Sabahattin >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
