No, anyone with a 2007 Mac or later can jump from Snow Leopard to Yosemite. I think that'll be true once El Capitan gets released this Wednesday.
Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com > On Sep 27, 2015, at 5:46 PM, Brent Harding <br...@hostany.net> wrote: > > I thought I read that if it was somewhat newer than that even that you > couldn't go beyond Lion or Mountain Lion, and if one doesn't have those in > your purchase list, those machines get stuck at what they came with. I'm not > sure how true that is though. > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Shawn Krasniuk <mailto:bbssh...@icloud.com> >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2015 2:45 AM >> Subject: Re: Installing Windows on Mac Question >> >> Hi. You won't have any problems installing on your Mac. I used to have >> Bootcamp but now I've switched back to VMWare Fusion which is all I need but >> that's personal preference. I apologize in advance for going off topic a >> bit, but how old is the MacBook you are using? If it's 2007 or above, you >> can update to the latest version of OS X which is Yosemite and even update >> to El Capitan when it comes out. To find out the year of the Mac, open the >> menu bar with VO+M and go down until you hear about this Mac. Enter on that >> and you should see all the info about the Mac. >> >> Shawn >> Sent From My White MacBook >> Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk >> Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs >> Skype username: bbstheblindrapper >> Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com <mailto:bbssh...@icloud.com> >>> On Sep 26, 2015, at 9:50 PM, Mauricio Molina <mauriciohmol...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:mauriciohmol...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello all, >>> Before I ask my question, I want to provide the following information: I >>> have been a Windows user for quite some time and would like to continue to >>> do so. I have also recently taken up the Mac and have been fortunate enough >>> to have an older MacBook Pro given to me while I learn this operating >>> system. Unfortunately, it is my understanding that the older MacBook Pro at >>> my disposal cannot be updated beyond OSX 10.6. On the Windows side my >>> preferred screen reader is JAWS but I also have NVDA and Window-Eyes >>> installed. I would like to add right here that I really do not want to make >>> this a Mac versus PC conversation; as a blind computer I am grateful that I >>> have access to both. >>> Question >>> I was considering acquiring both a new Windows 10 laptop as well as a new >>> MacBook Pro. But since I am not independently wealthy, I wondered if it >>> would not be more cost effective purchasing only the MacBook Pro and then >>> installing Windows on that system. I would like to know how well Windows >>> runs on the Mac and get an idea of the difficulty of actually accomplishing >>> this feat. Additionally, are there any recommended specs, such as the >>> amount of RAM or preferred processor, for this type of setup? I am fairly >>> competent with a Windows PC but still consider myself a novice on the Mac; >>> either may or may not be of help during the process of installing Windows >>> on a Mac. 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