In order to upgrade to Yosemite, one needs to have Snow Lepard 10.6.8 installed. If Snow Lepard is installed, but not running the most recent build of it, one will need to install 10.6.8 before upgrading to Yosemite. HTH.
Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 27, 2015, at 9:46 PM, Shawn Krasniuk <bbssh...@icloud.com> wrote: > > 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 >>> To: 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 >>> >>>> On Sep 26, 2015, at 9:50 PM, Mauricio Molina <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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