Support for Mac OSX 10.5

[Matthias Rebbe | M-R-D]

Hi Tiemo,

i did a quick search and found this here

https://discussions.apple.com/message/19930525#19930525

So it seems you have to contact Apple Sales to order an SL upgrade dvd for your MacBook 2007.

Regards,

Matthias



Am 26.02.2014 um 17:12 schrieb Tiemo Hollmann TB <toolbook at kestner.de>:

> Hi Richard,
> 
> it is a standard MacBook (not pro) with a 2.2Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo from
> beginning 2007 which was at least over here pretty popular for standard
> users.
> 
> The search for updates doesn't offers me any updates anymore and a manual
> try to install 10.6 is refused by the installer because of "hardware
> incompatibility" (I have no idea which piece of hardware is invompatible).
> 
>> Having the current version of LC remain available, as older versions are
> right now, would allow those who need to continue deploying to OS X 10.5 to
> do so.
> 
> Yes, thats what I have to do, because I can't afford to develop and
> distribute in two versions. But my kickstarter investment is gone and I have
> to pay 500 bucks every year just that runrev doesn't shut off my old
> license.
> 
> Tiemo
> 
> 
>> 
>> It would indeed be a shame if Apple limited the useful lifespan of their
>> products by rendering them unsafe after just 7 years.
>> 
>> But which 2007 models aren't upgradeable to 10.6?
>> 
>> I have a 2007 MBP (it might even be earlier, I'd have to check), and it's
>> running 10.6.8, which is still getting updates from Apple and Adobe, and
> LC
>> will continue to support it with at least the next two versions.
>> 
>> AFAIK the big restriction with OS upgrades from Apple was introduced with
>> 10.7, since it requires a 64-bit CPU.  I know of no such restrictions
> moving
>> from 10.5 to 10.6.
>> 
>> If there are Macs made in 2007 which can't be upgraded to 10.6 I'd be
>> interested to know which ones those are.
>> 
>> --
>>  Richard Gaskin
>>  Fourth World Systems
>>  Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
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