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drudru5

Q: How do I update to Mac OS X 10.6 and higher

How do I update to Mac OS X 10.6

MacBook, iOS 5.1.1

Posted on Sep 25, 2012 12:12 PM

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Q: How do I update to Mac OS X 10.6 and higher

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  • by Kurt Lang,

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Sep 25, 2012 12:17 PM in response to drudru5
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    Mac OS X
    Sep 25, 2012 12:17 PM in response to drudru5

    You must purchase a DVD. They are available from Apple at 1-800-MY-APPLE for $19. You must have an Intel based Mac to install SL. Any G5 (PowerPC) Mac or earlier is out.

  • by anorthwind,

    anorthwind anorthwind Sep 25, 2012 9:06 PM in response to Kurt Lang
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    Sep 25, 2012 9:06 PM in response to Kurt Lang

    What is an 'SL'? Why do I need to purchase a DVD? Is a mac book pro intel based?

  • by roam,

    roam roam Sep 25, 2012 9:10 PM in response to anorthwind
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    Sep 25, 2012 9:10 PM in response to anorthwind

    What is an 'SL'? Why do I need to purchase a DVD? Is a mac book pro intel based?

    1.SL is an abbreviation for Snow Leopard 10.6 operating system

     

    2. To purchase this on DVD, you need a credit card.

     

    3. The MacBook Pro does have an intel processor.

  • by anorthwind,

    anorthwind anorthwind Sep 25, 2012 9:13 PM in response to roam
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    Sep 25, 2012 9:13 PM in response to roam

    Thanks for your responses Roam!

    I did not know OS upgrade had to be purchased since I have been updating for free up to this point. I recenlty updated the OS  on my iphone and now it can't talk to my laptop.... bummer!

  • by Kurt Lang,Helpful

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Sep 26, 2012 6:38 AM in response to anorthwind
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    Mac OS X
    Sep 26, 2012 6:38 AM in response to anorthwind

    I did not know OS upgrade had to be purchased since I have been updating for free up to this point.

    Everything within a major point release for OS X is free. So moving from 10.5.1 to 10.5.8 for example would be free. 10.5.x to 10.6.x would not.

     

    Apple does continue to confuse folks by giving major paid releases the same OS X name and just increasing the point number. Usually in the world of software, a point release is a larger, free update to fix programming issues. You would normally have expected paid releases to be OS X (10), OS XI (11), etc. Apple did this instead, each paid major release called OS X:

     

    10.2 - Jaguar

    10.3 - Panther

    10.4 - Tiger

    10.5 - Leopard

    10.6 - Snow Leopard

    10.7 - Lion

    10.8 - Mountain Lion

  • by anorthwind,Solvedanswer

    anorthwind anorthwind Sep 26, 2012 7:27 AM in response to Kurt Lang
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    Sep 26, 2012 7:27 AM in response to Kurt Lang

    Thanks Kurt, this is helpful! I just wish I knew my iphone and laptop were going to have issues before I upgraded the iphones OS. Now I am forced to upgrade the OS on my laptop. I guess it had to happen at some point!

  • by drudru5,

    drudru5 drudru5 Sep 27, 2012 11:58 AM in response to anorthwind
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    Sep 27, 2012 11:58 AM in response to anorthwind

    I went to an Apple store and they upgraded for me for free. It 2 hours but now everything talks