If your computer can support the newest version of Mavericks 10.9.4, you'd use the
Mac App Store to look into that aspect of getting it, as a download. This would be a
System is 10.6.8. Prior to the new hard drive, I could run applications that used Rosetta, e.g. With the new hard drive, Rosetta is no longer present, and I can’t find out how to re. System is 10.6.8. Prior to the new hard drive, I could run applications that used Rosetta, e.g. With the new hard drive, Rosetta is no longer present, and I can’t find out how to re. (In fact, many older Macs can't run OS 8 at all.) Depending on the specific model, PowerPC Macs support anywhere from System 7.1.2 up to OS X 10.5. (OS X 10.6 dropped support for PowerPC Macs, although an emulation layer called Rosetta was included through 10.6.8 to run PowerPC apps on Intel Macs.) See also. Wikipedia's Mac OS page.
large file and take quite a bit of time over a slow internet connection.
Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard is an upgrade to the previous version of OS X Leopard. This update does not have stacks of new features, rather overall improvements and efficiency upgrades. This version of Apple's OS also has a reduced footprint. I'm trying to running Rosetta Stone on Parallels 7 for Mac, on a OS 10.6.8. Now the program won't find the mic part of the Plantronics USB headset that comes with it. It was running fine on Parallels 6. I go into ParallelsDevices, and I see it, connect it in input and output, but Rosetta still doesn't see it.
OS X - Upgrade to Mavericks?
If it is too old, it may only be upgradable to Lion OS X 10.7.5, not hardly worth a
jump off the Snow Leopard and Rosetta bandwagon of support for older quality
applications you may have already bought, and have useful relationship with...
See about Mavericks OS X 10.9.x here, along with links to applications in Support:
Your computer likely would need a RAM upgrade to near maximum capacity supported
for best function of both the latest release of Mac OS X, and any applications you'd run.
Also, the hard disk drive may also need to be replaced with a new larger capacity one.
There may be a Firmware update for your computer model, whichever exact one it is.
Most/all of the hardware upgrades should be done before upgrading the OS X & apps.
Sometimes, the issue in an older computer is, the idea an upgrade to a newer OS X
Mac 10.6 Release
will somehow make it run faster. Not so. Unless the computer is ready for the larger
load of a newer system it was not intended to run when built, it won't be happy.
Do not upgrade over a set of troubles and expect them to go away. You have to
prepare the computer for continued use over its lifetime, and an upgrade is more
than installing software over old software, layering issues under a new learning
curve, and to find the old problems are harder to find under a new coating!
A good upgrade to such a new OS X from Snow Leopard 10.6.8, would be a
refurbished MacBook/Pro 13-inch mid 2010 from reputable reseller online, or
a MacBook Pro 13-inch 2012 (-without retina, +with optical drive) & UPgrade.
These come equipped to run Mavericks and should also handle Yosemite.
You can have the Store add RAM to the MB/Pro, in the order page online, as
the 13-inch non-retina is upgradable that way; or the Apple Store can add it.
The macbook/pro series has better graphics and cpu capabilities than the Air.
And the MB/Pro 13-inch w/o retina is a good value. Get optional AppleCare.
retail new (entire MB/Pro series)
refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook PRo 2.5GHz DualCore intel i5:
I'd choose the latter one, & check to see if I could add the extra RAM later, myself.
Rosetta Mac Os X
Good luck & happy computing! 🙂
Install Rosetta On Mac
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