>Valter, you said "I have installed OSX 10.9 Mavericks, and most software >has a version for it (you might have to look for it in some archives, >though)." > >What I meant by my question is that I want to know WHICH archives you >look in!
Well, it depends :-) E.g.: I find an interesting app, I go to the developer website, and it says it's compatible with OSX 10.12 or newer. But that's the latest version. Many times the website has a section (called Downloads, Archive, Previous versions, whatever) with older versions. You have to look for it, though (many time it's somehow "hidden" away). You might need to Google "APP NAME and OSX Mavericks" to find which version is compatible with your OS. Sometimes doing so lets you find the "Archive" section that you couldn't find on the website. Sometimes you find an Open Source place (like GitHub) where files aren't organized in a neat, user-friendly way (and I mean "not-engineer-type"), so you have to explore and try many folders. >AFAIK it's not the Apple website Developers area, not MacIntosh Garden, >not MacIntosh Repository, and not oldversion.com <http://oldversion.com> >either! Usually you can't find a single place where all softwares are stored, simply because most of them are still copyrighted. Hence you have to hunt for it. As usual, Google is your friend :-) >Some people might be using software they originally downloaded years ago >from the Apple Appstore, but it seems that you can install software >you've never installed before. Where do you get it? I find the Appstore not much "collaborative" in that way. After all, Apple established it to get money, not helping old users... ;-) >Recently, I've been looking at some vintage MacIntosh computers on eBay, >as the type of Macs I never knew, but I think it would probably be a >stupid idea to buy any. I used to own a Blueberry iMac (1999) and a >MacPro "Quicksilver" (2000), but recently I've been looking at some >68000-68040 based Macs. Unless you are REALLY into vintage computing, and spending lots of time tinkering with it, I would ignore any Mac pre-Intel. With the Intel processors there really was a huge step forward; especially if you plan to use OSX. With pre-Intel Macs, it's more archeology than computing ;-D (they are still usable, of course, but finding apps and solutions for them is like digging for fossil bones) >I think a good money saving tip is to get or make a keyboard and a mouse >for a retro computer that you've heard was absolutely amazing, connect it >to a computer which can run an emulator for that computer, then you can >save a fortune! Sounds like "archeology" to me, but if that's what makes you ticking, enjoy yourself! :-D -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/imaclist/DCCB2C1D.10F1C%25valter.psicof%40gmail.com.
