On Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 11:49:55 PM UTC-4, Kris Tilford wrote:
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> This is all true, and a very good reason for an ‘old lady’ to be using El
> Capitan.
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Do you currently run El Capitan on a Core 2 Duo system? If so, how well
does it perform? How responsive is it?
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On Jul 5, 2016, at 7:28 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
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> No, Mavericks doesn't have *SIP*.
Yes, this is what I was referring to, “System Integrity Protection” which is
not available for Mavericks. System Integrity Protection (SIP), also referred
to as 'rootless' is a feature of El Capitan that pr
> This seems like a reason to install the newer OS X version. Mavericks
> doesn't utilize code signing, so the entire system software is open to
> malware attacks, whereas El Capitan has locked down system software
No, Mavericks doesn't have *SIP*. Mavericks most definitely has Gatekeeper.
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> On Jul 5, 2016, at 10:26 AM, Jörg Duurkoop wrote:
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> The owner of the MacBook is an older lady to whom I had to explain very basic
> computer stuff so I don't want to challenge her with a new OSX version.
This seems like a reason to install the newer OS X version. Mavericks doesn’t
utilize
> BTW I saw loads of defective newer MacBooks Air for sale. The RAM of these
> babies is soldered to the motherboard! How stupid is that?
It is a sign of the times.
Chromebooks generally have soldered RAM (either 2 banks of 1 GB = 2 GB
total or 2 banks of 2 GB = 4 GB total), but some VERY OLD pr
On Jul 5, 2016, at 8:26 AM, Jörg Duurkoop
mailto:yaw...@gmail.com>> wrote:
BTW I saw loads of defective newer MacBooks Air for sale. The RAM of these
babies is soldered to the motherboard! How stupid is that?
Not uncommon at all for the ultrabook category. It’s part of how you make it so
thin
Hi
Thanks seeker & Kris. I found the latest Mavericks and installed it via the
USB stick procedure. The owner of the MacBook is an older lady to whom I
had to explain very basic computer stuff so I don't want to challenge her
with a new OSX version.
After all, I found out that her corrupt HD w
