i think that's BS. my pc (4670K), Mac Pro (2x E5462) and Gaming laptop (7700HQ) are all older than 8th gen and running modern OS's, be it Windows or Linux in case of the Mac Pro, and all are fine.
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Oof? That won't stop me from using High Sierra for my daily workflow and there's several browsers available within this very community that will continue to support it so I won't be losing out. I managed fine with Snow Leopard on my daily driver up till 2018.
Ok, fair enough. The DosDude patchers are pretty straight-forward from my experience so I've got no complaints there. Getting El Capitan, Yosemite and Mavericks to work on my Mac Pro was easy once I devised my own route. The greatest hindrance had been the confusing instructions which proliferate the net.
Thanks, I'll give it a go and post back with the outcome.
It certainly fits.
I understand your point but Apple is wealthier than many nations. They're a million miles from the days of Jobs and Wozniak selling the Apple-1 in kit form. They could provide the likes of in-house patchers and other support and financially, it wouldn't even amount to a drop in the ocean. It would, however, reap massive PR kudos - which would translate into further sales because consumers would be more inclined to return to Apple for further purchases. It doesn't take much to look after the people who support you financially and a little bit of goodwill goes a long way in this regard.
Contrast that with the bitterness of seeing your computer abandoned in hardly no time at all by its manufacturer. They'll look elsewhere and they'll encourage prospective customers to do the same. Speaking of which...
Great way to treat your customers and create bad publicity for yourselves, eh?
Or even understand what an operating system is in the first place.
(Thinking of my friend who had 8k viruses on their WinBox and blamed me for not securing his computer.)
Agreed. The CPUs in the first and second generation Mac Pros aren't even affected by Spectre and Meltdown.
Firefox still supports "low" Sierra as of today.
I need help. I read "8k viruses" and thought "WTF? Viruses at 8K rez?!?!?!" 🤪
I don't use Google Chrome on my Mac anyway. Firefox can remain my web navigator. (I wonder how many people got that historic call back.)
Sorry for the confusion. A friend's PC was infected with eight thousand viruses. Even though he and I live in different households, in different boroughs of London, I was still held responsible for my negligence as a friend in failing to maintain the security of his computer.
When AVG reached the figure of hundreds, I already had a WTF expression. When it started counting into the thousands, I transitioned from chastising to stunned silence.
That’s from Google’s side.
Meanwhile, the community behind Chromium Legacy for macOS/OS X as far back as 10.7 continue to build current versions of the Chromium browser.
Would it be possible to back-port a version of CL for Snow Leopard? Obviously some features would have to be recompiled using older API's and such, but in theory would it be possible?
The browser landscape for Snow Leopard is getting worse in terms of compatibility with modern websites compared to Lion and newer.
Let me find the post… ah, here we are.
Start with that post, then work your way up that thread, via the links in the “[user] said: ⤣” segments.
Well that clears that up now. Thanks for sharing that!
I didn't realise how much was added in Lion! Just going off of the unavailable API's list, it shows that it's trying to go off of 10.6.0. I wonder if any of it would be there in 10.6.8 (if there is any)? I don't know if you can target 10.6.8 directly though, or if it's just 10.6, 10.7, 10.8...
Your statement was clear, it was my brain that saw “8K” and took the wrong path.
I had to deal with someone else’s system too once. I got to pick my poison: glaringly incorrect configuration — don’t install drivers for Win2k on ME, bud —, tons of viruses, tons of “adult entertainment.”
No no, you'll need that 8k screen running at native res in order to see all the viruses in action!
it's very easy. if you make a windows 11 install usb using Rufus you can just tell it to bypass all the TPM and secure boot BS.
Excellent.
However I still don't have an 8+ gen intel cpu on my laptop though, is there a way to bypass that requirement?
I won't be installing windows 11 until after 2025 at the earliest but i do recall i needed a cpu made after 2018, as stated in the windows 11 requirements list.
At the end of the day we are all responsible for ensuring our own safety online and not blaming or holding anyone else responsible
Of course, but he didn't see it that way, unsurprisingly. As most of us are no doubt aware from experience, there is often a sense of entitlement among elements of the less tech-savvy that those with the relevant skills should be at their beck and call to deal with problems and there's no obligation on their part to become IT proficient - because we exist.
The capital offence of failing to ensure that his computer which was located in his home and was used by him was secure.
Oh, it's very easy to do that: just tell him to never turn it on. Can't get more secure than that.The capital offence of failing to ensure that his computer which was located in his home and was used by him was secure.
I see, but what exactly did he expect? Thinks like this keep amazing me 🤭The capital offence of failing to ensure that his computer which was located in his home and was used by him was secure.
It's both a blessing and a curse - I committed the cardinal sin of of knowing anything about computers when I started teaching in my school of letting anyone know that I know anything about computers. Now I get teachers calling in the middle of my own classes asking if I can come by and fix their projector or something.
"No, I have a class of my own right now."
"Well can you come on your planning period?"
"Uh, no?"
Reminds me of one of my favorite lines from Fallout 3, when you ask Scribe Rothchild to repair something for you.
"Can I? Yes. Will I? No."
He expected me to maintain his computer and accept the responsibilities that come with that expectation. Hence, if it's ridden with viruses then it's my fault for failing to protect it.
This, is why I've reached the stage where I refrain from mentioning my computer skills during general conversations because I ended up being inundated with requests for help that go to the extremes - such as sorting stuff out for others whilst I'm literally about to leave the country.
I don't mind helping others: on the contrary it's something that I enjoy - within reason. It has been my experience and I'm sure that I'm not alone - that there are many people with an attitude of "I'm not interested in learning how or why this works or what I need to do in future when this situation arises. I just want you to come over and take care of it for me every single time."
Worst still, they're too self-absorbed to offer the most token gesture of payment for what is work.
That, is not cool.