Re: back to Tiger?
Re: back to Tiger?
- Subject: Re: back to Tiger?
- From: "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:10:22 -0400
Right, but if one of the drivers in question were the video driver, I
was thinking that might impact X11. But I guess on OS X, X11 is just
an app, insulated from such concerns by the OS.
On 4/16/08, Jordan K. Hubbard <email@hidden> wrote:
> No, that does not apply to running Tiger X11 under Leopard - that
> works just fine on all Leopard machines. The issue I was referring to
> was more a device driver / firmware issue.
>
> - Jordan
>
> On Apr 16, 2008, at 11:48 AM, Mark J. Reed wrote:
>
> > Does that apply to running Tiger's X11 under Leopard as well? Will
> > that possibly not work on some of the newer machines?
> >
> >
> >
> > On 4/16/08, Jordan K. Hubbard <email@hidden> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Apr 16, 2008, at 6:19 AM, x11apple wrote:
> >>
> >>> With Tiger I get stable X11, plus fink support with X11emacs21
> >>> stable binary and X11mozilla stable binary. It looks like the
> >>> quickest easiest way to get my lisp graphics bundle up and
> >>> running reliably on a new machine.
> >>>
> >>> What am I overlooking or don't understand?
> >>
> >> You'll need to pick the right platform. Some of Apple's Intel
> >> machines, like the latest MacPro laptops, don't actually run Tiger
> >> due
> >> to missing drivers and such. In other words, if it shipped from the
> >> factory with Leopard, downgrading may not be an option. If you get
> >> an
> >> early Intel machine that ran Tiger/x86 when it shipped, of course,
> >> then no problem. For that reason alone, as well as cost, you might
> >> want to get a used one.
> >>
> >> - Jordan
> >>
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