Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hmm. Just noticed I'm running 10.7.5 on my Mac Pro 5.1. Guess since it's running smoothly, I won't upgrade... Don't see much benefit unless others chime in differently? Bob On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Robert Rose <robert.rose at mac.com> wrote: > I had not even realized that this was a problem. I have an older MacPro > that I use for PS 3, LR 4, big file storage, and running the Epson V700 > scanner with Epson scan software, but that MacPro can?t run anything higher > than 10.7. Since it is happy with that OS, and everything runs and the > machine works fine for my photo workflow, why upgrade and spoil things? > > I have a laptop (MacBook Air) that has a smaller SSD, which I take > everywhere with me. That I keep updated with the latest OS, and it is very > happy on OSX 10.9. But to try to store big files from my SD cards would > swamp that SSD in no time at all, and the processor on the old MacPro is > still going strong. Further, there is no reason to try to run the V700 > from the laptop, and I use Flickr to display photos. > > I have gotten to the point that software and hardware already do what I > want, so I don?t see a need to jump on the annual upgrade race. With the > money and time I save, I can take more pictures and go sailing. > > I will note that with OSX 10.9 on a light laptop and an iPhone on iOS 7, > there seems to be no reason to bother with an iPad. I do have an Android > tablet, but I have not turned it on for 3 months. > > In any event, do let us know when Epson upgrades its perfectly useable > V700 software. Since new MacPros will be using 10.9, and MacPro users are > a target demographic for the V700/V750, I am confident the Epson folks will > wake up one day. In any event, they already set up a Mavericks support > page: > > http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/SupportMavericks.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes > > Bob Rose > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Bob Adler