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Thanks for the info and the apparently needless scare.....Since this is absolutely -nowhere- on the internet, I figured I'd post it as a sort of FYI.
10.7 does indeed boot and run on a 32-bit EFI implementation, so long as the host CPU is 64-bit compatible. This includes the MacPro1,1 system and anything based on a Core 2 Duo, but with a 32-bit EFI.
There are some graphical glitches in the user setup wizard (most notably, the timezone selector widget is totally hosed)- but these were *also* present in the betas of 10.6 before retail shipped (and retail showed no signs of the same issue). I would expect something similar with 10.7.
Regardless, it runs fine on ye olde MacPro1,1- including GPU acceleration (SC2 ran just as fast as it does under 10.6).
-DN
3 years, 4 at the most.If one spends over $2000 for a computer how long should one expect a new OS will be compatible with it?
By support I mean it still gets security updates and other updates such as Java. In this regard it is still supported by Microsoft. I know this to be a fact as I still have it installed via Fusion. So in point of fact I am correct. Your own post says as much, "Extended support" (whatever THAT means) ends in 2014."Two points:
1. Lion is officially supported (at this point) ONLY on Core2Duo and later machines. This comes directly from Apple's developer notes on the the developer version, which is not under NDA.
2. SCreature is, in point of fact, wrong about Windows XP support. Service pack (bug fix) support for it ended in 2006 for most versions, with the exception of the 64-bit Professional, which ended in 2009, and the XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, which ends in July. Support has even expired for all three of XP's service packs, the last one of which came out in 2008 ("Support ends 24 months after the next service pack releases or at the end of the product's support lifecycle, whichever comes first.")
Furthermore, "Mainstream support" (whatever that means) for XP (all versions) ended in 2009, though "
The last version of XP to come out was the 64-bit Professional Edition, in mid-2005. Mainstream support ended for it in mid-2009, a "life cycle" of four years (to be fair, the first version of XP came out in 2001 and was supported for eight years).
Source: Microsoft Support Lifecycle
During extended support, all users receive all security updates, but non-security hot fixes are provided only to companies that have signed support contracts with Microsoft.
Not according the very article you linked to:It seems that MS's idea of "Extended support" translates to, if you'll excuse my wife's addage, "It all comesdown to money". Surprise, surprise, or rather no surprise coming from M$ and their $$ support policy.
It seems the BIG OS payers may get a few more years grace, but the consumer support is kaput!!
"... Extended Support is not offered for Consumer, Hardware, and Multimedia products...."
Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy FAQ
Maybe a better MS XP "support" summary is at Windows XP's Days are Really Numbered Now - PCWorld Business Center
Now back to Macs and their OS program for one's listening or reading pleasure ... ;-)
During extended support, all users receive all security updates, but non-security hot fixes are provided only to companies that have signed support contracts with Microsoft.
And I didn't take anything you said as such..... no worries. Peace.No flame meant or intended, I just wanted to clear up my point.
Shut down is rather slow on my Mac pro too. Almost painful, but it's not like you need to sit and watch it.I'm not sure of the relationship of a GeekBench score and the actual Mac OS X speeds, but using a 2008 Mac Pro (albeit a 2008 dual quad 2.8GHz Mac Pro), the speed test a fellow did between SL 10.6.8 and Lion 10.7 shows Lion faster in OS X 10.7 in nearly all test areas, and two out of the three that were slower were startup and shutdown — not exactly something that one would think of for the actual speeds when using the OS.
See: Macs Only! Apple Macintosh News, Commentary, Reviews & Troubleshooting for the details and results,