Problem:
My trusty old 2009-vintage MacBook is still running the Snow Leopard edition of Mac OS, 10.6.8. I wondered whether I could upgrade it to Mountain Lion, direct or via intermediate versions, and also how to go about purchasing it, and at what cost.
Solution:
The answer appears simple:
- Yes, probably. Check this and make purchase directly from Mac OS itself, simply by going to Mac OS Menu:[AppleIcon > Software Update… ]
- Cost at time of writing is ???
Non-Problem:
I wonder whether FCP7 will still run on this new version of Mac OS, given that it has been end-of-life’d by Apple and in any case I never really liked it that much, especially with all its technical niggles, especially with regard to gamma level changes and quicktime versions that had to be “just right” (only discoverable in ad hoc manner by hunting through specialist forums).Web-Search:
- Google:[upgrade from “snow leopard” to “mountain lion”]
- http://store.apple.com/uk/question/answers/mac/can-i-upgrade-from-snow-leopard-to-mountain-lion-directly/QT2J4AT9F4FD7DJ44
- Q: I’m currently running version 10.6.8 which I believe is snow leopard, I did not purchase Mac OS X Lion, but Mountain lion looks quite good so I’d like to buy it, is it possible for me to make the switch directly?
- A: Yes, assuming you have supported hardware. just go to the apple menu, software update, and update to the latest version of snow leopard, download mountain lion from the mac app store.
- http://store.apple.com/uk/question/answers/mac/can-i-upgrade-from-snow-leopard-to-mountain-lion-directly/QT2J4AT9F4FD7DJ44