On Jun 14, 2012, at 23:12 , Geoffrey Heard wrote: > At 2:09 PM +1000 13/6/12, Brian Ferguson wrote: >> Some may not have been advised that this new OS will be available from July for the grand cost of AUD19.99 from the Mac App Store. I wonder what Windows OS costs now. >> >> <http://www.apple.com/osx/?sr=hotnews.rss> >> >> It appears as if the Mac version is integrated with iPad and iPhone. > > The overall cost of Windows OS is lower because it has great backwards compatibility. I have been reliably informed that that the current Windows OS will run apps your grandfather (well not yours, perhaps, Brian, or mine either, but you know . . . ) used back when God's dog was a pup. What's the exact configuration for that? I was never able to get Win 98 apps to run on Win XP, even though it was advertised as a supported capability. Haven't bothered with Windoze since then. > > But with OS X . . . > > Oh dear, i remember the days when we used to boast about the backward compatibility of Mac OS and laugh at Windoze users. :( > > Cheers, geoff -- "The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." Dr. Julian Gomez ** http://www.polished-pixels.com ** twitter:3Dscientist