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RE: What's the most stable/supported Mac OS?

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In Reply to: RE: What's the most stable/supported Mac OS? posted by Rod M on February 05, 2020 at 19:12:59

Based only on my personal use of mainstream applications and playing with various gadgets attached to my MacBook Pro and Mac Mini including audio goodies, I would say that Mojave was fairly trouble free after a couple updates. Same goes for Catalina. It went through some initial growing pains but now that we're on the 3rd update, everything seems fine. But keep in mind that Catalina no longer supports 32-bit apps.... 64-bit only. And security controls are tighter so you might have to muck with that some.

I haven't tried 'down grading' lately but:

Mojave
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210190 and at the end of the article links to High Sierra, Sierra, or El Capitan.

And Yosemite, toward the end of this article:
https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/11/23/how-to-get-an-old-macos-installer-from-apple

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RE: What's the most stable/supported Mac OS? - Rod M 19:13:46 02/07/20 (2)
Thanks for the links. That was my biggest issue with not knowing if I upgrade, I can never go back!

I don't think any of the apps are 32 bit specific. It's all web server and and programing utilities and libraries. The biggest issue is new versions of the OS that don't have all the new ports in sync with the new OS. I ran into this with Yosemite some years ago when I decided to stay with what worked.

-Rod
- RE: What's the most stable/supported Mac OS? - AbeCollins 15:36:35 02/08/20 (1)
  I know that you like the Mac Minis for their power efficiency but I'm wondering if Linux on a small PC might be a better long term solution for you. I'm just thinking out loud not knowing your goals for the future of the Asylum. Please know that we appreciate all the work you do in keeping it a fun place for everyone!
  - PCs? - Rod M 16:20:51 02/08/20 (0)
    Wanaa few Dell 2U rack servers with dual Xeons?
    
    I think it's a love hate relationship with any OS. We ran Free BSD for a long time and had similar problems with upgrades as the old stuff would disappear and the port scripts would find the new stuff.
    
    The MacMinis are just very cost effective in terms of original cost, space needs and power, 5 use less than one Dell. With SSD drives, they actually run faster too, particularly for the database. I'm basically paying for the space of one 2U sever and half the price for power than for 5 MacMinis on the shelf, two of which are basically duplicates of the web and db servers for disaster recovery by just switching them over.
    
    We bought these Macs about 5 years ago, but they've been in the air conditioned data center, so they've got some life left. My plan would be to start replacing them perhaps one a year soon. Our plan for this year is to get the site more mobile friendly. The Member Contribution app was done last year and has the frame work for phones and tablets. But doing the rest of the site mean touching nearly everything to recode the html, so it's a big project.
    
    I always bitch about upgrades whether its Windows or Macs or Unix/Linux. Learning the ins and outs of Debian or some other flavor of Linux just isn't appealing. They all have their own way of finding and installing utilities and what not.
    
    -Rod

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