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Apple Users

ret5hd

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5. 1) click on the apple icon...

Reply to bif (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 13, 2025, 09:29 AM

Jun 13

at the very top left of your screen

2) the first item on the drop down menu that then appears should be “About This Mac” or something similar…click on that

3) a description of the basic hardware in your computer will appear, one item being “Processor”. For instance, mine says “3.4 GHz Quad Core Intel Core i5”…so i would choose the MacOs Intel version. Your processor may differ.

Hope that helps

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I have an older macBook Pro [View all] bif Jun 12 OP

my unsolicited advice: ret5hd Jun 12 #1

Which version should I download? bif Jun 13 #4

1) click on the apple icon... ret5hd Jun 13 #5

This is what mine says bif Jun 13 #6

so you would get the intel version ret5hd Jun 13 #9

I downloaded it. Thank you for the info! Now... bif Jun 13 #10

OK. I think this is the deal. usonian Jun 13 #2

I still have the Office install disk bif Jun 13 #3

I think so. It must be a 32-bit app, and not compatible with Catalina. usonian Jun 13 #7

Looks like I'm going to bite the bullet bif Jun 13 #8

Good luck. My old MBA is 2010. I use it only to run RadioShark software which stopped upgrading. usonian Jun 13 #11