Can I install two operating systems on my MacBook?

The original and "Late 2008" MacBook Air models shipped with versions of Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard," the "Mid-2009" MacBook Air originally shipped with Mac OS X 10.5.7 "Leopard" and later shipped with a version of Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard. " The "Late 2010" MacBook Air models originally shipped with MacOS X 10.6.4 "Snow Leopard". Finally, the current "Mid-2011" MacBook Air models ship with a version of Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion."

Although it is known widely that you cannot install an earlier version of the operating system than the one that shipped with a particular Mac, many users have tried and failed to run Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" on the "Mid-2011" MacBook Air line. Snow Leopard is not compatble with the current MacBook Air models. MacBook Air models running Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" or Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" are capable of running essentially all Mac software written for Intel-based Macs and the vast majority of Mac OS X applications written for PowerPC-based systems using the "Rosetta Universal Binary Translator".

MacBook Air models running Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion" -- whether pre-installed or otherwise -- are not capable of running Mac OS X applications written for the PowerPC processor as this version of the operating system does not support Rosetta. Mac OS 9/Classic applications are not supported on any version of Mac OS X that is compatible with the MacBook Air line. Also see: What is Rosetta?

What does it support? What applications are not compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 'Lion'? What upgrade or substitute options are available for common incompatible applications?

Are there any third-party programs to run Mac OS 9/Classic applications on Intel Macs?

The original and "Late 2008" MacBook Air models shipped with versions of Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard," the "Mid-2009" MacBook Air originally shipped with Mac OS X 10.5.7 "Leopard" and later shipped with a version of Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard. " The "Late 2010" MacBook Air models originally shipped with MacOS X 10.6.4 "Snow Leopard". Finally, the current "Mid-2011" MacBook Air models ship with a version of Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion.

" Although it is known widely that you cannot install an earlier version of the operating system than the one that shipped with a particular Mac, many users have tried and failed to run Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" on the "Mid-2011" MacBook Air line. Snow Leopard is not compatble with the current MacBook Air models. MacBook Air models running Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" or Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" are capable of running essentially all Mac software written for Intel-based Macs and the vast majority of Mac OS X applications written for PowerPC-based systems using the "Rosetta Universal Binary Translator".

MacBook Air models running Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion" -- whether pre-installed or otherwise -- are not capable of running Mac OS X applications written for the PowerPC processor as this version of the operating system does not support Rosetta. Mac OS 9/Classic applications are not supported on any version of Mac OS X that is compatible with the MacBook Air line. Also see: What is Rosetta?

What does it support? What applications are not compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 'Lion'? What upgrade or substitute options are available for common incompatible applications?

Are there any third-party programs to run Mac OS 9/Classic applications on Intel Macs?

According to Wilfrid, three-quarters of all Mac users have Office installed on their machines. “That’s the vast majority of Mac customers counting on Microsoft for a critical piece of their computing needs,” he says. Wilfrid is proud of that statistic, which he says highlights the importance of the relationship between the two companies.

Today the relationship takes another step forward as Microsoft releases Office for Mac 2011, the company’s productivity software suite tailored for the Mac operating system. Mac users can now install the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and, for the first time, Outlook. Office 2011 is available in 13 languages around the world, and by November the suite will be available in more than 45 countries.

With the release, the company offers Mac customers many of the cloud-based benefits that Windows customers saw with the recently released Office 2010, Wilfrid says.

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