Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 14:25:42 +1000
Reply-To: John Reece <reece@RMIT.EDU.AU>
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From: John Reece <reece@RMIT.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re. Macintosh Statistical Programs
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>What does this mean for the Power Macintosh user who wishes to use SPSS on
>his/her system? You will not be able to run your software on any system
>higher than 7.5 (no updates), and that includes especially Mac OS 8 and
>beyond. SPSS has decided not to commit the funding resources that would be
>required to develop new versions that are compatible with these later Mac
>Operating Systems but if you follow the simple remedy that I prescribe
>here, all will be well.
This is simply not true. People's experiences with SPSS Mac show enormous
individual differences. I have used 6.1.1 nearly every working day on every
MacOS system from 7.5 up, including 8.0 and 8.1, and I have had no
problems. SPSS 6.1.1 runs no more or less reliably than most other
programs. Having said that, others on this list have posted horror stories
about their experiences with SPSS 6.1.1 Mac. My Mac knowledge is somewhere
in the upper-middle to high range, so I'm pretty confident of my
trouble-shooting ability, and that obviously helps to keep things running
smoothly. But to say that SPSS Mac will not run on any system higher than
7.5 is pure falsehood.
[ascending soapbox] NOW, whether you should still be using SPSS, given that
company's short-sighted and ill-considered decision to abandon the
Macintosh platform is another matter entirely... [descending from soapbox]
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