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Apple Releases New macOS 12 Monterey Public Beta
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That was originally released in May of 2012. It may be time to upgrade.
anything that requires QT32. some apps just complain on startup QT or some codecs aren't available and continue on.
anything that isn't 64bit clean - using any 32bit libs or drivers
pretty much antique software at this point since devs have all updated as appropriate.
you may get stuck with some odd old hardware driver though like a 3D printer, laser engraver or such, but then you know that and plan to run an old OS mac to support use of that hardware.
if it runs ok on 11.5 it'll be ok on OS 12, if it runs on 10.15 should probably be ok but testing may be required.
I don’t want to ‘upgrade’ to a subscription and CS6 meets my needs.
I totally get that, but the trade-off may be not upgrading your OS going forward. Your call, obviously.
Same thing is happening on my Mac Pro 2013.
How did you restore back to what you had before Beta 8 update?
I guess we won't see macOS12 to come to GA before Mid of October,
simply looking back at past Major Releases and through how many BETAs they went...
BigSur had 10 BETAs before going GA !
simply looking back at past Major Releases and through how many BETAs they went...
BigSur had 10 BETAs before going GA !
This beta broke my DisplayPort connection to my Samsung 4k monitor. 2015 MBP.
I have two capable Macs, a newer M1 Mac with Big Sur that will get the latest updates. There is no need to upgrade my Early 2015 Intel
based MacBook Pro.
Here as well. I am somewhat shocked this made it out the door even as a beta. Does not seem to be any way to fix it short of a reinstall.
I probably won't install on my M1 MBA as Big Sur.6 is plenty stable. There is nothing interesting with a new ropey dot zero release that'll cause headaches all around.
What’s annoying is the graphic looks like the old OS X dashboard widgets...an extremely useful feature they got rid of for that atrocious sidebar.
It never was.
iOS 7: September 18, 2013
macOS maverick: October 22, 2013
iOS 8: September 17, 2014
macOS Yosemite: October 16, 2014
iOS 9: September 16, 2015
macOS El Capitan: September 30, 2015
iOS 10: September 13, 2016
macOS Sierra: September 20, 2016
iOS 11: September 19, 2017
macOS High Sierra: September 25 2017
iOS 12: September 17, 2018
macOS Mojave: September 24, 2018
iOS 13: September 19, 2019
macOS Catalina: October 7, 2019
iOS 14: September 16, 2020
macOS Big Sur: November 12, 2020
So much like all of the recent posts That Apple used to be more user-friendly under Steve Jobs, you are looking at the past with rose tinted glasses.
Hell, who can forget that macOS X leopard was originally supposed to launch in spring 2007, but got delayed till October 2007 because of the iPhone?
Some things never change, and the truth is that A brand spanking new version of iOS and macOS have never launched on the same day, and don’t even launch in the same month more than not.
Hell for the fun of it…
iPhone OS 1.0: June 29, 2007
Mac OS X Leopard: October 26, 2007
iPhone OS 2.0: July 11, 2008
iPhone OS 3.0: June 19, 2009
Mac OS X snow leopard: August 28, 2009
iOS 4: June 21, 2010
Mac OS X lion: July 20, 2011
iOS 5: October 12, 2011
Mac OS X mountain lion: July 25, 2012
iOS 6: September 19, 2012
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Indeed. That being said, it seems like this means Apple is waiting to will hold a Mac event soon to release the software and hardware together in the fall rather than the spring, which was somewhat uncertain given the different rumors.
The difficulty from now on with Mojave will be lack of compatibility with newer apps, but more importantly lack of security updates. It's fine though if you stay offline with that computer.
Was working fine in b7. That's the shocker of it. I waited until b6 but I wanted to get working on Shortcuts, because there's a lot of power in them. Frankly this could happen with any dot release, but it's still a big, big bug.
I'm on a MBP 16" with 2x 4K displays, both on DisplayPort connected via a TB3 dock. Is it safe to say this release will break my setup?
Has there been any acknowledgement from Apple on this issue?
Has there been any acknowledgement from Apple on this issue?