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Defeating The Man

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ltlredwagon1

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Sep 30, 2020
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Dude! WTF? Okay, that's all I got. Back to reality.
On my last MacBook Pro (2013, Sierra) I had the full 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary. CD-ROM Version 4.0 sold by Oxford University Press (oup.com). I write, and try to write precisely, so this is a very valuable tool for me. Now I have a 2019 MacBook Pro. So, I suppose I'm just writing for a sympathy pat on the back, and confirmation that, yes, I'm really screwed. The OUP now only offers a subscription for $300 a year. I'm not entirely down on the idea of buying a used 20-volume set. I'm 73 and sit on my ass way too much. Or I could lug around my old computer. But I have these breathtakingly beautiful CDs!!! Two pristine polycarbonate discs, glossy silver lettering on a pearlescent royal blue background. Containing the entire ***** 20-volume OED!! Now skeet shooting fodder, right? Noooooo!!! Surely there is a Mac mad genius around who knows how to get these 20,000,000 characters back inside my new Mac?
 
ltlredwagon1 said:
Dude! WTF? Okay, that's all I got. Back to reality.
On my last MacBook Pro (2013, Sierra) I had the full 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary. CD-ROM Version 4.0 sold by Oxford University Press (oup.com). I write, and try to write precisely, so this is a very valuable tool for me. Now I have a 2019 MacBook Pro. So, I suppose I'm just writing for a sympathy pat on the back, and confirmation that, yes, I'm really screwed. The OUP now only offers a subscription for $300 a year. I'm not entirely down on the idea of buying a used 20-volume set. I'm 73 and sit on my ass way too much. Or I could lug around my old computer. But I have these breathtakingly beautiful CDs!!! Two pristine polycarbonate discs, glossy silver lettering on a pearlescent royal blue background. Containing the entire ***** 20-volume OED!! Now skeet shooting fodder, right? Noooooo!!! Surely there is a Mac mad genius around who knows how to get these 20,000,000 characters back inside my new Mac?
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Are you just trying to get the software from the CD on to your computer? You could get an external CD drive. I'm not sure if the software you're talking about is compatible with the version of macOS on your new Mac though.
 
Thanks. Yes, I do have an Ext drive, but the problem is Oxford University Press is no longer supporting the old software. Won’t run on Catalina at all. I suspect I am just out of luck, but I thought I would check.
 
ltlredwagon1 said:
Thanks. Yes, I do have an Ext drive, but the problem is Oxford University Press is no longer supporting the old software. Won’t run on Catalina at all. I suspect I am just out of luck, but I thought I would check.
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Do you have to be on Catalina, or could you downgrade to Mojave - where 32 bit apps are supported?
 
Well, there are other dictionaries that are available for free. The words that the Oxford has that are not in other dictionaries are probably ones you'd never look for anyway.
 
Thanks all. I've decided to get a 2011 MacBook Air and just use the OED that way. I think it will work fine. 2 lbs - a cross I'll have to bear, poor me. I do have several dictionaries, paper and software, and I wish all dictionaries were of comparable quality, but that has not been my experience. Plus, dictionaries are furtile ground for social engineers, and have been for decades. As Orwell noted (Politics and the English Language), language corrupts thought and thought corrupts language, and pretty soon you have "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." Thankfully, we're not there yet, just bits of "Newspeak" popping up here and there in redefinitions.
 
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