[Radiance-general] High Sierra OS - latest

[Randolph M. Fritz]

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On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 10:04 AM, Shakespeare, Robert A. <
shakespe at indiana.edu> wrote:

> Thanks Greg, Thomas and Rob!
> I proceed with cautious optimism...
> Rob
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Oct 24, 2017, at 12:10 PM, Thomas Bleicher <tbleicher at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Rob
>
> If you are already on Mac OS 10.12.x ("Sierra") you should have no
> problems upgrading to "High Sierra". It's more a "polish" than a "feature"
> upgrade. You should check compatibility with X11 first, though. I don't
> think it's considered a core component by Apple. You can find an in-depth
> review here:
>
> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/macos-10-13-
> high-sierra-the-ars-technica-review/
>
> I skipped the "Sierra" release and thought it would be a good time to
> upgrade now but then I found out that the new file system does not work
> well on spinning rust disk (which I still use in my iMac). To me the new
> file system was the only interesting feature. I'll wait at least for the
> 10.13.1 release before I upgrade to give others a chance to find the juicy
> problems.
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 8:46 AM, Shakespeare, Robert A. <
> shakespe at indiana.edu> wrote:
>
>> I just received notice of the availability of “High Sierra”(4+) MacOS.
>>
>> It includes the following:
>> Upgrade the performance, reliability, and security of your Mac with the
>> new Apple File System.
>> .Update to a new file system architecture designed for all Flash Macs
>> .Protect your entire drive with built-in native encryption for greater
>> security.
>>
>> Well I have a built-in flash drive, and the primary purpose of this
>> laptop is for Radiance, running in an Xquartz X11 system.
>>
>> Does the new file system and its protections affect command-line
>> Radiance? I currently run OSX  10.12.6. Trying to avoid a dysfunctional
>> laptop if patches are needed to run Radiance.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Rob
>>
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