[OSX-Users] AIRS ARE OUT!!!

[mc schraefel]

On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:56:54 +0100, Jules <sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
> On 19/07/2011 12:10, mc schraefel wrote:
>> Thanks Jules - great info
>>
>> also, rumour has it that lion and new Airs are coming out tomorrow, with
>> mac pros and new lcd in the coming weeks
> :-) LOL. There's been a rumour like that nearly every day for the past 2 
> weeks. You may be lucky though!

AH HA!!!!

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/20/apple-updates-macbook-air-line-with-sandy-bridge-thunderbolt-and-backlit-keyboards/


>>
>> mc
>>
>> On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:39:28 +0100, Jules<sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk> 
wrote:
>>> On 19/07/2011 11:02, Tim Chown wrote:
>>>> So,
>>>>
>>>> What's the deal with Lion?
>>> We have a site licence for Apple OS's, so I'll get a copy from the App
>>> Store and put it on the software server cifs://software/software so
that
>>> you can just drag and drop the app onto your desktop and then run it.
>>>
>>> If you want to do a complete fresh install (despite Apple saying it's
>>> not possible), do this:
>>> 1. Right-click on the app
>>> 2. Choose "Show package contents"
>>> 3. Go into the "Shared Support" directory
>>> 4. Take InstallESD.dmg and either burn it onto a DVD or restore it
>>> (using Disk Utility) onto a 4GB USB stick (yes, it's a lot smaller than
>>> Snow Leopard)
>>> 5. Power on your Mac with Alt/Option held down
>>> 6. Choose the DVD or USB device to boot off
>>> 7. Partition and format your disk
>>> 8. Install Lion.
>>>
>>> As for when it will be released, it's when they are ready to. Original
>>> release date was planned for last Thursday, but that didn't happen. We
>>> sit and wait. :)
>>>
>>> Jules
> 
> Jules