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Re: Thoth okay with Mojave?

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On 2018-10-23 08:07:10 +0000, Mallocy said:
> On 2018-10-23, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
>> On 2018-10-23 01:03:51 +0000, Oldman said:
>>> In article <221020182100395206%nospam@nospam.invalid>, nospam
>>> <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>>>> In article <pqlqh8$1jvf$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Your Name
>>>> <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Anybody know if Thoth keeps on ticking with Mojave?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Not sure. According to this webpage <https://roaringapps.com/app/thoth>
>>>>> it works with Sierra, so *should* work with High Sierra and probably
>>>>> Mojave as well ... but it's almost certainly won't work with the next
>>>>> version of macOS (unless Apple changes its plans again).
>>>> 
>>>> apple is not going to suddenly start supporting 32 bit apps.
>> 
>> Apple has already shifted the deadline once (High Sierra was meant to
>> be the *last* to run 32bit apps, now Mojave can, albeit with
>> "compromises"). They may or may not decide to move the goalposts again.
>> It partly depends if enough developers make the changeover ... if no
>> developers had bothered, then Apple would have had to extend the
>> deadline, whether they like it or not because there wouldn't be any
>> apps to use (other than Apple's own apps).
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>>>> When I tried Thoth with Sierra it seemed horribly buggy, but maybe I
>>>>> didn't have the then very newest, and last, version.
>>>> 
>>>> thoth works perfectly fine in sierra. i haven't tried it in mojave but
>>>> there is little reason why it won't continue to work.
>>>> 
>>>> post-mojave, it will not work, nor any other 32 bit app, although one
>>>> could run an earlier version of macos in a vm and use it that way.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for the responses.
>> 
>> According to Apple, High Sierra was the last version of macOS to run
>> 32bit apps "with compromise" ... what exactly the "compromise" is when
>> it comes to running 32bit apps in Mojave will probably depend on a few
>> factors, including individual apps themselves.
>> 
>> Best bet is to simply try it and see. If it works (or works well enough
>> for your needs), then great. If it doesn't work, then you haven't lost
>> anything other than a bit of your time trying it.
>> 
>> The only problem is if you're asking BEFORE upgrading to Mojave. Then
>> you will need someone who has already tried it to reply to this topic.
> 
> Best is to install Mojave on an external disk and test all your apps there

Yep, as long as you have a spare drive. Despite claims, they aren't 
actually that cheap - although the capacity does keep increasing for 
the same price.

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Thoth okay with Mojave? Oldman <oldman@nowhere.com> - 2018-10-22 15:35 -0500
  Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-10-23 13:38 +1300
    Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-10-22 21:00 -0400
      Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? Oldman <oldman@nowhere.com> - 2018-10-22 20:03 -0500
        Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-10-23 18:27 +1300
          Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? Mallocy <null@mail.mn> - 2018-10-23 08:07 +0000
            Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-10-24 13:46 +1300
              Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-10-23 20:48 -0400
              Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2018-10-24 03:09 -0600
                Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-10-27 19:28 +1300
                Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2018-10-27 09:32 +0100
                Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-10-28 09:12 +1300
                Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2018-10-27 21:18 +0100
                Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-10-28 18:20 +1300
                Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2018-10-28 08:31 +0100
                Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-02 13:10 +1300
          Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-10-23 08:00 -0400
          Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> - 2018-10-23 19:10 +0100
            Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-10-23 14:16 -0400
          Re: Thoth okay with Mojave? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-10-24 10:07 +1300

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