On 18 Jul 2021, August Abolins said the following...
 
 AA> Yes.. I've heard that there are subtle diffs in the Mac
 AA> versions of those progs. The differences can be annoying to  
 AA> someone used to the Windows versions.

I had to get used to MS Office for Mac, it's not the same as the Windows
version.  Some things I like better on the Mac version, others not so much. 

One thing I NEVER got working on the Mac was running an envelope through the
printer with Word.   It would just never work right, it was always print
sideways, or off set or sometimes not at all.  Load up a Windows VM fire up Word
for Windows and BOOM!  Perfect printed envelope every time.

 AA> But... did you *have* to upgrade to Catalina or Big Sur?  Why  
 AA> couldn't you stay with the last OS that supported all the Mac  
 AA> progs that you were used to using?

I guess I didn't *have* to, but some of the new features are neat like full iPad
apps on MacOS, using your iPad as a second screen, etc.

 AA> Places like https://softwarekeep.ca offer inexpensive versions  
 AA> of things like that.  I got a Win7 Pro 32bit for about $25 a  
 AA> few years ago.

I sometimes buy Windows keys from places like that for VMs I want to keep around
for awhile.

 AA> I read about the 32bit too, but the MS links to it were gone by  
 AA> the time I heard about it.

It looks like they're still there, but Microsoft makes you jump through hoops
just to download a frickin' ISO.

 AA> Anyway.. I'm sticking to Win7 on my meager PCs.

I miss Win 7 sometimes with how "simple" it seems now.  Even in Win 10 I
sometimes dig through the cruft to get to the "real" settings (Control Panel,
System Properties, Disk Management, etc).


Jay

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