REMINDER: Leopard Support to be Discontinued 12/31/11

(US Eastern Time)
DAY: Tuesday
DATE: November 22, 2011

As previously announced, Computing Services will discontinue support of the Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) operating system effective December 31, 2011.

Individuals using Leopard are encouraged to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion). The statement of support for Mac OS X is available at http://www.cmu.edu/computing/doc/os/mac.html.

Licensing and Software Download

• Administrative Departments with Apple Maintenance (Faculty and Staff) may acquire Lion through the Computing Services site license. Through this purchase, you will also have access to Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) for the upgrade. Visit the Mac Lion software page for licensing information. If your department would like to subscribe, please send email to software@andrew.cmu.edu.
• Individuals who are not covered by the campus site license can purchase Snow Leopard or Lion through the Apple Store (http://store.apple.com).
• DSP customers should contact their DSP consultant (dsp@andrew.cmu.edu or 412-268-6959).

Please direct any questions or comments to your departmental administrator, DSP consultant, or the Computing Services Help Center (advisor@andrew.cmu.edu or 412-268-4357).