Re: switching between versions 7 and 8
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- Subject: [mg114860] Re: switching between versions 7 and 8
- From: "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma at 12000.org>
- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:16:11 -0500 (EST)
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On 12/19/2010 9:39 PM, richard i pelletier wrote: > hi, > > i have seen, from a couple of posts over the years, that this is obvious > and elementary to many of you, but i could really use a little > hand-holding. (I have never seen an answer that i could put into action.) > > can someone please tell me _exactly_ how to set up two versions of > mathematica so that i can run either one -- not simultaneously --, > without having to go change the names of folders? > > i am running version 7 on mac OS 10.6.5 -- i.e. snow leopard. i have > downloaded version 8. all i want is to be able to run version 8, quit > it, and then run version 7, quit it, and then run version 8, etc. > > thanks, > > rip > I do not have a mac, but FYI, on windows, when I installed V8, it asked if I want to remove V7, I said NO. So now I have V7 and V8 installed. To run any one, I simply double click on the icon. No problem. I am surprised it is different on the mac. --Nasser
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