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New to iMac so I need some answers.
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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1733239" data-attributes="member: 234411"><p>Hello <strong>Balliol1974</strong> - thanks for your very thorough response upon reviewing posts left by a LOT of us! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I won't address all but left a post to your new thread on the iMac 21.5" which should get you started on that decision. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>But just regarding several of your other issues:</p><p></p><p>1. macOS - the newest version is 10.12 called <em>Sierra</em> - this is a robust OS based on UNIX w/ plenty of security already built in, which also includes numerous other apps such as the ones shown below - this includes the Apple <em>iWork Suite</em>, i.e. Pages, Numbers, & Keynote (MS Office equivalents to Word, Excel, & PowerPoint) - the latter are excellent stand alone apps w/ cross-compatibility to their MS equals.</p><p></p><p>2. MS Office vs iWork Suite - the latter is fine if all that you need is basic word processing and spreadsheet needs; however, if you need to have FULL functionality w/ MS Office, then other options may be needed, i.e. Office is offered on the Apple OS and Windows can be run on macOS (e.g. Boot Camp, Parallels, et al).</p><p></p><p>3. Internet Security - as already discussed, viruses are not in the wild for the Apple OS, so AV software is NOT needed; firewalls are built into routers and also can be activated in the Apple OS (I run both); NOW, browsing malware is an issue and most of us use browser extensions to address this issue and other apps.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps along w/ the other suggestions in the new thread that your posted. Dave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]25192[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1733239, member: 234411"] Hello [B]Balliol1974[/B] - thanks for your very thorough response upon reviewing posts left by a LOT of us! :) I won't address all but left a post to your new thread on the iMac 21.5" which should get you started on that decision. :) But just regarding several of your other issues: 1. macOS - the newest version is 10.12 called [I]Sierra[/I] - this is a robust OS based on UNIX w/ plenty of security already built in, which also includes numerous other apps such as the ones shown below - this includes the Apple [I]iWork Suite[/I], i.e. Pages, Numbers, & Keynote (MS Office equivalents to Word, Excel, & PowerPoint) - the latter are excellent stand alone apps w/ cross-compatibility to their MS equals. 2. MS Office vs iWork Suite - the latter is fine if all that you need is basic word processing and spreadsheet needs; however, if you need to have FULL functionality w/ MS Office, then other options may be needed, i.e. Office is offered on the Apple OS and Windows can be run on macOS (e.g. Boot Camp, Parallels, et al). 3. Internet Security - as already discussed, viruses are not in the wild for the Apple OS, so AV software is NOT needed; firewalls are built into routers and also can be activated in the Apple OS (I run both); NOW, browsing malware is an issue and most of us use browser extensions to address this issue and other apps. Hope this helps along w/ the other suggestions in the new thread that your posted. Dave :) . [ATTACH=FULL]25192[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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