Apple released Lion (v. 10.7) commercially in July 2011.

Licensing, support, and recommendations

All new Mac computers distributed through the BCCR program have Lion (v. 10.7) installed on them.

Should I upgrade to Lion (v. 10.7)?

Yes. Lion is the Mac OS version that ITS recommends.

How can I get a copy of Lion (v. 10.7)?

Faculty & staff

• For BC-owned computers that were distributed through the BCCR program, upgrade licenses are available. If you're interested in upgrading to Lion (v. 10.7), please contact your TC for details.
• For all other BC-owned computers, email licensing@bc.edu to request an upgrade.

We recommend that you contact your TC for assistance with upgrading to Lion (v. 10.7).

Students & personally-owned computers

You can purchase Lion (v. 10.7) on-line at Apple. We recommend you get assistance with upgrading to Lion (v. 10.7). Students can bring their computer to the Walk-In Help Desk in O'Neill 248 next to the Campus Technology Resource Center (CTRC).

Which option should I choose to install Lion (v. 10.7)?

To install Lion (v. 10.7), you have 3 options:

• Upgrade (recommended)
• Clean install
• Archive and install

We recommend you backup your data before installing Lion (v. 10.7).

Important notes about Lion (v. 10.7):

• Installing Lion (v. 10.7) may take 1.5 hours to 3 hours or more (if you migrate your data and reinstall applications).
• Mac OS 9 is not supported on Lion (v. 10.7), which means that no Classic applications will work.
• Lion (v10.7) is not compatible with Non-Intel Macs.