301068 - System Requirements are Redundant & Contradictory

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

Description

[Jonathan S Abrams]

The Macintosh system requirements are both redundant and contradictory.

The supposrted OS's are listed as follows:
Operating Systems

    * Mac OS X 10.1.x
    * Mac OS X 10.2.x and later

Shouldn't that read Mac OS X 10.1.x and later?

The minimum hardware is listed as follows:

Minimum Hardware

    * PowerPC 604e 266 MHz (Recommended: PowerPC G4 667MHz or greater)
    * G3, G4, 64 MB RAM (Recommended: 256 MB RAM or greater)

Shouldn't the RAM be separate from the processor?  There is contradictory
information about the minimum processor.  The first line reads 604e, the second
line reads G3.  The 604e came before the G3 (750).  So which is it?  604e or G3
minimum?

Comment 1

[Jo Hermans]

(In reply to comment #0)
> Shouldn't that read Mac OS X 10.1.x and later?

Possibly. But note that support for Mac OS 10.1 has been dropped recently for 
Deer Park Alpha 2.

> Shouldn't the RAM be separate from the processor?  There is contradictory
> information about the minimum processor.  The first line reads 604e, the 
second
> line reads G3.  The 604e came before the G3 (750).  So which is it?  604e or 
G3
> minimum?

Mac OS 10.2 is only supported on G3 or higher.

Comment 2

[Jonathan S Abrams]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Possibly. But note that support for Mac OS 10.1 has been dropped recently for 
> Deer Park Alpha 2.
This is a Thunderbird issue, not a Deer Park Alpha 2 (aka Firefox) issue. 
> > Shouldn't the RAM be separate from the processor?
I've got no response on this one.
> Mac OS 10.2 is only supported on G3 or higher.
I know that, but the average user may not.  This is why I feel it needs to be
revised a bit.

Comment 3

[Jo Hermans]

(In reply to comment #2)
> This is a Thunderbird issue, not a Deer Park Alpha 2 (aka Firefox) issue. 

I know, I should have said Thunderbird 1.1. The requirements come from gecko.

Comment 4

[Ian Tommins ('thelem')]

The mentioned page now redirects to http://en.www.mozilla.com/en/thunderbird/system-requirements.html which resolved the mentioned issues.

(text is:
Operating Systems
Mac OS X 10.2.x and later
Minimum Hardware
Macintosh computer with an Intel x86 or PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor
128 MB RAM (Recommended: 256 MB RAM or greater)
200 MB hard drive space)

Comment 5

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

=> WFM

see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=fields.html#resolution