MAC Version of SPSS

[Smith, Barry]

I have a student taking my online Stats course who has run into trouble getting SPSS to run on her Mac.  She downloaded the Mac GradPack version of SPSS. She bought it from eAcademy.  When she tries to open the program she gets a “server login box.”  She has tried various things and has not been able to get past this box. The Mac she has is:

Mc iBook G4 version 10.5.6.
Model Name: iBook G4
Model Identifier: PowerBook6,5
Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (1.2)
Processor Speed: 1.33 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 1
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 768 MB
Bus Speed: 133 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.8.7f1
Serial Number: 4H5070DCS85

 

She was told by eAcademy that the Mac GradPack version of SPSS requires an Intel based Mac computer and that the iBook G4 doesn’t have an Intel base processor.

 

Since I am NOT a Mac user, I am clueless on how to help this student. Does anyone know if the information supplied by eAcademy support is accurate? More importantly is there a way for her to get the “Mac version” of SPSS software to run on her Mac?

The student is feeling taken advantage of since the license for the Mac version is for just for six months and for a destitute grad student is very expense. She is feeling her fee dribbling away day by day and the class is moving on without her.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Barry Smith

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[SPSS Support]

Hi Barry,

 

I'm afraid the information she was given by eAcademy support was indeed correct: SPSS/PASW Statistics 17 for the Mac runs only on Macs with Intel processors and will not work on PowerPC-based Macs. The requirement for an Intel processor on a Mac is clearly listed on the eAcademy site (see http://e5.onthehub.com/WebStore/OfferingDetails.aspx?ws=49c547ba-f56d-dd11-bb6c-0030485a6b08&o=981b2ece-f6b6-dd11-b00d-0030485a6b08 ).

 

David Nichols

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From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Smith, Barry
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Subject: [SPSSX-L] MAC Version of SPSS

I have a student taking my online Stats course who has run into trouble getting SPSS to run on her Mac.  She downloaded the Mac GradPack version of SPSS. She bought it from eAcademy.  When she tries to open the program she gets a “server login box.”  She has tried various things and has not been able to get past this box. The Mac she has is:

Mc iBook G4 version 10.5.6.
Model Name: iBook G4
Model Identifier: PowerBook6,5
Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (1.2)
Processor Speed: 1.33 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 1
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 768 MB
Bus Speed: 133 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.8.7f1
Serial Number: 4H5070DCS85

 

She was told by eAcademy that the Mac GradPack version of SPSS requires an Intel based Mac computer and that the iBook G4 doesn’t have an Intel base processor.

 

Since I am NOT a Mac user, I am clueless on how to help this student. Does anyone know if the information supplied by eAcademy support is accurate? More importantly is there a way for her to get the “Mac version” of SPSS software to run on her Mac?

The student is feeling taken advantage of since the license for the Mac version is for just for six months and for a destitute grad student is very expense. She is feeling her fee dribbling away day by day and the class is moving on without her.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Barry Smith

[hidden email]