need to learn about mac os

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Interesting...so I basically need to buy a MAC. What if I buy an older mac, can I get an updated OS at a low cost?

Newest MAC OS need reasonably new (but not brand new) Apple MAC machines. You need to know what age of MAC and then see what it supports.

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So that I am on the right track, would something like this work.

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Maybe but you would have to check. I have Mac OS X 10.6 and I believe it is too old to upgrade.

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You really want to be able to run the newest (or nearly so) IOS on your MAC, so see if you can find a newer one (more money of course).

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iOS was a blunder on my part. I meant OS-X. I still think newer is probably better.

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Ok, so I hope I understand this. I think this is the latest one in terms of OS-X

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This is a 2007 model
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-2.2-15-santa-rosa-specs.html
Standard RAM: 2 GB Maximum RAM: 6 GB*
Pre-Installed MacOS: X 10.4.9 (8Q1058) Maximum MacOS: Current*(meaning Yosemite)

SnowLeopard 10.6.8 Lion 10.7.5 MountainLion 10.8.5 Mavericks 10.9.4 Yosemite 10.10.3*Current OSX

Unsure what you mean by latest.

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Here's the upgrade page with the requirements. https://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/ My MacBook Pro doesn't have a date although it is running OSX 10.6.8.

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So they basically changed names over the years. Are the operating systems much different compared to each other from a technical standpoint

The names apply to the releases/versions of OS X.
The changes add features/functionality. What technical aspect?

Without knowing what your point of reference is, it is harder to answer your question.
Are you looking to learn as a user, i.e. supporting OS X users? Or coding for OS X?

If you have unix/linux background, it is similar to getting One of those distros. As the kernel evolves, newer OS releases ....

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learn to support OS X users and I have no background in Macs

I have family members with MAC laptops and they are not hard to use as users. You can learn quickly. Learning the underpinnings will take time.

This is why I suggest you get a decent, fast MAC laptop, and run Windows 7 or 8 as a virtual machine (VMware Fusion).

This way you can work and learn at the same time.

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What do you mean by underpinnings?

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I have a new account that contains a hybrid environment of PCs. The Macs access a SMB server, so I'm not sure how user permissions work with a mac and SMB server. Or even a domain.

What do you mean by underpinnings? <-- Most people can use Windows 7, 8, MAC and be productive. Most people cannot fix underlying issues and that is what I meant by underpinnings.

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