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Release Date:	2009-10-15
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Crappiest piece of Mac OSX software I have ever tried - Version: 1.19.1.4, 4/24/2008 04:51PM PST

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vt810

Crashed reliably. Often manages to crash the whole system.

Should not be released if it doesn't work.

Crap.

Revising my comments - Version: 1.18.4.3, 11/15/2007 11:50AM PST

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coyote4til7

I tried an earlier version and it crashed repeatedly and crashes happened very quickly. Although I swore I'd never try it again, based on some reports I read online, I tried the latest release candidate (1.18.4.2) and found it was actually stable and usable. I'm using a MacBook Pro 2Ghz Intel Core Duo (I) with 2Gigs Ram and OS X 10.4.10.

I've just installed the current release (1.18.4.3) and it seems to be stable on my machine. The list of bug fixes was very long (at around 50 items I stopped skimming), so they _seem_ to be moving fast on improvements.

The bottom lines seem to be:
1) Second Life stability is very dependent on your hardware combination.
2) If the current release causes problems, try the release candidate:
http://secondlife.com/community/downloads-optional.php

If you do decide to try it, take the time to go through all the tutorials. They're well worth the time.

Run away _NOW_ - Version: 1.18.3.5, 11/3/2007 12:47PM PST

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coyote4til7

The positive is that this is a pretty incredible virtual world and some great enabling technology that I'd find very helpful. The UI is great and it's visually impressive. Well... until I try and click/touch something. SecondLife locked up my MacBook Pro twice in about five minutes. It's not a full kernel panic, but everything grinds to a halt. My machine is a MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo (I), 2Ghz, 2Gigs Ram. For the last 3 months, the vast majority of my reboots have been because of Apple updates (update iTunes, force reboot... grrr). Anyway, Second Life sounds phenomenal but the Mac version needs some _serious_ loving by Linden.

The application does not seem to record its existance in /Library/Receipts so an uninstall is a very manual process. Searching on SecondLife, "Second Life" and Linden seems to be the key. Remember the quotes on "Second Life" or you'll come back with everything that has the words second and life anywhere.

If you actually happen to get anywhere, it will probably cache things somewhere in your user folder, too.

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MacBook Pro Graphics Issue - Version: 1.18.3.5, 10/8/2007 09:32PM PST

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pk18

When running Second Life on an affected MacBook Pro, your machine completely freezes up. The cursor doesn't move, pressing the Caps Lock key does not change the Caps Lock light and your machine is no longer reachable from any other machine on the network. The only means available to recover is to hold the power button down until the Mac powers off and then restart it. [edit] Is my MacBook Pro affected?

If you have a GeForce 8600M GT graphics chip, then it probably is. Only the 2.2 and 2.4 GHz MacBook Pros have this model of video card at the current time. To see if you have this graphics card, go to Apple Menu -> About This Mac and then click the "More Info..." button, or open /Applications/Utilities/System Profiler.app. In the window that appears, select "Graphics/Displays" out of the "Hardware" category.

https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/MacBook_Pro_2007_Graphics_Freeze_Workaround

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READ and THINK - Version: 1.18.3.5, 10/1/2007 03:06PM PST

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Andreas..

READ what others here have said. THINK before you decide to d/load it.

It took a neighbour 5 minutes to decide she regretted d/loading it. It then took me an hour to get rid of the mountain of sheer garbage that this piece of **** had installed in a variety of places on her Mac. There is no way she could have found all that crud by herself.

READ and THINK TWICE - and then THINK AGAIN.

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loads and loads and loads, then loads again - Version: 1.18.2.0, 8/13/2007 10:37PM PST

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marcusdaniel

Everytime you go online it keeps loading forever, even areas you have just been a short while before and also the area you had been last time you logged on. I am not understanding this. On top of that it is very slow in ever way, graphics look bad for my taste and for what they should be in 2007 and what is up with the loading all the time? Why is the cache so small, it is like its not even being used? I have given this a try for a few weeks on and off and I am too frustrated by it. Maybe I will give it another try next year. Overall way too slow and frustrating to figure out and use.

1.18.0.6 crashes MBP on startup of app. - Version: 1.18.0.6, 7/20/2007 04:56PM PST

mark352

SL View crashes immediately and consistently upon startup, both in Intel Native and Rosetta on MBP 15" 2.4 GHz 4 GB RAM with MacOS 10.4.10. Windows version runs on bootcamp (although buggy).

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1.18.0.6 crashes MBP on startup of app.

Timber! - Version: 1.17.3.1, 7/10/2007 08:35AM PST

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howardm4

Well, that was interesting. Just about the only app to ever kernel panic crash my MBP C2D. Into the Trash it goes.........

Beta testing - Version: 1.17.3.0, 7/8/2007 04:48PM PST

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jackal59

Basically, whether you accept it or not, when using Second Life you are beta testing. That has all sorts of bads, including things that would be really cool if they worked (like flying a plane, which is great until you hit an ban line and everything goes wonky)... but what it is doing and is going to do as it progresses is astonishing. And I don't know anyplace else that you can build a 3-d structure for free.

all the negatives are true but .... - Version: 1.17.2.0, 6/27/2007 01:49PM PST

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Ken Lanxner

The negative comments are mostly true. But SL does function quite will most of the time. When it doesn't, it is maddeningly frustrating. But it is such a unique and fascinating experience that the good times are well worth the bad times. When it crashes or you lose your hair or you can't log on for over an hour --- you gripe and complain and swear that you are done with SL and plan to quit .... next year. SL is decidedly not for eveyone. But everyone I know inworld who has been there more than 3 months or so would never think of leaving, no matter how bad the problems are. If you are considering it, I urge you to give it a decent try despite what you hear. And make sure no critical documents are open unsaved while running SL!