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		andrewf on July 21, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Xcode 4.1 now available free from the Mac App Stor... Probably worth noting that you can seamlessly boot Mac OS X from external USB storage. Just plug the drive in before booting and hold down the "option" key when you power on.

chc on July 21, 2011 [–]

But older OSes often don't run correctly on newer hardware.

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