How to make my mac compatible w/ cs5

Question

i just upgraded my mac os x to snowleopard (version 10.6.3), thinking that'd allow me to use CS5 design standard, but it still doesn't meet system requirements for indesign. can i upgrade w/out having to buy a new computer and if so, what needs upgrading? here's the specs on my computer and then cs5's requirements:
basics:
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
graphics:
Intel GMA 950:
Chipset Model: GMA 950
Type: GPU
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Total): 64 MB of Shared System Memory
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID: 0x27a2
Revision ID: 0x0003
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1280 x 800
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
*here's what CS5 design standard needs:*
Multicore Intel processor
Mac OS X v10.5.7 or v10.6
1GB of RAM or more recommended
8.2GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash-based storage devices)
1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended) with qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card, 16-bit color, and 256MB of VRAM
Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs
QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for multimedia features
Adobe Flash Player 10 software required to export SWF files
Broadband Internet connection required for online services*
as far as i can tell what i'm missing is the 256MB VRAM and OpenGL graphics card. is this the case? what can i do about it? thanks!

Answer 1

Just got the Student Version of Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection (top of the line) on this past Friday, June 11.
After a nearly 2 hour install of the Suite, many of the apps crashed or would not open, and a few worked.
Naturally, unlike Apple, there was tech support on weekends.
Starting Monday morning, I contacted Adobe tech support,( in India ) only to spend the next 4 days and nearly 12 hours on the phone ****.
Well, as many of you can well imagine, the tech support, in India, was like a Russell Peter's horror comedy, of being handed off to countless technicians, who would ask me the same questions over and over.
" I am sorry sir, Adobe will resolve your issue very soon and I apologize for any inconvenience you may be having at this time. Please hold for just one moment sir...."
One Adobe tech told me to think logically, it is very simple, and launched a 15 minute allegory about a family of 6 children, who wanted to play baseball, but each one had a different item, ball, cap, bat, knickers, etc...and then the father shows up at the baseball game, and then the grandfather shows up to the baseball game..." its very logical sir."
Fill in the accent...
Five re-installs later, the same krap, so that's when I decided to call Apple albeit do not support Adobe issues, made their best effort to help me.
Finally, I booked a Genius Bar appointment. The Genius created a guest user name, which allowed the entire Suite to work without any issues....but, I things were just the same at my normal user account, so that was interesting...
So the next day I went to the Adobe offices here in San Francisco seeking information, and they would not even let me talk to one member of the staff, if even to find a local contractor I could hire to resolve my issues...what a bunch of creeps, and not even the employees standing outside on coffee break cared, let alone had any advice...and I am sure they are all making 5 and 6 figure incomes...
So again, I booked another Genius Bar appointment ( with their permission and blessings) and after 3 hours of tweaking my computer, they managed to enable 16 of the 20 apps to work on my user account side.
They even stayed after hours to help me, while the cleaning crew began their work.
One Genius was doing some serious, serious digging and adjustments, amazing just to watch him.
So- as far as I understand, there were a few issues as such:
1. Permissions
2. p-list
3. That I had migrated my older G4 to my new iMac.
4.Other stuff as well, but I cannot remember or understand.
For me, at this juncture, one would think that a $3000 software designed specifically for Mac, would install flawlessly, and if not, would point to on line links and patches, but NO!
So again, Apple saves the day.
No wonder any one who is off sound mind chooses Apple.
Guess I will say it loud and clear: "I LOVE APPLE, AND APPLE LOVES ME !"
THANK YOU APPLE!
Feel free to pass this letter along to other frustrated persons, and that it was the 1 Stockton Apple store here in San Francisco. Thanks all.