Great idea I have 10.6.8 server running as a VM ware partition for exactly that reason. Jody, if you can nto get this I will be more than happy to install 6.87 and remove whatever you tell me from the source.
I bought 10.6.8 server from Apple for about 20 bucks. I would bet it is still available. Regards Chuck On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 3:22 PM, Tim Nevels via 4D_Tech < [email protected]> wrote: > On Nov 16, 2017, at 2:00 PM, Jody Bevan wrote: > > > I think MacOS 10.6 is the last version of the MacOS that will run > PowerPC applications if one can believe Wikipedia. > > > > "As support for Rosetta <https://en.wikipedia.org/ > wiki/Rosetta_(software)> was dropped in OS X Lion < > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_Lion>, Snow Leopard is the last > version of Mac OS X that is able to run PowerPC-only applications.” > > > > I think it is just not possible to keep around old computers that will > run old software. I did that too until I moved. Moving is the great ridder > of ‘I will save that incase’. > > I use Parallels on my Mac running 10.10 to run a copy of MacOS 10.6. That > allows you to run Mac OS 10.6 on newer version of macOS. > > Now there is some issues about running a copy of Mac OS in a virtual > machine. Seems like I remember for Mac OS 10.6 you had to install the Mac > OS 10.6 Server version to be compliant. Not sure if Parallels blocks this > if you try to install from a DVD or if this is just of those that what to > be super-totally-legal. In my case I had a copy of 10.6 Server so I > installed that without any problems. > > I use it occasionally to deal with 4D 2004 structures I run across. If Mac > OS 10.6 will run 4D v6.8 that might be a solution. > > Tim > > ******************************************** > Tim Nevels > Innovative Solutions > 785-749-3444 > [email protected] > ******************************************** > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Miller Voice: (617) 739-0306 Fax: (617) 232-1064 Informed Solutions, Inc. Brookline, MA 02446 USA Registered 4D Developer Providers of 4D, Sybase & SQL Server connectivity http://www.informed-solutions.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any attached documents contain information which may be confidential, subject to privilege or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. These materials are intended only for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission, you are hereby notified that any distribution, disclosure, printing, copying, storage, modification or the taking of any action in reliance upon this transmission is strictly prohibited. Delivery of this message to any person other than the intended recipient shall not compromise or waive such confidentiality, privilege or exemption from disclosure as to this communication. ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
