----- Original Message ----
> From: Ross <[email protected]>
> To: G-Group <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thu, December 3, 2009 1:59:47 AM
> Subject: Re: Anybody tried this card in 10.5.8??
>
>
> > Probably not good to post any information not needed, but a hardware serial
> number is not likely to prompt Apple to send free software to a pirate.
> >
> > Also I do not know of any Apple supported downloads for System 7.1 (very
> useful for some 68k Mac's) or any version of MacOS 8. The only version of
> MacOS
> 9 available I know of is the net boot version at:
> <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120243>
> >
> >
> > And that version of OS 9 needs a little help (well documented in the
> > archives)
> to be installed and made operational for the Mac's covered on this list.
> --glen
>
> So, you agree that Apple isn't giving out free software to pirates,
> and as already pointed out, MacOS 6.x, 7.x, 8.x through 9.2.x are
> available from Apple as a free download. Albeit, two Netboot
> extensions have to be removed, either by use of Disk Utility or
> Pacifist prior to burning a CD, or by deleting them from the System
> Folder/Extensions folder after installation of OS 9 Netboot, in order
> to make the OS 9 Netboot install a normal running version of OS 9.
> Trivial at best. The point being Mike is just a little paranoid and
> overzealous, and is stretching the truth about his conversation with
> Apple, while you are also wrong about the MacOS downloads available
> from Apple at the link given by Kris, and you acknowledge the
> availability of OS 9 at the link you have given (free from Apple, is
> it not?). Also, giving out the hardware serial number doesn't
> magically empower anyone to anything except, perhaps, hysterical
> apoplexy.
>
Yeah, I agree Apple is not giving out free software to pirates, seems obvious
thou.
I would like to thank Kris for that link above he provided . Once I had the
link and then lost it; a great resource for older Mac's users.
If I'm wrong about the MacOS downloads (certainly not the first time) where do
I find the Apple download link System 7.1 (68k Mac's) & 7.6 OS 8.0, or 8.5. The
link above to Apple older download provides many updates to those systems but
not the base systems. AFAIK you still have to buy them to get a legal copy.
My understanding is the last system Apple release for free was 7.5 with
upgrades; Mac OS 9 Netboot being the exception, of course I could be wrong
again.
It seems I was also wrong about something else but can't figure out what that
was.
Peace, --glen
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