On Jun 8, 2013, at 8:58 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote: > ---------- Original message ---------- > Subject: Re: Upgrade to what > Date: Saturday, 08. June 2013 > From: Bruce Ryan <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] >> Other thought - a modern mac will have the best hardware guarantees, and it >> is possible (though maybe not strictly legal) to make Leopard virtual >> machines under VirtualBox, running on MountainLion. So you'd have the OS >> you're used to, running at the speed of an up-to-date bit of hardware. And >> you'd have the opportunity to buy modern versions of your software as and >> when you want or can afford to. > > Actually it is legal. It is legal to run Mac OS X under a real Mac, provided > you acquired a license to do so. This means that you have to buy Snow Leopard > in addition to the Mac that comes with e.g. Lion or Montain Lion.
Strictly speaking it is only legal for 10.6 server, or 10.7 and 10.8, per Apple's user license agreements. Practically, so long as you you don't enter into business as a Mac "clone" dealer, Apple doesn't really seem to care; they've taken no action as far as I can tell against any site offering instructions or software to do this unless they're distributing modified copies of OSX, which really isn't necessary any more, and hasn't been for some time. See this for example <http://www.kakewalk.se/> They even tell you exactly what to buy to maximize ease of installation; but note, they're not selling anything, nor are they pointing to downloads of OSX. I expect the owner of the site is getting a fair bit of kickback from the Amazon links. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
