I mean, it's not as if the Apple commandos will break down your door if you violate the EULA.
As for what to upgrade to, be on the lookout for Mac Pro 1,1s (from 2006). The dual-dual models are still quite fast, and you can upgrade to dual-quads for about $100 in eBay CPUs. Craigslist turns these up frequently. On Jun 21, 2013 4:27 PM, "Mac User #330250" <[email protected]> wrote: > ---------- Original message ---------- > Subject: Re: Upgrade to what > Date: Saturday, 08. June 2013 > From: Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > 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. > > First, Apple's license is not in itself 100% legal. They cannot forbid > something that is your right by the law. (Actually they can, but then it > isn't > something to abide). > > Second, the license for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard clearly states, that it > can > only be installed on a Mac. > > So, if you install Snow Leopard in VirtualBox on a Mac, you hereby follow > the > license. You are however restricted to installing each license only once, > i.e. > you cannot run Snow Leopard in VirtualBox while running VirtualBox on the > same > license Snow Leopard itself. That would be illegal. > > However, if you have a familiy license (up to 5 Macs in a household) you > could > even do that. > > > 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. > > I think what you are referring to is running Mac OS X virtualized inside a > VM > (like Parallels, Vmware, Virtual PC or VirtualBox) on anything other than a > Mac. > > That's clearly forbidden by the license. Since 10.7 it is also illegal in > Europe… the EULA /used/ /to/ /be/ invalid in this regard, so a customer who > bought Mac OS X in the store until 10.6 was legal to install it on any > computer no matter what. A "hackintosh" with 10.4/10.5/10.6 may therefor be > completely legal in Europe, provided the retail OS was bought. > > Since 10.7 OS X can only be downloaded, a customer has to agree to the > license > BEFORE buying – hereby making this part ("only on a Mac") valid even in > Europe. > > > See this for example <http://www.kakewalk.se/> > > I didn't look at it yet. > > > 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. > > I think that's always legal. How to do something that isn't exactly wanted > by > the company who sell it without providing the means – also called "hacks" – > cannot be illegal. I would call it "good journalism"… > > Cheers, > Andreas aka Mac User #330250 > > -- > -- > 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. > > > -- -- 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. 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