Thank you Bruce,

And could I install the client SL to run my legacy FMP instead of using the SL 
server?

Thanks
Al Poulin

> On Dec 2, 2016, at 5:00 PM, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Dec 2, 2016, at 1:25 PM, Al Poulin <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> 
>> A couple questions.
>> 
>> 
>> I have an iMac (24-inch, Early 2009) which runs Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.8 on 
>> one partition and El Capitan OS X 10. 11.6 on another partition.
>> 
>> 
>> I have a shrink-wrapped Mac OS X Server V10.6.3  Rev 1.
>> 
>> 
>> Can I install the Snow Leopard server on the El Capitan partition so that I 
>> can launch and use my legacy version FileMaker Pro 8.0v3? This FMP will not 
>> launch in El Capitan.
>> 
>> 
> VirtualBox, Parallels And VMWare Fusion will let you install SL Server in a 
> VM under El Capitan. 
> 
> <https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-install-OS-X-Snow-Leopard-on-a-virtual-machine-thats-running-on-a-MacBook-Pro
>  
> <https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-install-OS-X-Snow-Leopard-on-a-virtual-machine-thats-running-on-a-MacBook-Pro>>
> 
> Here’s directions for VMWare 
> <http://partnerweb.vmware.com/GOSIG/MacOSX_10_6.html 
> <http://partnerweb.vmware.com/GOSIG/MacOSX_10_6.html>>
> 
> Here’s info for VirtualBox <https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes 
> <https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes>>
> 
> This is probably the best way to go. VB is a robust VM system, and it’s free.
> 
>> Next year, I will buy a new iMac. I believe I cannot install the client Snow 
>> Leopard on it. Will I be able to install the Snow Leopard server?
>> 
> 
> You’re correct you cannot install Snow Leopard on it; nor can you install SL 
> Server on it, directly.
> 
> You will be able to install SL Server in VB, Parallels or VMWare Fusion VM's
> 
> 
> 
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