On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 6:42 AM Michael Newman via macports-users <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have an old 2009 MacBook Air (2GB RAM) which is running MacOS 10.9.5 > (Mavericks). I’m now getting warnings from Apple, Google (Remote Desktop) and > DropBox (among others) that this version of the OS will no longer be > supported "real soon now". > > I have an installer for High Sierra (10.13) which Apple downloaded to my > machine and attempted but failed to install. (All this was done without my > permission.)
OT, a lady in Seattle sued Microsoft and won for a similar case. The complaint had to do with spurious obsolescence of her hardware and software by fiat. The tort is Trespass to Chattel. > This machine doesn’t do too much except run a bunch of shell scripts that > power a webcam and some other shell scripts that keep me connected to a > captive portal Internet connection. These shell scripts depend on many > MacPorts installations. > > I have a couple of questions: > > Will this old machine actually run 10.13 without blowing up? > If I install 10.13 over 10.9, will I have to uninstall and reinstall MacPorts? Your mileage may vary... I have an older MacBook, circa 2012. The processor is 2.0 GHz Core2 Duo. It shipped with OS X 10.7, if I recall correctly. OS X 10.9 crippled the machine. It became fairly unresponsive after three OS X upgrades. I used to travel with it and watch movies on the airplane and do Internet things from the hotel room. All I can do now is SSH into it for testing. Jeff
