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  Downgrading the OS csampson@inetworld.net (Charles H. Sampson) - 2018-06-09 13:24 -0700
    Re: Downgrading the OS ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-06-09 15:41 -0500
    Re: Downgrading the OS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-06-09 16:47 -0400
      Re: Downgrading the OS "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-06-10 18:56 +0000
      Re: Downgrading the OS csampson@inetworld.net (Charles H. Sampson) - 2018-06-11 13:46 -0700
    Re: Downgrading the OS JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-06-09 17:28 -0400
      Re: Downgrading the OS Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-06-10 10:40 +1200
    Re: Downgrading the OS Király <ggrandish@gmail.com> - 2018-06-11 15:04 -0700
      Re: Downgrading the OS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-06-11 18:07 -0400
        Re: Downgrading the OS Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-06-12 07:48 -0700
        Re: Downgrading the OS csampson@inetworld.net (Charles H. Sampson) - 2018-06-17 05:03 -0700
          Re: Downgrading the OS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-06-17 11:26 -0400
            Re: Downgrading the OS Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-06-17 16:07 +0000
          Re: Downgrading the OS Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-06-17 15:44 +0000
            Re: Downgrading the OS Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-06-17 16:08 +0000
          Re: Downgrading the OS Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-06-17 17:27 +0000
            Re: Downgrading the OS dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-06-18 12:12 +1200
              Re: Downgrading the OS ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-06-17 19:43 -0500
                Re: Downgrading the OS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-06-17 20:57 -0400
                Re: Downgrading the OS Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2018-06-18 17:36 -0700
                Re: Downgrading the OS Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-06-18 18:42 -0700
          Re: Downgrading the OS JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-06-17 15:11 -0400
      Re: Downgrading the OS Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-06-11 22:44 -0700
      Re: Downgrading the OS Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-06-12 01:51 -0700
    Re: Downgrading the OS Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-06-17 15:41 +0000

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#117184 — Downgrading the OS

I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
10.8. I bought the system disk from Apple for $20 but I'm unable to
"downgrade". When I click on the disk's Install Mac OS X (which has the
"No" symbol superimposed on it), I get the following messages:

"You can't use this version of the application 'Install Mac OS X' with
this version of macOS. You have 'Install Mac OS X' 23.1.1."

What to do? Are there some system files that I should delete?

By the way, I do have an up-to-date Time Machine backup for the computer
whose OS I want to change.

Charlie
-- 
Nobody in this country got rich on his own.  You built a factory--good.
But you moved your goods on roads we all paid for.  You hired workers we
all paid to educate. So keep a big hunk of the money from your factory.
But take a hunk and pay it forward.  Elizabeth Warren (paraphrased)

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#117186

Try using its Disk Utility app and erase everything on that drive. Wipe 
EVERYTHING off including its partitions. Start clean from scratch.

Charles H. Sampson <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:
> I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
> 10.8. I bought the system disk from Apple for $20 but I'm unable to
> "downgrade". When I click on the disk's Install Mac OS X (which has the
> "No" symbol superimposed on it), I get the following messages:

> "You can't use this version of the application 'Install Mac OS X' with
> this version of macOS. You have 'Install Mac OS X' 23.1.1."

> What to do? Are there some system files that I should delete?

> By the way, I do have an up-to-date Time Machine backup for the computer
> whose OS I want to change.

> Charlie

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#117187

In article <1nq2sg9.1qau9ha15fn6j3N%csampson@inetworld.net>, Charles H.
Sampson <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:

> I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
> 10.8.

what problem could that be?

> I bought the system disk from Apple for $20 but I'm unable to
> "downgrade". When I click on the disk's Install Mac OS X (which has the
> "No" symbol superimposed on it), I get the following messages:
> 
> "You can't use this version of the application 'Install Mac OS X' with
> this version of macOS. You have 'Install Mac OS X' 23.1.1."

you can't (easily) downgrade to an older system. only same or newer.

you will need to reformat the drive and start fresh, ideally booted
from a usb stick installer that you created.

and that's assuming that the mac itself is old enough to run 10.8. if
not, you won't be able to install 10.8 no matter what you do. 

what mac is it?

a much better solution is create a guest system in vmware or parallels.

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#117210

On Sat, 9 Jun 2018 20:47:38 UTC, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> 
wrote:

> In article <1nq2sg9.1qau9ha15fn6j3N%csampson@inetworld.net>, Charles H.
> Sampson <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:
> 
> > I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
> > 10.8.
> 
> what problem could that be?
> 
> > I bought the system disk from Apple for $20 but I'm unable to
> > "downgrade". When I click on the disk's Install Mac OS X (which has the
> > "No" symbol superimposed on it), I get the following messages:
> > 
> > "You can't use this version of the application 'Install Mac OS X' with
> > this version of macOS. You have 'Install Mac OS X' 23.1.1."
> 
> you can't (easily) downgrade to an older system. only same or newer.
> 
> you will need to reformat the drive and start fresh, ideally booted
> from a usb stick installer that you created.
> 
> and that's assuming that the mac itself is old enough to run 10.8. if
> not, you won't be able to install 10.8 no matter what you do. 
> 
> what mac is it?
> 
> a much better solution is create a guest system in vmware or parallels.

Or on an external drive, if you're not in a hurry.

-- 
John Varela

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#117233

nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <1nq2sg9.1qau9ha15fn6j3N%csampson@inetworld.net>, Charles H.
> Sampson <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:
> 
> > I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
> > 10.8.
> 
> what problem could that be?
> 
> > I bought the system disk from Apple for $20 but I'm unable to
> > "downgrade". When I click on the disk's Install Mac OS X (which has the
> > "No" symbol superimposed on it), I get the following messages:
> > 
> > "You can't use this version of the application 'Install Mac OS X' with
> > this version of macOS. You have 'Install Mac OS X' 23.1.1."
> 
> you can't (easily) downgrade to an older system. only same or newer.
> 
> you will need to reformat the drive and start fresh, ideally booted
> from a usb stick installer that you created.
> 
> and that's assuming that the mac itself is old enough to run 10.8. if
> not, you won't be able to install 10.8 no matter what you do. 
> 
> what mac is it?

It's a mid-2012 MacBook Pro. That should be old enough to run 10.8.

> a much better solution is create a guest system in vmware or parallels.

Charlie
-- 
Nobody in this country got rich on his own.  You built a factory--good.
But you moved your goods on roads we all paid for.  You hired workers we
all paid to educate. So keep a big hunk of the money from your factory.
But take a hunk and pay it forward.  Elizabeth Warren (paraphrased)

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#117192

On 2018-06-09 16:24, Charles H. Sampson wrote:
> I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
> 10.8. I bought the system disk from Apple for $20 but I'm unable to
> "downgrade". When I click on the disk's Install Mac OS X (which has the
> "No" symbol superimposed on it), I get the following messages:


There are good reasons for this. The 10.8 installer has scripts that
expect your systenm disk to have config files for 10.8 or older and
ability to convert config files from older formats to 10.8.  It has no
knowledge of what format later versions would use and thus no login to
convert config files from newer versions down to 10.8

The Mail.App for instance has a mail database that tends to change with
every version. So your 10.9 Mail.App files may not be readable by the
10.8 Mail.App.



Your best bet is to carve out a new partition on your system disk or buy
separate disk and install 19.8 on it and boot 10.8 when you need to run
that app.

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#117195

On 2018-06-09 21:28:55 +0000, JF Mezei said:

> On 2018-06-09 16:24, Charles H. Sampson wrote:
>> 
>> ... You have 'Install Mac OS X' 23.1.1."
> 
> ... install 19.8

Wow!! You guys must have some good time travel equipment. Apple hasn't 
even gotten pats MacOS X 10.x yet.  ;-)

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#117235

On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 1:24:24 PM UTC-7, Charles H. Sampson wrote:
> I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
> 10.8. I bought the system disk from Apple for $20

I'm curious how you got a 10.8 install disk from Apple when Apple never produced
such a thing. 10.8 was preinstalled on new hardware, or download-to-upgrade only.

-- 
K.

Lang may your lum reek.

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#117236

In article <d7a41e4b-0580-4f0e-b05e-d5345da24092@googlegroups.com>,
Király <ggrandish@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 1:24:24 PM UTC-7, Charles H. Sampson wrote:
> > I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
> > 10.8. I bought the system disk from Apple for $20
> 
> I'm curious how you got a 10.8 install disk from Apple when Apple never
> produced
> such a thing. 10.8 was preinstalled on new hardware, or download-to-upgrade only.

he obviously means the download.

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#117241

On Monday, June 11, 2018 at 3:07:59 PM UTC-7, nospam wrote:
> In article <d7a41e4b-0580-4f0e-b05e-d5345da24092@googlegroups.com>,
> Király <ggrandish@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 1:24:24 PM UTC-7, Charles H. Sampson wrote:
> > > I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
> > > 10.8. I bought the system disk from Apple for $20
> > 
> > I'm curious how you got a 10.8 install disk from Apple when Apple never
> > produced
> > such a thing. 10.8 was preinstalled on new hardware, or download-to-upgrade only.
> 
> he obviously means the download.



LOL! I am not going to play like Sandman did not give me good advice with Cinnamon and I appreciate his knowledge. Snit Glasser has my posts to study and should start to act as if he grew a brain from this day forward... of course he blew it when it mattered ;) Plenty of posters keep responding to Snit Glasser. In truth I can't chide Sandman for his hissy fit but I can't grasp why he writes here after all this nonsense. Sandman is hoping for dialog as done in a Facebook forum and open environments are not it. Snit Glasser's actions are thoroughly false. There's no ambiguity that as soon as any former 'filtered person' does one thing to wound the poor pansy's feelings that they will be replonked. 

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#117257

nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <d7a41e4b-0580-4f0e-b05e-d5345da24092@googlegroups.com>,
> Király <ggrandish@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 1:24:24 PM UTC-7, Charles H. Sampson wrote:
> > > I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
> > > 10.8. I bought the system disk from Apple for $20
> > 
> > I'm curious how you got a 10.8 install disk from Apple when Apple never
> > produced such a thing. 10.8 was preinstalled on new hardware, or
> > download-to-upgrade only.
> 
> he obviously means the download.

I wish it were as simple as that. Actually, the disk I bought is 10.6,
which probably explains a lot. That's for a PowerPC Mac, isn't it?

The reason I have to ask (about the PowerPC) is that I haven't been able
to easily find technical specs at the Apple support site in some time.
When I'm looking, I usually can't find them; when I'm not looking, I
sometimes stumble across them.

Charlie
-- 
Nobody in this country got rich on his own.  You built a factory--good.
But you moved your goods on roads we all paid for.  You hired workers we
all paid to educate. So keep a big hunk of the money from your factory.
But take a hunk and pay it forward.  Elizabeth Warren (paraphrased)

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#117260

In article <1nqisl7.1jszvj6cfbthN%csampson@inetworld.net>, Charles H.
Sampson <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:

> > > > I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
> > > > 10.8. I bought the system disk from Apple for $20
> > > 
> > > I'm curious how you got a 10.8 install disk from Apple when Apple never
> > > produced such a thing. 10.8 was preinstalled on new hardware, or
> > > download-to-upgrade only.
> > 
> > he obviously means the download.
> 
> I wish it were as simple as that. Actually, the disk I bought is 10.6,
> which probably explains a lot. That's for a PowerPC Mac, isn't it?

no, 10.6 was intel only, 10.5 was universal and 10.4 was powerpc for
retail discs and either powerpc or intel for bundled discs. 


the problem is...

In article <1nq8g21.tm6adcfyvs8kN%csampson@inetworld.net>, Charles H.
Sampson <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:
> It's a mid-2012 MacBook Pro. That should be old enough to run 10.8.

10.8 will work, however, 10.6 is too old.

you may be able to use internet recovery:
<https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht201314>

> The reason I have to ask (about the PowerPC) is that I haven't been able
> to easily find technical specs at the Apple support site in some time.
> When I'm looking, I usually can't find them; when I'm not looking, I
> sometimes stumble across them.

what specs were you looking for?

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#117266

On 2018-06-17, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <1nqisl7.1jszvj6cfbthN%csampson@inetworld.net>, Charles H.
> Sampson <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:
>
>> > > > I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
>> > > > 10.8. I bought the system disk from Apple for $20
>> > > 
>> > > I'm curious how you got a 10.8 install disk from Apple when Apple never
>> > > produced such a thing. 10.8 was preinstalled on new hardware, or
>> > > download-to-upgrade only.
>> > 
>> > he obviously means the download.
>> 
>> I wish it were as simple as that. Actually, the disk I bought is 10.6,
>> which probably explains a lot. That's for a PowerPC Mac, isn't it?
>
> no, 10.6 was intel only, 10.5 was universal

Oh, right. Thanks for that detail.

> the problem is...
>
> In article <1nq8g21.tm6adcfyvs8kN%csampson@inetworld.net>, Charles H.
> Sampson <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:
>> It's a mid-2012 MacBook Pro. That should be old enough to run 10.8.
>
> 10.8 will work, however, 10.6 is too old.

Aha, I must have missed the post where he divulged the model.

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#117264

On 2018-06-17, Charles H. Sampson <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:
> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
>> In article <d7a41e4b-0580-4f0e-b05e-d5345da24092@googlegroups.com>,
>> Király <ggrandish@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 1:24:24 PM UTC-7, Charles H. Sampson wrote:
>> > > I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
>> > > 10.8. I bought the system disk from Apple for $20
>> > 
>> > I'm curious how you got a 10.8 install disk from Apple when Apple never
>> > produced such a thing. 10.8 was preinstalled on new hardware, or
>> > download-to-upgrade only.
>> 
>> he obviously means the download.
>
> I wish it were as simple as that. Actually, the disk I bought is 10.6,
> which probably explains a lot. That's for a PowerPC Mac, isn't it?

No, it runs on both Intel and PowerPC architectures. Your problem is you
didn't *boot* on the DVD.

> The reason I have to ask (about the PowerPC) is that I haven't been able
> to easily find technical specs at the Apple support site in some time.
> When I'm looking, I usually can't find them; when I'm not looking, I
> sometimes stumble across them.

I always find them at https://support.apple.com/specs by typing in the
serial number of the particular Mac in question into the search field.
Bookmark that page and you'll always be able to find specifications.

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#117267

On 2018-06-17, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> On 2018-06-17, Charles H. Sampson <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:
>> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <d7a41e4b-0580-4f0e-b05e-d5345da24092@googlegroups.com>,
>>> Király <ggrandish@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> > On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 1:24:24 PM UTC-7, Charles H. Sampson wrote:
>>> > > I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
>>> > > 10.8. I bought the system disk from Apple for $20
>>> > 
>>> > I'm curious how you got a 10.8 install disk from Apple when Apple never
>>> > produced such a thing. 10.8 was preinstalled on new hardware, or
>>> > download-to-upgrade only.
>>> 
>>> he obviously means the download.
>>
>> I wish it were as simple as that. Actually, the disk I bought is 10.6,
>> which probably explains a lot. That's for a PowerPC Mac, isn't it?
>
> No, it runs on both Intel and PowerPC architectures. Your problem is you
> didn't *boot* on the DVD.

As nospam mentioned, I'm wrong. 10.6 was Intel-only. 10.5 was dual
architecture.

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#117271

In message <1nqisl7.1jszvj6cfbthN%csampson@inetworld.net> Charles H. Sampson <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:
> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

>> In article <d7a41e4b-0580-4f0e-b05e-d5345da24092@googlegroups.com>,
>> Király <ggrandish@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 1:24:24 PM UTC-7, Charles H. Sampson wrote:
>> > > I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
>> > > 10.8. I bought the system disk from Apple for $20
>> > 
>> > I'm curious how you got a 10.8 install disk from Apple when Apple never
>> > produced such a thing. 10.8 was preinstalled on new hardware, or
>> > download-to-upgrade only.
>> 
>> he obviously means the download.

> I wish it were as simple as that. Actually, the disk I bought is 10.6,
> which probably explains a lot. That's for a PowerPC Mac, isn't it?

> The reason I have to ask (about the PowerPC) is that I haven't been able
> to easily find technical specs at the Apple support site in some time.
> When I'm looking, I usually can't find them; when I'm not looking, I
> sometimes stumble across them.

MacTracker is a free app that has all sorts of useful information all in
one place. Available for iOS and mac OS.

The mid 2012 MBP you have cannot run 10.6 as it shipped with 10.7.4, for
example.

10.8 was introduced in July 2012 and requires 2007 or newer iMac or
2008 or newer pretty much everything else, 2GB of RAM and 8GB of drive
space and Mac OS 10.6.8 or later (to update).

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replacement.

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#117282

Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:

> In message <1nqisl7.1jszvj6cfbthN%csampson@inetworld.net> Charles H. Sampson
> <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:
> > nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> 
> >> In article <d7a41e4b-0580-4f0e-b05e-d5345da24092@googlegroups.com>,
> >> Király <ggrandish@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >> > On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 1:24:24 PM UTC-7, Charles H. Sampson wrote:
> >> > > I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer
> >> > > running on 10.8. I bought the system disk from Apple for $20
> >> > 
> >> > I'm curious how you got a 10.8 install disk from Apple when Apple never
> >> > produced such a thing. 10.8 was preinstalled on new hardware, or
> >> > download-to-upgrade only.
> >> 
> >> he obviously means the download.
> 
> > I wish it were as simple as that. Actually, the disk I bought is 10.6,
> > which probably explains a lot. That's for a PowerPC Mac, isn't it?
> 
> > The reason I have to ask (about the PowerPC) is that I haven't been able
> > to easily find technical specs at the Apple support site in some time.
> > When I'm looking, I usually can't find them; when I'm not looking, I
> > sometimes stumble across them.
> 
> MacTracker is a free app that has all sorts of useful information all in
> one place. Available for iOS and mac OS.

Seconded. I have donated to the author several times as it is so useful
to me. On the Mac version I've set up a bunch of custom searches for
useful things that I keep wanting to look up (e.g. models unable to
upgrade beyond particular major OS versions).

> The mid 2012 MBP you have cannot run 10.6 as it shipped with 10.7.4, for
> example.
> 
> 10.8 was introduced in July 2012 and requires 2007 or newer iMac or
> 2008 or newer pretty much everything else

Mid 2007 or newer iMac or MacBook Pro
Early 2008 or newer Mac Pro
Late 2008 or newer MacBook Air, MacBook (Aluminium)
Early 2009 or newer MacBook, Mac Mini, Xserve

> 2GB of RAM and 8GB of drive
> space and Mac OS 10.6.8 or later (to update).

(Same model and RAM requirements requirements for OS X 10.8, 10.9,
10.10, 10.11. Disk space required probably varies slightly.)

As for the OP needing to get Mountain Lion, it can be purchased from the
online store. Apple emails you a redemption code for use in App Store,
which adds Mountain Lion to your purchase history.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6377/os-x-mountain-lion

You will only be able to download Mountain Lion on a Mac able to run it
(Mid 2013 or earlier), but you can't run the installer from a later OS
version.

You can create a bootable installer using third party tools (DiskMaker X
but you will probably need an old version). Apple's command line tool
for creating a bootable installer was introduced in OS X 10.9, and I
remember the manual creation method being a little fiddly for 10.8 (it
was easier for 10.7).

Internet Recovery might give you Mountain Lion but that depends on a
detail I haven't mentioned yet: it is supposed to download the original
OS which came with your particular Mac.

For a Mid 2012 15-inch MacBook Pro, that might be 10.7 or 10.8; for the
13-inch model it might be any of 10.7 through 10.11.

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz

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#117283

David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
...
> Internet Recovery might give you Mountain Lion but that depends on a
> detail I haven't mentioned yet: it is supposed to download the original
> OS which came with your particular Mac.

> For a Mid 2012 15-inch MacBook Pro, that might be 10.7 or 10.8; for the
> 13-inch model it might be any of 10.7 through 10.11.

Hm. I thought Apple's Internet Recovery always give you the (new/lat)est
supported version.

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#117285

In article <SKednfKF2ufXnbrGnZ2dnUU7-KnNnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Ant
<ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:

> > Internet Recovery might give you Mountain Lion but that depends on a
> > detail I haven't mentioned yet: it is supposed to download the original
> > OS which came with your particular Mac.
> 
> > For a Mid 2012 15-inch MacBook Pro, that might be 10.7 or 10.8; for the
> > 13-inch model it might be any of 10.7 through 10.11.
> 
> Hm. I thought Apple's Internet Recovery always give you the (new/lat)est
> supported version.

<https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904>

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#117297

In article <SKednfKF2ufXnbrGnZ2dnUU7-KnNnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Ant
<ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:

> Hm. I thought Apple's Internet Recovery always give you the (new/lat)est
> supported version.

It gives you exactly the version that came with your Mac, IIRC. Feel
free to update to your heart's content from there.

leo

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