Re: Downgrading the OS

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Downgrading the OS
Date	2018-06-17 16:07 +0000
Organization	People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID	<fonfasFk09jU4@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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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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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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