This may include printers and plotters with orphaned drivers running off legacy print servers, for example. Some abandoned applications offer function or legacy project access that is not only useful but arguably required by legal statute.Īdditionally some older hardware can continue to function well using legacy software / drivers vs ending up in recycling or landfill. Realize that there’s still a forum for OS 9 users too. Just say, 'Hey, Siri,' to your HomePod mini and ask for these podcasts, and our latest HomeKit Insider episode too.If you want an ad-free main AppleInsider Podcast experience, you can support the AppleInsider podcast by subscribing for $5 per month through Apple's Podcasts app, or via Patreon if you prefer any other podcast player. Keep up with everything Apple in the weekly AppleInsider Podcast - and get a fast news update from AppleInsider Daily. Those who are feeling nostalgic can download the installers and run the old operating systems on compatible hardware on a partition, or on modern machines in a virtual machine. In new support documents discovered by Macworld, Apple will allow users to access the download codes for these old operating systems for free.

Both Mac OS X Lion and Mac OS X Mountain Lion are still available for purchase for $19.99 each. Apple makes older Mac OS X versions free for the first timeĪpple stopped charging for Mac OS X with the release of version 10.9 Mavericks, but users looking for older versions had to pay for the download codes via the Mac App Store.

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