I called and verified that it is still available as of last night, 26 November 2014. Not all salespeople will recognize what you want and will be able to find it, but don't lose heart - try again. Order it by calling the Apple Store at (800) 692-7753, and ask for part number MC588Z/A. You can still purchase Mac OS X Server V10.6.3 REV 1 (Snow Leopard Server, unlimited client license). There are ways to hack around the restriction, but why bother when Snow Leopard Server is so reasonably priced? (See below.)īUY SNOW LEOPARD SERVER FROM APPLE FOR $20 TODAY: Moreover, VMware enforces that restriction and allows only Snow Leopard Server guests. The license for the "client" (non-server) version of Snow Leopard does not permit it. Snow Leopard Server runs as a virtual machine guest, but the ordinary "client" version of Snow Leopard cannot. SNOW LEOPARD SERVER ON YOUR VMWARE GUEST, NOT SNOW LEOPARD "CLIENT": Here are a few thoughts that may help you as you consider what to do: I run those programs in a VMware Fusion guest running Snow Leopard Server. Those applications include Eudora (email), Microsoft Office 2004 (which can open old Word and Excel files correctly), Canvas X (graphics), Finale 4 (music notation), and more. I need to open older files, search data, etc. I have a number of programs that will not run on anything past Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. If not, what about using Snow Leopard "Server" in some way that allows me to do what I want, without having to reinstall any old software on the new macbook pro? I'm almost sure you can virtualize w/ vmware an old windows xp pc to a new macbook pro running Mavericks, but, like I said, since April I've really thought you could w/ snow leopard too. But now the link takes me to fusion 7 with no such diagram or info. The idea being that the 2009 snow leopard machine, with all its files and programs (so no need to reinstall programs), is virtualized onto a brand new mavericks macbook pro, and I still have a vmware fusion 6 bookmark to a page that in april showed a diagram connecting two computers with an ethernet cable and it saying this would now work with Snow Leopard to Mavericks. For the unibody MB the hard drive takes a little more time but is not really more difficult.Back in April I thought I talked to vmware by phone about Fusion 6 to virtualize my late 2009 macbook pro running snow leopard to a brand new macbook pro running mavericks by connecting them with an ethernet cable after installing vmware. using Carbon Copy Cloner of those hardware changes are easy to perform ~ especially if you still have one of the white/black MacBook models. Fortunately Mac OS X is one of the systems you can perfectly clone to a new drive e.g. Usually are kits that come with an external case or cable to copy your data. Visit the following URL replacing "serialnumber" with the actual SN of your MacBookOne last option that truly gives new life to a MacBook would be replacing a mechanical hard drive with a Solid State Drive. Repair Permission via Disk Utility* run it twice ~ remaining errors won't be repaired because of outdated receiptsVerify Disk via Disk Utility* on error backup your data, boot from the 10.6 DVD and repair the diskI second running Onyx (see cleaning and maintenance tab)also adding more RAM is a great tipInstalling RAM is quite easy for MacBooks but make sure that you buy the right RAM and not more than supported.
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