Keep in mind that the only version of 10.6 that was 'legal' (according to the EULA) to virtualize was 10.6 *server*. I've never tried with VirtualBox, but perhaps it has a check built in for that? That is incorrect. Section 3 states OS X Server can be used for virtualization instances as can the regular operating system (2 instances) for stipulated purposes. In the company I've worked for (when the SBA Software Business Alliance has done a spot check, that was clearly understood by them and our legal dept), that all instances of our virtualization software were all in compliance with the various vendor licenses (Autodesk, Adobe, Intuit, Apple, Microsoft, IBM, etc). From El Capitan's EULA B. Mac App Store License. Besides what might be legal issues. Mac mini for photography editing. You might be running into a processor compatibility problem. SL was released a while ago and only supports some intel processors. You may have to startup with some boot loader first then hand off to your SL install (or in this case installer) for it to work. I had to do this with a PC laptop running a newer i5 with virtual box. Dec 7, 2017 - VirtualBox installation fails on macOS High Sierra 10.13 #417. @lmakarov lmakarov added bug os/macOS labels Dec 7, 2017. And to be honest it was kinda glitchy. How do you know your 10.6 iMac is dying? Might be better to buy some used equipment (10.6 era) to replace what you have. That is incorrect. Section 3 states OS X Server can be used for virtualization instances as can the regular operating system (2 instances) for stipulated purposes. In the company I've worked for (when the SBA Software Business Alliance has done a spot check, that was clearly understood by them and our legal dept), that all instances of our virtualization software were all in compliance with the various vendor licenses (Autodesk, Adobe, Intuit, Apple, Microsoft, IBM, etc). From El Capitan's EULA (snip) Note that this discussion revolves around 10.6 (Snow Leopard). Not El Capitan. Apple changed the EULA as of 10.7 to allow for virtualizing the 'normal' OS. The restriction stands - VMWare will not allow you to virtualize the non-Server version of 10.6 as a result, unsure if VirtualBox enforces the restriction or not. Just noticed this thread, so I'm a little late to this party, but. In the last week of March, I ran into the same issue as wicker_man where I needed to virtualize Snow Leopard to run an old vertical app that my company commissioned back in the mid-'90s. Because of the murky legality of running the client OS in virtualization, I tried to buy Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Server (part no. MC588Z/A) from the Apple Store. Because this was for business use, I wanted to make sure that I got Server since there's no question of its legality for use in virtualization. Anyway, I got shunted back and forth between several Apple Specialists, the online Apple Store, and Apple Enterprise. I was escalated up to the department managers, but that went nowhere. They kept saying that it had been selling quite briskly, but now they couldn't find it in their product databases. Eventually, one of the managers discovered a memo from mid-March that said 10.6 Server had been out of production for a long time and supplies were finally exhausted. So, I had missed being able to purchase it by about a week. However, after Googling around for more info, I found that folks on had been able to buy it directly through a certain Apple Specialist. Here are his contact details: Maurice Frye Apple Specialist / Mac Expert Apple Inc. ☎ 866-254-8313 Ext: 551187 ✉ Monday-Friday 6:00 am-3:00 PM PST I e-mailed Maurice (AKA Mo) asking about availability and he said that there was ample stock, directly contradicting everybody else I had talked to.
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