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I do that too. I also like to imagine a post-apocalyptic, no-internet time where I have a generator, PC, BSD disk and the knowledge to use them to rule the new
by jasonkostempski 10y ago
I do that too. I also like to imagine a post-apocalyptic, no-internet time where I have a generator, PC, BSD disk and the knowledge to use them to rule the new world while everyone else is stuck on the "Activation Required" screen.
- PhantomGremlin 10y agoFortunately OS X isn't as bad as Windows. I haven't tried the most recent version, but for previous versions I have successfully installed OS X from a USB stick, without needing any internet access at all. However, the OS X binaries are signed. So, when the key expires, people are SOL. I had this problem, and easily re-downloaded my various older OS X versions. But in the general case it's quite disturbing: http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/03/older-os-x-installers-broken-by-certificate/ http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/03/older-os-x-installers-br...