Finally You Can Install Latest Versions of Mac OS on Old Hardware

I keep a bunch of old hardware. The oldest one is a Toshiba Dynabook SS 2000 DS80P (circa 2001). But I digress. I also have a 2015 Mac stuck at Monterey. I’m always trying to see if my old machines can be used in any way so they’re relevant still today. While researching recently, I came across soemthing called Opencore Legacy Patcher (OLP) that allows you to install latest Mac OSes on old computers! I was jubiliant.

I tried on a Macbook 2011 (Sequoia) and it stayed on for over two hours (Poor thing has ‘only’ 2GB memmory). So I skippped. But on the Macbook 2015, it worked! I ended up installing Sequoia. The instructions are very simple, just head over to https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher and read the getting stated guide - https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/.

The biggest thing about upgrading is getting a more secure Operating System or one that is patched continuously.

After the upgrade, Macbook is still god, it’s not sluggish and works like a charm. If you have an old machine, give it a shot.

I did the try to install OS 26 which did install but in the login screen, the trackpad wouldn’t work and the keyboard wouldn’t either. Perhaps it’s a bug. So had to revert back to Sequoia.

If you want to try it out, do clone your mac disk before, instructions here: https://sanjayregmi.com/posts/image-and-restore-macs-using-clonezilla/

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