Apple has made Mac OS X Lion and MacOS X Mountain Lion available to download for free. The company posted two support articles with direct links to the installers on June 23. Previously, they cost $19.99 each.
Mac OS X Mountain Lion Installer
Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is available for older systems that are not compatible with the latest version of macOS and requires the following:
● OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8, Lion 10.7, or Mountain Lion 10.8 already installed
● 2 GB of memory
● 8 GB of available space
● Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
● Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
You will also need one of the following Mac models:
● iMac (Mid 2007-2020)
● MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
● MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
● MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
● Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
● Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
● Xserve (Early 2009)
Any Mac that shipped with Mac OS X Mavericks or later will not be compatible with this installer.
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Mac OS X Lion Installer
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is available for older systems that are not compatible with the latest version of macOS and requires the following:
● Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
● OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or later or OS X Lion 10.7 already installed
● 2GB of memory
● 7GB of available space
● Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
● Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
Any Mac that shipped with Mac OS X Mountain Lion or later will not be compatible with this installer.
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[via MacWorld]
Mac OS X Mountain Lion Installer
Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is available for older systems that are not compatible with the latest version of macOS and requires the following:
● OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8, Lion 10.7, or Mountain Lion 10.8 already installed
● 2 GB of memory
● 8 GB of available space
● Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
● Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
You will also need one of the following Mac models:
● iMac (Mid 2007-2020)
● MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
● MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
● MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
● Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
● Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
● Xserve (Early 2009)
Any Mac that shipped with Mac OS X Mavericks or later will not be compatible with this installer.
Download
Mac OS X Lion Installer
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is available for older systems that are not compatible with the latest version of macOS and requires the following:
● Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
● OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or later or OS X Lion 10.7 already installed
● 2GB of memory
● 7GB of available space
● Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
● Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
Any Mac that shipped with Mac OS X Mountain Lion or later will not be compatible with this installer.
Download
[via MacWorld]