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rib00

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Some users on this forum use old Mac OS versions. For example, pre-2011 versions.
Due to bitrot, etc those users might sometimes want to reinstall the operating system.

Is that a problem with some of the older operating systems? For example, the old hardware/ software having trouble in connecting to the Apple server? Or, Apple not hosting the needful?

I am mostly interested in the answer to this question with respect to El Capitan and later. But, in a decade some of these OSes could meet fates similar to what earlier ones face today. So, I am interested in those, too.
 
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