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RIP ITUNES 10.6.3 STORE - BASTARDS !!!!!
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It's been over 13 years ago since 10.6.3 was released. It is unreasonable to expect it to be supported by any company for that long without further payment.
I’m still using iTunes on High Sierra. Likely this year I’ll be upgrading to a new iMac ir Mac Studio and it will take getting used to with Ventura or Sonoma.
I have a power mac g5 with 10.5.8 and my itunes is the latest for it and i can't sign into itunes. I get told to upgrade to the newest version of itunes. I can't do anything with my itunes. I wanted to download album covers and use home sharing. I can't do anything since i can't sign into itune store.
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iTunes Access 10.6.3 http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/10/06/041-88055-A_0XDTF2FW5A/wxhqcpxiq7z3v1fabxbvrvvtq2pbbqkude/iTunesAccess.pkg sha1:e8315790d285020b5907186673b407af05e6eae4
CoreFP1 http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/10/06/041-88055-A_0XDTF2FW5A/wxhqcpxiq7z3v1fabxbvrvvtq2pbbqkude/CoreFP1.pkg sha1:416bc092353af0b368c5e5139f3aa9b4376afbc3
CoreFP http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/10/06/041-88055-A_0XDTF2FW5A/wxhqcpxiq7z3v1fabxbvrvvtq2pbbqkude/CoreFP.pkg sha1:31b41a3415872f4c9b89b2ee2ce75833a9bf9c53
AppleMobileDeviceSupport http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/10/06/041-88055-A_0XDTF2FW5A/wxhqcpxiq7z3v1fabxbvrvvtq2pbbqkude/AppleMobileDeviceSupport.pkg sha1:b58580e3e495f49b379756e934c79ee95d9f0b98
iTunesX http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/10/06/041-88055-A_0XDTF2FW5A/wxhqcpxiq7z3v1fabxbvrvvtq2pbbqkude/iTunesX.pkg sha1:4393c3c1e011827b6bddc3b9a1502519c8c92a28
iTunesLibrary http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/10/06/041-88055-A_0XDTF2FW5A/wxhqcpxiq7z3v1fabxbvrvvtq2pbbqkude/iTunesLibrary.pkg sha1:9f91a3306f290ee2b5631747f0afc876d8386b70
@startergo, what do you use the lengthy URL you posted above for? Is it a way to get back in to iTunes 10.6.3? More details please?
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"Old" does not equal "bad" or "ineffective" or "unusable". "Old" simply refers to chronological age.
If a set of hardware/software did the job perfectly 20 years ago, and it still does the same job perfectly today, why should you upgrade to some new thing to solve the same problem you already have solved nicely with your "old" hardware/software?
Honestly, ALL of my music (20+GB of it) has been ripped via iTunes, exists in my iTunes library and is routinely loaded onto my iPod Classic. That iPod Classic is the primary music source for our home - it is plugged in as an audio input to our amplifier and plays all the playlist, albums and singles that I want to listen to. It worked perfectly in 2006, and it still works perfectly today. I have of course been adding to the library, but other than that, it worked well then and it keeps working well now.
"Old" does not equal "obsolete".
Streaming music is a time bomb. If you don't possess the sound files, you don't really own the music and you can easily lose access to it at any time. You may have paid for it, but you only have access as long as there is a free and unfiltered Internet. If/when the Internet is disturbed, censored, filtered etc. (and governments around the world block the Internet or parts thereof with frightening frequency) you no longer have access to your music/videos/etc.
Purchasing the music, either via online download or via buying and ripping the original album/CD/etc. and then loading it onto a backed up physical device such as an iPod, works brilliantly, AND you own the music.
If your existing combination of [Older Mac/iTunes/iPod] solves your music storage, access and playback problems, why replace it with a more troublesome mechanism, and one that is subject to government oversight, ISP failures, etc.
It "ain't broke".... why fix it?
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It is several URL’s , but there is a single URL I used in InstaDMG:
InstaDMG/AddOns/InstaUp2Date/CatalogFiles/10.6_vanilla.catalog at main · startergo/InstaDMG
InstaDMG mirror from google SVN. Contribute to startergo/InstaDMG development by creating an account on GitHub.
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This is just like the Woke older machines can't collect data, they can't spy on you. Hail, Freedom! Time to get a PC, no wait. Gates is a globist, we are f00ked.
Congratulations to your vision is the same as mine and your comment should be served as an example and inspiration for all other old technology lovers.
I still use Leopard every single day in late 2025. And I promise that wont change anytime in years to come probably decades. OS X 10.8 and under is king and I will never stop using it. It is the perfect OS. If it aint broke don't fix it. Just because its old doesn't mean its obsolete. If it works and makes you happy why change?
Me too! My G5 Quad is pretty much my "daily driver" these days.
There ARE limitations of course: yes, it cannot access the iTunes Store anymore, but this is non-issue to me at least; when I want new music, I simply buy the CD and rip it, adding to my iTunes library locally just like we did "back in the day" when CD's ruled and iTunes was a fairly new idea... and no one had even thought about streaming without owning.
I do occasionally purchase "one of" songs on Apple Music on my Mac Studio, and then convert it to MP3. At that point, I add it to my G5 iTunes library and all is well.
Still on the limitations, access to modern web sites can be glacially slow, if they work at all. The combination of Sorbet Leopard and the Aquafox 3.x browser really help this a lot, but there is only so much a 20 year old CPU can do against the overwhelming bloat of today's web. Now and then, I have to go to my Mac Studio to get access to heavier web sites.
BUT... Is all of this a real problem? No. What do most people do with their computers on a daily basis? Read/write emails, write documents, run home budget spreadsheets, edit photos, store/archive photos, music, videos, etc. It ALL works flawlessly on a Power Mac G5 (and on my G4 Sawtooth by the way!) 20 years after the last G5 rolled off the production line. Amazing machines, those Power Macs.
Those limitations I spoke of are offset in large measure by the ADVANTAGES of using this older hardware/software. Malware? Forget about it - almost non-existant for these older platforms, so no worries about ransomware, stolen data, etc. The user interface? The Mac OS X Leopard GUI is light years ahead of today's current macOS GUI, with its disappearing scroll bars, total absence of title bars on windows, ridiculously iOS'ified System Preferences, overstuffed apps (bloat, bloat and more bloat) and so on....
And lets not forget software subscriptions! Want to run Photoshop, MS-Office, and more on macOS? Get your wallet out - there is a monthly subscription now for most apps of real value. Not so on Mac OS X Leopard. It is almost ALL completely free - abandonware these days and yet hugely capable. Office 2008 pretty much does it all, Photoshop CS4 too and more. I even have a fully free version of Adobe's Distiller on my G5.
Mac OS X running on a G4/G5 is a smooth, fluid, secure, feature-rich, app-full and friendly experience. Almost every app you could need is 100% free AND there are people actively developing new apps for G4/G5s as we speak.
Yup, I use my G5 almost daily, and like the OP, I have no intention of changing that as long as I can continue to be MORE productive in that environment than in the truly unfortunate macOS GUI of today.
EXACTLY. I always hear people talk about how the Cat OS' are unsupported and unsecure- blah blah blah. Ok. Mind you in 2 decades I have never once experienced any negative issues. I do my online banking on a m1 air but asides from that every single other thing i try to do on Leopard - Mountain Lion as I despise 10.9- OS Tahoe. So who in their right mind is going to target a micro fraction of diehard users on these old OS'??? They would have to be brainless. They make up such a miniscale amount of the overall userbase they would just be wasting their time. Windows is the real target it they make up the overwhelmingly majority of users.
Even if by some miracle lets say someone got ahold of my ebay password; well good luck signing in because I have 2FA setup so even with the password its impossible to sign in as after as it then asks for a security code only sent to my authenticar app on my phone (which isnt through phone # either) making it practically impossible.
Leopard/SL is the pinnacle of Mac OS. Lion/Mtn Lion are good in their own ways, have some news things but took away some important things too. Depending on the Mac im on I use Leopard to Mountain Lion but never anything past that as it would be a sin. I also dont like using any hardware after 2012 as they removed the superdrive on macbook pros, ethernet ports, usb, etc.
I am happy on Leopard and I know I wont change anything soon. I guarantee in a decade I will still be using Leopard as my daily driver. If it works don't fix it!.
