Securing unsupported Macs (OCLP) - What is your setup / Best practices?

[nmt1900]

If you bought a Ferrari and then the engine stopped running after 15 years, you'd be upset yes?

If your car is over 15 or 20 years old, engine would still run but you will face the problem with obtaining spare parts (sometimes even consumable/service items). That is now but seeing how cars are getting more and more software defined functionality in them, even this might change in future as they increasingly start to look like computers on wheels.

 

[Happy_John]

If your car is over 15 or 20 years old, engine would still run but you will face the problem with obtaining spare parts (sometimes even consumable/service items). That is now but seeing how cars are getting more and more software defined functionality in them, even this might change in future as they increasingly start to look like computers on wheels.

Yes, this is exactly the situation owners of John Deere tractors have now. Because of software locks, it is almost impossible for owners to perform maintain or make repairs. Even if physical replacement parts can be sourced and installed, the tractor will not function until a John Deere representative enters the relevant software unlock code to reboot the OS.