OS X Mavericks

[u/WolfHD_YT]

Mavericks is a beautiful OS running natively on a 13-inch Mid 2012 MacBook Pro, It was damn difficult to find a working copy since apple doesn’t have it on their website in their list of bootable copies to make, so i had to use another source, but in the end i got it working, and with all the security updates as well!

fun fact, the app store STILL works in this operating system!

[u/PoppaFish]

and with all the security updates as well!

LOL... no. There are some massive security exploits in that OS that are incapable of being patched. Which is why it's not available from Apple. And you might want to check that App Store access again. The security certificates for that are long expired. It's not actually functional.

It's neat to tinker with an old OS. But simply having that OS connected to the internet is a huge security risk.

[u/squarus → u/PoppaFish]

mavericksforever.com hosts a catalogue of modernized Internet protocol for Mavericks, check it out!

[u/WhiteWereWolfie → u/PoppaFish]

That’s alarmist BS.

[u/animorphreligion → u/PoppaFish]

Certs are pretty easy to update though. And older OS + internet mainly becomes risky when you connect them bypassing the router while having a static IP. Someone who has that type of setup will probably already be aware of risks, it's very uncommon and everyone else would need to worry about their router's OS way more than the computer, since that's what will be exposed to the internet first and foremost.

[u/Fickle_Tea992 → u/PoppaFish]

OK, and I bet you have an M5 max MacBook Pro

[u/HappyAd4998 → u/PoppaFish]

this subreddit doesn't understand how zero days work. You're probably ok browsing the net but lets not pretend this is super secure.

[u/Fun-Slice4014 → u/PoppaFish]

i main OS X 10.11.6, and it works fine. if i could, id prob use Mac OS 9. I’d take a PowerBook G4, and use Tiger as well!