Original author(s) Operating system | Developer(s) Apple Inc. Platform Mac | |
Initial release February 12, 2008; 9 years ago (2008-02-12) Stable release 1.1.1 / August 28, 2009; 7 years ago (2009-08-28) | ||
Remote Install Mac OS X is a remote installer for use with MacBook Air laptops over the network. It works by having it run on a Macintosh or a Windows-based PC with an optical drive and then connecting over the network to a client MacBook Air (lacking an optical drive) to perform system software installs.
Remote Install Mac OS X was released as part of Mac OS X 10.5.2 on February 12, 2008.
Starting with the March 2009 version, the Mac mini also supports Remote Install, allowing the DVD drive to be replaced with a second hard drive.
With the launch of OS X Lion, Apple has omitted Remote Install. A workaround is to enable Target Disk Mode.
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