Getting Steam On School Mac

[David Musson]

I was wondering if anyone knew how to get steam on my school mac, They have it blocked so when every i try to download it it deletes the file...

[vic]

Początkowo opublikowane przez VAC:

use windows

Macs aren't real PC's, they won't install Windows like you would do on a real PC, you need to use BootCamp, and that is probably restricted by the school's administrators, so that's out of question already.
Even if BootCamp wasn't restricted, it still wouldn't be as easy, since it would make a partition for Windows, download and install Windows on that partition, install proprietary Apple drivers, and the school staff would notice when booting up the Mac, which would give you the boot device selection screen. The "Use Windows" reply doesn't work this easy.

And vice versa.
Installing macOS on a normal PC is a pain in the a--. First, you need compatible hardware. For example, Windows will work fine with most Wi-Fi cards. MacOS will work only with a select few Wi-Fi cards, most of them being Apple's proprietary cards, mostly based on Atheros.
Graphics cards are a bit easier though, most Intel's built-in cards will work, some AMD/ATI cards will work, and some NVidia cards will work, but not all of them.
Booting won't work without a special bootloader. Apple bootloaders are designed to work only with Apple firmware. There are alternatives though. On EFI systems, you'd like to use Clover, on MBR systems, you'd like to use Chameleon or something else.
Drivers? That's a lil bit tough. You'll spend most of the time polishing the Info.plist of your bootloader and the needed kexts and DSDT. On Mojave, the Atheros Wi-Fi cards mentioned earlier were dropped support, but you could recover it easily by installing the AirPortAtheros kext, and you could use for example the AR9285, but also the AR5B95, a copy of the AR9285 with small differences. The AR5B95 needed a small change though, and it is one letter in the Info.plist of the kext, honestly.
Some stuff will work out of the box, and if you have a real Mac, you can use Unibeast and Multibeast to make a Hackintosh mostly ready out of the box, but if you don't, I recommend using the Niresh's distros of macOS, and then polishing them to fit your needs.
You might think installing macOS on a real PC is easy, and that's what I thought, but now, I think of it as a complicated process that might take almost a month, and not a few hours.

I think I went a lil off topic here 😅 whoops, sorry!

[The Chicagoan]

Początkowo opublikowane przez PersonalByte:

Początkowo opublikowane przez VAC:

use windows

Macs aren't real PC's, they won't install Windows like you would do on a real PC, you need to use BootCamp, and that is probably restricted by the school's administrators, so that's out of question already.
Even if BootCamp wasn't restricted, it still wouldn't be as easy, since it would make a partition for Windows, download and install Windows on that partition, install proprietary Apple drivers, and the school staff would notice when booting up the Mac, which would give you the boot device selection screen. The "Use Windows" reply doesn't work this easy.

And vice versa.
Installing macOS on a normal PC is a pain in the a--. First, you need compatible hardware. For example, Windows will work fine with most Wi-Fi cards. MacOS will work only with a select few Wi-Fi cards, most of them being Apple's proprietary cards, mostly based on Atheros.
Graphics cards are a bit easier though, most Intel's built-in cards will work, some AMD/ATI cards will work, and some NVidia cards will work, but not all of them.
Booting won't work without a special bootloader. Apple bootloaders are designed to work only with Apple firmware. There are alternatives though. On EFI systems, you'd like to use Clover, on MBR systems, you'd like to use Chameleon or something else.
Drivers? That's a lil bit tough. You'll spend most of the time polishing the Info.plist of your bootloader and the needed kexts and DSDT. On Mojave, the Atheros Wi-Fi cards mentioned earlier were dropped support, but you could recover it easily by installing the AirPortAtheros kext, and you could use for example the AR9285, but also the AR5B95, a copy of the AR9285 with small differences. The AR5B95 needed a small change though, and it is one letter in the Info.plist of the kext, honestly.
Some stuff will work out of the box, and if you have a real Mac, you can use Unibeast and Multibeast to make a Hackintosh mostly ready out of the box, but if you don't, I recommend using the Niresh's distros of macOS, and then polishing them to fit your needs.
You might think installing macOS on a real PC is easy, and that's what I thought, but now, I think of it as a complicated process that might take almost a month, and not a few hours.

I think I went a lil off topic here 😅 whoops, sorry!

I'm pretty sure he is aware that Macs aren't real computers, and that he meant by, "use windows" is to use an actual computer... not install Windows on a mac like you were thinking..

[im too uncreative]

To set up a seperate partition you need to install boot camp, it will half your memory / disk space I believe

[TeadyBear161]

Początkowo opublikowane przez ci915:

You could always try downloading/installing to a thumbdrive. 'Course, they may have protocols in effect regarding plugging things into the USB ports. And they may also have blocked the ports on their network that Steam wants. (Don't know if there's a major software package that needs them.)

i tried this but it deleted it off my flash drive. also i accidentally opened another app and it deleted it as well i was not pleased

[Dev Mantar]

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[MakinItRain]

does anyone knows how to get steam on a school mac now

[Miami]

Buy a windows pc

[Zimbobub]

This thread has been a real help, thanks guys /s

[Hallux]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Zimbobub:

This thread has been a real help, thanks guys /s

The bottom line is that school-issued computers, of any flavor, are FOR SCHOOL. If you want complete control over the system, including installing any applications you want, get your own computer. You should review your school policies but I imagine that like most workplaces there are repercussions to bypassing the security as was noted 6 years ago in the first response.

[im too uncreative]

Początkowo opublikowane przez ^4Hallux(TSDP):

Początkowo opublikowane przez Zimbobub:

This thread has been a real help, thanks guys /s

The bottom line is that school-issued computers, of any flavor, are FOR SCHOOL. If you want complete control over the system, including installing any applications you want, get your own computer. You should review your school policies but I imagine that like most workplaces there are repercussions to bypassing the security as was noted 6 years ago in the first response.

oh no cant break the rules theyll get me!

[Hallux]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Mr. Massi:

oh no cant break the rules theyll get me!

Just preparing people for adult life. I found out yesterday that a colleague was let go because they had software on their PC that they were not licensed for (an application that is free for PERSONAL use but not for business use).

[76561199064707695]

nice