Apple Maintenance Program (AMP)
NC State participates in the Apple Maintenance Program (AMP) which provides updates to the Macintosh operating system for university owned computers. The AMP was renewed in September of this year and will provide participates in the program updates to the Macintosh OS until September 2010. With the release of Leopard (version 10.5), participates are entitled to a free upgrade to the new operating system.
How It Works:
- If you purchase a new Macintosh, you can elect to purchase maintenance for your new license for $59 per license. This maintenance will provide updates until September 2010.
- If you purchased maintenance in the past, you can renew your maintenance for an additional three years by paying $59 per license.
- Upon new releases of the operating system, you will be required to purchase installation media for $15 per set. One set of installation media can be used to install your upgrade regardless of the number of licenses you own. An installation media set is NOT required for each license. Please note that you are not permitted to make copies of the Macintosh OS media.
To request maintenance on a Mac OS license you own or to order installation media for AMP covered licenses, please contact Software Licensing.
Note: For personal use, the Macintosh operating system (version 10.5) can be purchased from the campus bookstore. For pricing, please see the bookstore's link below:
Last updated August 8, 2008 by wkcoker