They also have English versions of most revisions of the OS before System 7. French- and German-localised versions of system software prior to System 7 is available here. If you need a non-English version, try searching Apple's Software Updates (but don't hope for much before System 7.5). All versions linked here are North American English versions unless otherwise indicated.
#Mac os 8.6 cd for free
Various versions of the Mac OS from System 6 to Mac OS 7.5.5 are available for free online. No one, as of this writing, had managed to get Mac OS 9.x running on a PPC-upgraded Mac, but that doesn't mean it can't be done.ġ.1.2 - What versions of the Mac OS are available online? It's possible to run up to at least Mac OS 8.6 on a PPC-upgraded IIci (and probably on other PPC-upgraded 030-based Macs), but it requires a ResEdit hack (warning - this page contains the only images in the entire FAQ, about 15KB total) and some technical knowledge. Thanks to Gamba's " Run OS 8.1 On Your SE/30" project, you can now run 8.1 on any 030-based Mac if you really want to. The Apple Museum at Bott has a page of version history on the very early Mac OS versions.Īpple TIL article 8970 describes System Software compatibility for System Software from 7.1 to Mac OS 7.6.
System Software/Mac OS Questions - the pickle's Low-End Mac FAQ System Software and Mac OS 1.1.1 - What version(s) of the Mac OS will run on my Mac?Īpple TIL Archive article 18406 describes System Software compatibility for System Software prior to 7.1.
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