This effort, by not requiring MacOS ROMS or software, enables a clean-room implementation of anything, which could allow supporting up to 9.1. But they DO provide the update service for all OS X versions going back to 10.3 or so, and provide the downloads for all updates going back to 7.5.3. I just wish they provided a free download of each version that is hardware EOL for some of their equipment. ![]() And they still provide a free download of 7.5.5. I'm lucky to have saved images of all my install media going back to 6.0.4, and before System 6, Apple was openly distributing the versions through MUGs. Mac OS 9 is what, 14 years old now for the very last update? Eternity!Ī Mac OS 9 install CD is available on, for that matter. ![]() ![]() Apple's never done a thing to take down the sites hosting copies of those paid software. It's technically illegal to install a variety of classic Mac OS's without buying them, System 8.0 and System 8.5 were paid software products and never made free downloads (system 8.1 and 8.6 were free upgrades, for instance, but useless without 8.0 or 8.5). ![]() And they are openly requiring Mac OS ROMS. Basilisk and Sheepshaver have been around for a very long time, and Apple has left them alone.
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