Need a copy of System 6.0.8, 7.0.1, or a newer version of the Classic Mac OS for your vintage Mac? You can dig through apple.com and try to find them – or you can download them using the updated links on this page. (Apple does rearrange things, making it more difficult to find things.) All versions of the Mac OS linked here are copyrighted by Apple Computer and free to Macintosh owners. System 7.1.x as well as 7.6.x and later are not free products and must be purchased.
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Software is stuffed and requires an expander, such as StuffIt Expander (which was traditionally bundled with early Mac web browsers). Mounting disk images or making floppies from them requires Disk Copy (download Disk Copy) or MountImage.
You will need a 400K or 800K floppy drive to produce single-sided disks for use with the Mac 128K and 512K Fat Mac. Apple’s high density floppy drives cannot format single-sided floppies.
You cannot use a USB floppy drive to create 800K floppy disks; they can only be formatted and written to using an Apple 800K or 1.4M HD floppy drive.
You should have no trouble formatting and writing to high density floppies using a USB floppy drive.
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Whenever possible, Apple branded hard drives should be formatted or updated with HD SC Setup 7.3.5 or later before installing a new version of the OS. (Exception: If the hard drive of a Mac Portable is formatted with any version newer than 7.3.1, it will crash instead of waking from sleep mode.)
For an interesting overview of Mac OS history, read Evolution v. Revolution on MacKiDo. And for tips on choosing a version of the Mac OS, read What’s the Best System Version?
Pre System 6
- Several older versions of the Mac OS were available for download through links on The Mac 512, including 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.2, and 4.2. However, Apple forced them and other sites to stop distributing older versions of the Mac OS. Gamba’s page may still work.
- Introduction to Mac OS 1 through 5 on MacKiDo provides a quick overview of every version of the Mac OS from System 1.0/Finder 1.0 to System Software 5.1. (Note: Many download links no longer work.)
System 6
- System 6.0.x from System 6 Heaven
- Hardware Requirements for System 6.0.8 to 7.6, Gamba
- For more on System 6, visit System 6 Heaven and see The Joy of Six: Apple’s Fast, Svelte, Reliable, and Still Useful System 6
System 7
- System 7.1 and Update 3.0 are available for download from the University of Calgary.
- Apple has made available System 7.5.3 for free download (19 image files!) but no longer hosts the files. Data files require System 7.0.1 or later. (Don’t forget the System 7.5.5 update.) Try these links:
- For international users, first go to Apple’s software updates page, then choose the language you want, then select Macintosh, then click on System, and then choose System 7.5 Update 2.0.
- Hardware requirements for System 6.0.8 to 7.6, Gamba
- Newer versions of the system must be purchased (see below).
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Mac OS 8
- Petition: Release Mac OS 8.1 and 8.5.1, Steve Godun, Petition Online. If you’d like to see Apple make OS 8.1 and 8.5.1 free to all, as they did with System 7.5.3, please sign this petition.
Classic Mac OS Updates
Mac OS X updates are readily handled through Software Update, but pre-X updates can be difficult to locate. Links are to English language version of the Mac OS.
- System 7.5.3 update (from 7.5.x)
- System 7.5.5 update (only from 7.5.3)
- Mac OS 7.6.1 update (only from 7.6)
- For more on Mac OS 7.x, visit System 7 Today and see System 7: Bigger, Better, More Expandable, and a Bit Slower than System 6 and System 7.5 and Mac OS 7.6: The Beginning and End of an Era
- Mac OS 8.1 update (only from 8.0, adds HFS+ support, last to support any 680×0 Macs, and 680×0 Macs cannot boot from HFS+ volumes, first version of Mac OS to support Carbon apps)
- Mac OS 8.6 update (from 8.5 or 8.5.1, PowerPC only, new nanokernel supports Multiprocessing Services 2.0)
- For more on Mac OS 8.x, see Mac OS 8 and 8.1: Maximum Size, Maximum Convenience
- Mac OS 9.1 update (from 9.0.x)
- Mac OS 9.2.1 update (from 9.1 or 9.2)
- Mac OS 9.2.2 update (only from 9.2.1)
- For more on Mac OS 9, visit Mac OS 9 Lives
Where to Buy the Classic Mac OS
You may be able to purchase system software from Apple or dealers with old stock.
- System 6.0.8, $15
- System 7.1 + Update 3.0, $25
- System 7.5.3 + Update to 7.5.5, $25
Mac OS 7.6 and later are usually available through dealers, eBay, and LEM Swap. Mac OS 7.6 requires a 32-bit clean Mac, a 68030 or later CPU, 8 MB of RAM (16 MB recommended), and at least 70 MB of available drive space (120 MB if you wish to install all the options).
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This guide shows you how to run MAC OS 8 on the Basilisk emulator. This is the last version of Mac OS X that can be run on this emulator. The emulator emulates a 68k Macintosh, while later versions Mac OS requires a PowerPC.
It is recommended that Windows XP SP2 or older is used. Certain part of Basilisk is not compatible with Windows Vista or Windows 7.
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1. Configure CD-ROM driver: copy CDENABLE.vxd or CDENABLE.sys (depending on Windows version) from the CD-ROM drivers to c:windowssystem32. A re-boot may be needed.
2. Installation of network card (recommended if you want Networking such as Internet)
– Log in with administrator rights. After installation, user rights suffice.
– Open Network and Dial-up Connections in Control Panel.
– Click Local Area Connection (or the active connection to the Internet)
– Click the File menu, and then click Properties, or click the Properties button.
– In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, click Install.
– Select “Protocol”, and then click “Add”
– Click “Have disk”.
– Browse to the folder where you unzipped files “B2Win2k.inf” and the Windows 2000 version of the “B2ETHER.SYS” driver. Click OK.
– Select “Basilisk II Ethernet driver” from the list and click OK.
– Close the dialog. Wait until the binding analysis is complete,
– Reboot the computer (recommended).
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Tab Disk: Load the empty hard disk image into the Installed Disk panel. The disk should be created previously using HFVExplorer.
Depending on the type of the installation CD image, you may be able to mount it directly in the Disk tab or you have to mount it via a separate tool such as DAEMON tools and configure it in the CD tab.
If the installation media is on CD, configure it to boot from the emulated CD-ROM. Else choose “boot from first bootable media”
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4. Now double-click BasiliskII.exe to start the emulated Mac. By default it will start in full-screen. You can also configure a custom screen resolution in the Screen tab. Press Alt-Enter to switch between full-screen and windowed mode. Double click on Mac OS Install icon to start the installation.
5. Follow the on screen instruction and continue installing. When completed, shut down the Mac, open Basilisk configuration panel again and remove the emulated CD-ROM. Configure the Mac to boot from the first bootable volume and you’ll be able to boot up Mac OS 8
Basilisk can only run up to System 8. To run up to System 9.0.4, you’ll need SheepShaver. Detailed instructions are available here.
On a side note, System 9.1 is available as free update for System 9.0.4 users. However, it cannot be installed on the Mac emulated by SheepShaver. If you attempt to do so, the installation will continue flawlessly but the system won’t be able to boot after a restart. The error message says “Incompatible processor”. In fact, System 9.0.4 is the last version of classic Mac OS that can be emulated on a PC. The newer PearPC emulator can only support OS X onwards.
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Also, if SheepShaver is running but not having focus (e.g. you run SheepShaver in the background while using other applications), very often the mouse cursor would move to the top left of the screen. There is no known fix for this.