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The article seems dead, so maybe it's answered there, but can't you install OS 9 in a virtual machine?
by boomboomsubban 6y ago
The article seems dead, so maybe it's answered there, but can't you install OS 9 in a virtual machine?
- monocasa 6y agoI've found that the PowerMac era of hardware is emulated at a 'technically works but pretty janky' level. Particularly when emulating OS 9 rather than OS X.
- stan_rogers 6y agoIt would need to be more than just a virtual machine, it would need to be an emulator. Different architecture, different endianness, etc.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoI'd say it's a virtual machine employing emulation, just different vernacular.
- Mikhail_Edoshin 6y agoThis was my first attempt, but a) SheepShaver doesn't quite emulate the experience, e.g. the mouse movements appear to have a slight lag, some icons don't draw, etc. and b) I didn't manage to set up network there and found no guide of how to get files to that VM in any other way. So overall I decided to just try a real machine and got it for around ~$50 in the local fleamarket. Tried Ebay first, found a great candidate (Powerbook G4 1Ghz/Ti, last model capable of booting Mac OS 9), but there was quite a few bidders and the price went up to ~$450, so I passed.
- iachimoe 6y agoFor me QEMU works very well for running OS9 on a contemporary mac. I don’t use it heavily so I can’t promise that it’s glitch free, but I’d recommend trying it before seeking out old hardware, unless you particularly want to run old hardware.