Mac OS 9 Isn’t Dead Yet…

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The final release of Mac OS 9 occurred 10 years ago in 2001. Mac OS X was launched that same year, and Steve Jobs symbolically buried his old nemesis in 2002. The old Mac OS survived for another few years, running on dual-booting G4s or as Classic mode under OS X until the release of Leopard and the Intel Macs.

Apple is a very forward thinking company, but sometimes you can’t escape your past. Some operating system releases have a way of surviving long past their expiration dates – Windows XP, anyone? Based on recent personal experience it’s safe to say that Mac OS 9 isn’t dead yet!

Recently I wrote about Reinstalling Mac OS 9 on a PowerMac G4 MDD. A client needed the older OS to run a pre-OS X version of Digidesign Pro Tools, and that Mac model requires a system-specific (non-retail) install of Mac OS 9.2.2. Obtaining and reinstalling this older software proved an interesting experience, so I posted the info online for other vintage Mac nerds.

Turns out that column has had surprising popularity. Many more hits than average, and I’ve been directly contacted by many people since that posting looking for copies of OS 9 to install on their old Macs.

Like my first client, a few folks are also running Pro Tools or other old DAW applications and looking to get things setup on a fast single- or dual-processor G4 tower. Professional audio software is not cheap, and many users have a slew of third party plugins in addition to the primary application. When OS X came along many systems weren’t upgraded due to the total expense involved, which means a lot of working but now incompatible hardware and software is still out in the field.

Another client who contacted me works for a national medical diagnostic company. They are using some lab equipment which has control software that only runs in Mac OS 9. A few QuickSilver G4 towers had been procured for installation but their IT manager couldn’t get a stable OS 9 System running on the machine. He needed to get a working setup going to replicate throughout their facilities.

Like the MDD the QuickSilver was produced after the last retail OS 9 CD was released, and some later models require a system-specific installation. As with the MDD, this was only available on the bundled Software Restore CDs. I don’t have a set of QuickSilver Restore CDs but I suspected that the liberated version of 9.2.2 from the MDD’s Restore disc would work on that model, and my client agreed to give it a try.

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Verdict: yes, it works fine. Sweet!

A few days later, I (fortuitously) inherited a QuickSilver myself, and confirmed again that this does work. However on my particular model I needed to disable the ATI Video Accelerator extension to fix a hang at the desktop after bootup. Ah yes, incompatible System Extensions, don’t we all have warm fuzzy memories of those (not).

What surprises me is how many people are still using a ten-year-old Operating System for productive tasks. A not-insubstantial set of folks still need (or want) to run OS 9 for reasons both business and personal. We know that Macs themselves are well-built machines that stand the test of time, it appears Mac OS versions do so as well.

One technical note for those trying to recreate an OS 9 system themselves: be sure to partition your boot disk in Apple Partition Map format with Mac OS 9 drivers. Drives formatted under Mac OS X 10.5 (or higher) will not contain these drivers and will be invisible to the older System Software. You will need to format the drive using Disk Utility in Mac OS X 10.1.x – 10.4.x and check the option to Install Mac OS 9 Drivers, or use Drive Setup in Mac OS 9.

Finally, a helpful tip from one reader about how to find those elusive Software Restore discs:

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I was at the Apple store today and while talking to my genius I mentioned my problem. He went out back and got me a shiny new set of system discs for my specific machine that they had hanging around […] ~~He also said that if one were to call AppleCare and explain the situation that they would burn a copy of the original system from the vault and it would be free except for postage.~~ This is an avenue I had not thought of and might be very useful to others looking for older install discs.

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Viva la Mac OS 9!!!

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Update June 2012:
Mac OS 9 for PowerMac G4 MDD has been made available for download via the Macintosh Garden.

Posted by Adam Rosen on May 15th, 2011 in Vintage Mac Museum Blog | 33 Comments »

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Man i just inherited emac, with os 9
Thanks for making this file available. Has anyone been successful using it to run Classic on a G5 (late 2005) running Tiger? If so, is there any difference in install instructions? If I am running it as Classic, is the OS X format for the hard disk OK??
Having MS I can still use a lot of old apps.
Old and simple. OS 8.6 ~ 7.1
I have been running OS9.2.2 on a G4 125 Single.
I also have a dual G4 1.4? but no original disks. Running OSX10.5 happily.
A nice dual 1.6 Mhz Sonnet upgrade unused sitting in it’s box but no energy or will to install it.
Adobe Pagmeaker 4.2 -6.5 Fantastic ~ Aldus Pagemaker from version 2. Adobe illustrator 6 or 8 I think Claris works 2 or 4
All sorts of HTML stuff as well ~ even BASIC
Heidelberg SCSI scanner and linotype pro software. Old flight sims with serial joysticks.
I have some very old flying apps designed for mac classics and up to 9600 macs.
Sadly no Microsoft fly.
What do I keep and what do I get rid of.
Do I keep the Quadra 900 with some old Server software in UNIX ? Centris ~ Quadras LC475 with either net and running OS9
Do I keep old G3’s ?
Do I keep a 9600 200MP ? ~ 300 Mhz with G4 /1000 upgrade cards and USB
OS7.5.5 native with a large 64 or 128mb graphics ~ and the 8600 with video capture.
I have some brilliant Heavy duty Laser printers with very low milage. Loads of toner.
Old Epson 900 serial printers.
Yes I enjoyed the simple life.
But to much stuff :-((((
Just to say that the Mac Garden links for OS 9 are mostly dead, I myself have had problems, firstly for a full install on a late MDD, and more recently to set up Sheepshaver. I eventually found all the necessary (using your OS general advice and building from there) and now have copies of everything I require for both, but getting hold of the originals is becoming increasingly difficult.
Many sites for both real-Mac and Sheepshaver now have dead links!
best wishes and also thanks for the advice which was very useful last year
Paul
I couldn’t get the Mac Garden links to work on several attempts when I needed them for Sheepshaver earlier this year, they were working last year for the MDD. However your link above IS still working today!
I just discovered today that a decent Sheepshaver tutorial and working links to an OS 7.1(?) startup image and a simple OS 9.0 image are also available at :
That extracted OS9Genreal DMG has been invaluable. I struggled for 3 days to figure out why every boot disk I downloaded, including the original machine disks, simply would not turn into bootable OS installation volumes.
Then suddenly it’s as simple as dragging and dropping a couple folders? Almost makes me ashamed! Thanks so much.
ive got a G4 quicksilver & the drive has started making f