![]() ![]() 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).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. 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.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.For more on Mac OS 9, visit Mac OS 9 Lives.You may be able to purchase system software from Apple or dealers with old stock. 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).System 7.5 and Mac OS 7.6 introduced many new features and greater modernity while staying within reach of most early Macintosh models. I’m happy to report that System 7.5 and Mac OS 7.6 are the real deal. These versions of the Mac OS make connecting to and communicating with modern computers easy and convenient. They allow access to nearly every 68k-compatible application, and 7.5.3 and 7.5.5 are freely and legally available to boot! In this article, I’ll be talking about System 7.5 a lot, but I really mean “the various versions of System 7.5 and Mac OS 7.6” If you’re a fan of 7.6, please feel free to substitute it wherever you read System 7.5. Shiny New BaublesĬontinuing the evolution from Blue to Pink, System 7.5 includes several Macintosh firsts. ![]()
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