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Mac OS 8.5.x & 8.6

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Category:	Operating Systems
Year released:	1998
Author:	Apple
Publisher:	Apple

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Mac_OS_8.5.toast_.zip (315.43 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

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MacOS85_DE.ZIP (384.23 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

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MacOS85_ES.ZIP (371.08 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

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MacOS85_IT.zip (297.88 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

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MacOS85_Internal.ZIP (456.96 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

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MacOS851_MG.ZIP (346.80 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

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MacOS851Upd_WW.ZIP (45.34 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

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Mac_OS_8.6.toast_.zip (343.49 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

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MacOS86_update_IT.sit (27.82 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

#10

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MacOS86Upd_WW.ZIP (583.96 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

#11

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iMac85Inst_ES.ZIP (323.52 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

#12

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iMac85Rest_ES.ZIP (294.99 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

#13

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iMac85Inst_DE.ZIP (334.20 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

#14

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PowerMacG3BWCD.ZIP (420.48 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

#15

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PowerMacG3BWCD_DE.ZIP (444.14 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

#16

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PowerMacG3BWCD_CH.ZIP (457.47 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

#17

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PBG3SeriesCD_851.ZIP (478.22 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

#18

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PowerMacG4CD_86.ZIP (389.57 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

#19

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iMac86Instv1.1.ZIP (344.04 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

#20

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iMac86Restv1.1.ZIP (291.94 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

#21

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PBG3SeriesCD_86.ZIP (439.23 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

#22

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PBG3SeriesCD_ES.ZIP (442.19 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6

Emulation
This app works with: SheepShaver,

Mac OS 8.5 to Mac OS 8.6 CD install sets:

Table of Contents

Mac OS 8.5
International Mac OS 8.5
Mac OS 8.5 Internal Edition CD-ROM
Mac OS 8.5.1
Mac OS 8.6
iMac (233 MHz) Bondi Blue Rev. B CD-ROMs
Power Macintosh G3 Desktop & Minitower/Blue & White CD-ROM
PowerBook G3 Series (PDQ) CD-ROM
Power Macintosh G4/350 PCI Graphics CD-ROM
iMac 266/333MHz CD-ROMs
PowerBook G3 Lombard CD-ROM

Mac OS 8.5

CD-ROM scans Here is the Mac OS 8.5, retail version dated September 1998 (golden master date). It was the first Mac OS to only support PPC Macintosh computers with several new features such as Sherlock, Mac OS Help, Themes, and many more (see above). Mac OS 8.5.toast.zip: Mac OS 8.5 install CD-ROM image

International Mac OS 8.5

More International Releases are found in Mac OS Anthology '99 Disc 4

German CD Scan MacOS85_DE.ZIP Mac OS 8.5 Install CD-ROM image (German). MacOS85_ES.ZIP Mac OS 8.5 Install CD-ROM image (Spanish). MacOS85_IT.ZIP Mac OS 8.5 Install CD-ROM image (Italian).

Mac OS 8.5 Internal Edition CD-ROM

This is the Mac OS 8.5 CD-ROM special edition provided by Apple IS&T for internal use only. It includes the base Mac OS 8.5 installer with the guided way to install (such as unlocking disks, check drive using Norton Disk Doctor, etc.) as well some extra goodies that were exclusively available internally for Apple employers such as Apple software like AppleWorks 5.0.3 and HyperCard 2.4.1, several site licensed software such as Acrobat Reader 3.0, Microsoft Office 98, FileMaker Pro 4.1, and Norton Utilities 4.0, and other nice software. MacOS85_Internal.ZIP: Mac OS 8.5 Internal Edition CD-ROM image.

Mac OS 8.5.1

Here is the Mac OS 8.5.1 update, mostly system fixes to prevent crashes, memory leaks, and data corruptions. MacOS851_MG.ZIP: Mac OS 8.5.1 Install CD-ROM image (Hungarian [thanks Gona!]). MacOS851Upd_WW.ZIP: Built CD image containing worldwide Mac OS 8.5.1 Update disk images. Also included is the USA English. Not available separately, you have to download them all instead

Mac OS 8.6

Mac OS 8.6 is the update to add nanokernel support for Multiprocessing Services 2.x and later developer API. The CD-ROM version below will install 8.5 first followed by 8.6 update and other components. Mac OS 8.6.toast.zip: Mac OS 8.6 install CD-ROM image. MacOS86_update_IT.sit Mac OS 8.6 update (Italian); unstuff and run installer. More International Releases are found in Mac OS Anthology '99 Disc 5 & Disc 6 There's also the Mac OS 8.6 Updater CD, contains only updater and extras, however I have lost the CD image. MacOS86Upd_WW.ZIP: Built CD image containing worldwide Mac OS 8.6 Update disk images. Also included is the USA English. Not available separately, you have to download them all instead

iMac (233 MHz) Bondi Blue Rev. B CD-ROMs

This is the installation and restore CD images for iMac Bondi Blue Rev. B. The installation disc will reinstall Mac OS 8.5 and their components while the restore disc will restore the iMac hard disk into the factory condition. Currently only Spanish and German is now available. Restore Contents (Spanish): Mac OS E-8.5 with Mac OS ROM 1.1.5, Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01, AppleCD Audio Player 2.2, ClarisWorks 5.0Ev1, FAXstf 5.0, Nanosaur 1.0.7, Network Browser 1.1, QuickTime 3.0 folder, Sammy's Science House 1.0, SimpleText 1.4, Thinkin' Things Collection 2, Internet Access 1.2 and other extras.

German CD-ROM Scan iMac85Inst_ES.ZIP: CD image containing system software for iMac 233MHz and other programs. (E-8.5) iMac85Rest_ES.ZIP: CD image containing hard disk restoration image for iMac 233MHz (E-8.5) iMac85Inst_DE.ZIP: CD image containing system software for iMac 233MHz and other programs. (D-8.5)

Power Macintosh G3 Desktop & Minitower/Blue & White CD-ROM

Original disc image for restoring a Power Mac G3 Beige Minitower/Desktop or Blue & White, a new variant of Power Mac G3 series. It has the Mac OS 8.5 with the components required to install in Power Macintosh G3. Also included is the restore variant, which you can restore all software to the factory settings. Restore Contents: Mac OS 8.5.1 with Mac OS ROM 1.2, Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01, Apple DVD Player 1.1, Apple Video Player 1.7.2, AppleCD Audio Player 2.2, Network Browser 1.1, QuickTime 3.0 folder, SimpleText 1.4, Internet Access 1.2 and other extras. Note: The Power Mac G3 disc (691-2121-A) with the Power Mac G3 Blue & White (691-2078-A) have the same contents and internal part number. It will also install 8.5.1 itself.

B&W G3 CD-ROM Scan. PowerMacG3B&WCD.ZIP: CD image containing system software, hard disk restoration image for Power Macintosh G3 Blue & White and other programs. PowerMacG3BWCD_DE.ZIP: CD image containing system software, hard disk restoration image for Power Macintosh G3 Blue & White and other programs. (D-8.5.1) PowerMacG3BWCD_CH.ZIP: CD image containing system software, hard disk restoration image for Power Macintosh G3 Blue & White and other programs. (Simplified Chinese)

PowerBook G3 Series (PDQ) CD-ROM

Apple Macintosh Power Book G3 Series OS 8 5 CD RO

CD-ROM scan Original disc image for restoring a PowerBook G3 Series (PDQ) It has the base Mac OS 8.5.1 with PowerBook extras. Also included is the restore variant, which you can restore all software to the factory settings. Restore Contents: Mac OS 8.5.1, Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01, Apple DVD Player 1.1, AppleCD Audio Player 2.2, Eric's Solitaire Sample 1.0.2, Network Browser 1.1, QuickTime 3.0.2 folder, SimpleText 1.4, WebWhacker 3.0.0.10, Internet Access 1.2 and other extras. PBG3SeriesCD_851.ZIP: PowerBook G3 Series (PDQ) installation and restoration CD-ROM image (8.5.1)

Power Macintosh G4/350 PCI Graphics CD-ROM

CD-ROM scan This is Mac OS 8.6 for Power Macintosh G4 350MHz (PCI Graphics) installation & restore CD. It contains the base 8.6 installer with special installer for first G4 series. It also include the restore disk image complete with Mac OS 8.6 and other programs. Restore Contents: Mac OS 8.6 with Mac OS ROM 1.7.1, Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01, Apple DVD Player 1.2, AppleCD Audio Player 2.2.3, FAXstf 5.0, Network Browser 1.1, QuickTime 4.0 folder, SimpleText 1.4, Internet Access 1.3.2, and other extras. PowerMacG4CD_86.ZIP: Power Macintosh G4 G4/350 PCI Graphics installation and restoration CD-ROM image (8.6)

iMac 266/333MHz CD-ROMs

This is the installation and restore CD images for iMac Fruit Colors (266/333MHz). The installation disc will reinstall Mac OS 8.6 and their components while the restore disc will restore the iMac hard disk into the factory condition. Restore Contents: Mac OS 8.6 with Mac OS ROM 1.6, Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01, AppleCD Audio Player 2.2.3, AppleWorks 5.0.3, FAXstf 5.0, Nanosaur 1.1.3, Network Browser 1.1, Quicken Deluxe 98, QuickTime 3.0 folder, SimpleText 1.4, Internet Access 1.3.1 and other extras. iMac86Instv1.1.ZIP: CD image containing system software for iMac 266/333MHz and other programs. iMac86Restv1.1.ZIP: CD image containing hard disk restoration image for iMac 266/333MHz

PowerBook G3 Lombard CD-ROM

This is the installation & restore CD image for PowerBook G3 Lombard. It contains the base 8.6 installer with the components required to install in PowerBook G3 Lombard. Also included is the restore variant, which will restore the PowerBook hard disk into the factory condition. Restore Contents: Mac OS 8.6 with Mac OS ROM 1.6, Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01, Apple DVD Player 1.2, Apple Video Player 1.7.3, AppleCD Audio Player 2.2.3, Eric's Solitaire Sample 1.0.2, FAXstf 5.0, Network Browser 1.1, QuickTime 3.0 folder, SimpleText 1.4, Internet Access 1.3.1 and other extras.

CD-ROM Scan PBG3SeriesCD_86.ZIP: PowerBook G3 Series (Lombard) installation and restoration CD-ROM image (8.6) PBG3SeriesCD_ES.ZIP: PowerBook G3 Series (Lombard) installation and restoration CD-ROM image (Spanish 8.6)Compatibility
Architecture: PPC

Several features do not work in SheepShaver but do in Mac OS 9 such as Mac OS Help.
For PowerMac G3 install, while the installer uses the special code to detect the Power Mac G3 to install, it's possible to install this software in other computers .

Comments

by MikeTomTom - 2019, May 18 - 3:22am

Should these photos also be archived locally?

If you want to do this, please do, and add them to the page.

by Jatoba - 2019, May 18 - 1:36am

@Weboh To my knowledge, there were far more things 8.6 doesn't support than things that stopped working in 9. For After Dark, I hear there's an OS 9 patch (uploaded here in the Garden) that makes most of the modules work (some modules won't work in 8.6 either, btw, if they are old enough).

IIRC, Mac OS 9 added better multitasking and multiprocessing to the kernel itself (rather than having some Extension workaround) and 9.1 makes good use of MMUs (which is why SheepShaver is stuck with 9.0.4, for not virtualizing an MMU), while 9.2 added several performance and stability improvements that makes it unrivaled to any earlier version of Mac OS, including but not limited to 8.6, at least as far as I know. (Although every previous system version is lighter than the next, though that's made up for many times over by newer and more powerful hardware supporting only OS 9).

In the end, you might want to try experimenting with both 8.6 and 9.2.2, and see for yourself what works best. I'd suggest sticking to 9.2.2, until you found some app not working no matter what, then see if it works on 8.6, and then start deciding from that point on what to stick with (if not both).

by ASentientBot - 2019, May 18 - 12:05am

If anyone else can't see most of the images -- just change .org to .cc in the image URL and they show up just fine. Hope that helps!

Should these photos also be archived locally? Image hosters like this are notoriously unreliable (with the exception of Imgur, maybe).

by Weboh - 2018, March 3 - 12:27am

I have a blueberry. I do want 8.6 for better After Dark support (as I understand it, 9 wasn't really much better but it dropped compatibility for lots of older things including most After Dark modules). Is there an 8.6 CD on this site that would work with it?

by sfp1954 - 2018, March 2 - 3:18pm

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac_350.html
Minimum OS 8.6

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac_350_indigo.html
Minimum OS 9.0.4

I would just install 9.0.4, unless there some big reason you want 8.6.

by MacTouch - 2018, March 2 - 12:06pm

There is two different iMac @ 350 MHz. To distinguish them easily, they comes in different colors. Is your iMac slot loading is "Indigo" or "Blueberry" ? The minimum system requirements is different also for them...

by Weboh - 2018, March 1 - 4:02pm

I have a 350 MHz slot loading one. Will any of these discs work with it?

by MacTouch - 2018, March 1 - 1:22pm

So, what kind of iMac have u got ? I mean what specifications can u give about ? At least, some iMac can run 8.1 (rev. B) or 8.5 or 8.5.1 (rev. C & D). I talk only about the first ones, not slot-loading...

by Weboh - 2018, March 1 - 2:36am

The earliest version of Mac OS my iMac can run is 8.6 though. Can someone else verify that they can boot from that image (maybe write it using a classic mac and see if that fixes it)?

by MacTouch - 2018, March 1 - 12:23am

Perhaps the image u downloaded is not bootable. Instead of, u can DL Mac OS 8.5 on that link above, but of course, u need to update manually to 8.6, then... The archive there is a bin/cue image, so, I don't really think it could be a problem with ImgBurn & Windows.

by Weboh - 2018, February 28 - 5:30pm

Thanks for the fast reply. I was able to use imgburn to burn the disc but it wasn't bootable. I've gone through 3 different discs using different programs trying to make it bootable. Is there a way to do this from Windows, or should I just buy a copy of the CD?

by MacTouch - 2018, February 28 - 2:12pm

You can use ImgBurn to do the task. Just rename the ".toast" images to ".iso" before burning them (don't open or mount them before this).

by Weboh - 2018, February 28 - 12:29am

How can I write a bootable copy using Windows? I don't have an old mac with a CD burner.

by MacTouch - 2017, December 13 - 11:07pm

It seems that Apple still support very old systems :

Mac OS 8.6 Update

Well, curious, but why not...

by supernova777 - 2015, March 10 - 11:38am

please someone upload the ibook g3 install/restore discs
iBook package 600-7604A 77.1. iBook Software Install, SSW version 8.6, 691-2448-A 77.2. iBook Software Restore, SSW version 8.6, 691-2449-A

by supernova777 - 2014, October 7 - 8:17am

http://www.mediafire.com/download/it4f1abmazcfupv/sawtooth_8.6_restore&I...
download the mac os 8.6 installer here - this is *FOR AGP SAWTOOTH MACHINES ONLY* (with agp graphics + 4 ram slots, + internal firewire port)
it allows u to install mac os 8.6 on this machine that would otherwise require the 9.0 retail cd
or there is another install/restore for the sawtooth of 9.02 - which i ordered from ebay - and am providing for you now!
http://www.mediafire.com/download/23ny26xff4fgpq4/sawtooth_9.0.2_install...
http://www.mediafire.com/download/ua81auda87c2ffz/sawtooth_9.0.2_restore...
i reccommend the restore! it works fast + great
dont use v9.0.4 installer on a sawtooth because these installers were opimtized for the gigabit ethernet mystic model which has a very different motherboard, if u use 9.0.4 on a sawtooth you'll likely experience many crashes + weirdness because of this... but its a non issue, because ive just provided you here with the 100% proper install discs for the sawtooth! good luck! + happy mac'ing;)

by supernova777 - 2014, September 29 - 4:23pm

does anyone know what the 8.6 version for the AGP sawtooth looked like?
was it visually identical to this 8.6 version for the YIKES?
(shown above in grey/blue as "Power Macintosh G4/350 PCI Graphics CD-ROM")

by supernova777 - 2014, September 27 - 7:34am

http://macintoshgarden.org/sites/macintoshgarden.org/files/apps/PowerMac...
this file is for YIKES PCI Graphics g4's *ONLY*
i have a SAWTOOTH AGP and i tried to install this and it wouldnt let me run the installer
telling me my computer is not supported by this program.

by DavidMon - 2014, July 16 - 11:38am

i found it.

it was ok

by DavidMon - 2014, July 12 - 4:25am

there is no imac g3 333mz (or 233)

can someone upload it?

by gamemaster14 - 2013, August 22 - 4:31am

I was looking for the Mac G3 Blue and White Image, if you could provide one I would really appreciate it.

by grawlix.computing - 2013, August 7 - 4:09pm

So, do you have an image of the "B&W G3 CD-ROM" listed above? I have that disc if you need it.

by Hugibert - 2013, January 28 - 7:52pm

I have an image of the G4-version of Mac OS 8.6 (German). If anyone wants to mirror it, I can give it to him.

by Fortuna Wave - 2011, November 10 - 11:05am

I will say one more time, PLEASE USE EARLIER VERSION OF STUFFIT!

by ultimateluigi987 - 2011, November 10 - 4:34am

Fails upon attempting to install: "Problems attempting to read the source file "Big System Morsels". Installation cannot continue."

EDIT: Fixed it, due to a bad expansion job... *shakes fist at Stuffit Expander 2010*