I bought it… i wanted the physical disc so I could make a few hackintoshes.
It was only $29.00… I thought that was a weird price, but cheap enough that I didn’t feel the need to try to pirate it. I don’t think windows has been under $100 In decades.
Seriously? There are third party apps to get mac to install a newer os than Apple says it should. Similarly MS prevents installing on PC without certain capabilities unless you install a third party app to bypass. Birds of a feather.
Macintosh Garden has various OS install images among a bunch of other software. There are also preconfigured installations of Mac OS 9 for Windows and macOS in Sheepshaver with integration with the host system.
QEMU is also an option for running Mac OS 9. It can run the final release of Classic Mac OS (9.2.2), unlike Sheepshaver. It has overall better software compatibility. Preinstalled versions for QEMU can be found on The Internet Archive. File transfer in and out of the emulated system is a bit more involved than with ShespShaver, though.
If you just want to play around with these systems briefly and won’t necessarily be using them on a regular basis, Infinite Mac is a really cool project to emulate them right from your browser.
First two are right on, but I haven’t been charged for an actual software update on the Mac in 30 years.
IIRC, the last paid OS update for Mac was Snow Leopard around 2007-2008.
I distinctly remember seeing this comic many years ago, so it could be from around that time
I bought it… i wanted the physical disc so I could make a few hackintoshes.
It was only $29.00… I thought that was a weird price, but cheap enough that I didn’t feel the need to try to pirate it. I don’t think windows has been under $100 In decades.
tbh, microsoft used to charge for updates too. You didn’t get windows 7 or XP for free, did you (piracy notwithstanding)?
No, it’s more like, and update is availa…. Ooooh, your MacBook is no longer supported. That’ll be $2,500 please.
So, just like Windows 11.
Microsoft at least lets you bypass
You don’t own your Mac, Apple does.
Seriously? There are third party apps to get mac to install a newer os than Apple says it should. Similarly MS prevents installing on PC without certain capabilities unless you install a third party app to bypass. Birds of a feather.
Jokes on them, I just keep using the old OS and take the risks that there aren’t many malware’s out there for Macs.
We have a couple still running fine from 2008 and 2011
I’d love to know where you got OS 9 for free
OS 9 released 25 years ago. That’s technically less than 30 but I think the point stands.
Oh god
Macintosh Garden has various OS install images among a bunch of other software. There are also preconfigured installations of Mac OS 9 for Windows and macOS in Sheepshaver with integration with the host system.
QEMU is also an option for running Mac OS 9. It can run the final release of Classic Mac OS (9.2.2), unlike Sheepshaver. It has overall better software compatibility. Preinstalled versions for QEMU can be found on The Internet Archive. File transfer in and out of the emulated system is a bit more involved than with ShespShaver, though.
If you just want to play around with these systems briefly and won’t necessarily be using them on a regular basis, Infinite Mac is a really cool project to emulate them right from your browser.
Oh man! The games on that sight bring back jr. high in a big way.
Barrack and Power Pete!
That would be a hell of a trip down memory lane.
Do you know if any of them have Oscar in the trash can?
Arrr, we had the ships and sailors back then to make yer dreams come true, matey!
I’d love to know how well your 30 year old Mac runs the latest OS.
Agreed. Typically just buy a new machine when the first one fills up.
I just throw my laptop in the ocean when the battery runs out