As noted by Knowledge Base article #106235, on certain computers, Mac OS X cannot install on a volume that is not completely contained within the first 8 GB of an ATA hard disk. MacFixIt reader Matt ...

A number of readers with older Macs and slow dial-up connections are looking for an easy, cheap method to obtain older versions of the Mac OS installation CDs - Mac OS 8.1, Mac OS 8.5, and Mac OS 9 in ...

The Basilisk II emulator can be used to run old versions of Mac OS 8 and System 7 on a modern Mac. Here's how to get started using it. Before macOS and OS X, there was Mac OS 9, and before that were ...

I managed to get my hands on a Mac Pro 3.1, and I'm wanting to play around with it. One of the drives is dying if not already dead. The system doesn't boot, instead it's flashing the folder + question ...

It's easy to make boot disks on old Macs for older hardware, but as the years have gone on, it's gotten a little more difficult. Here's how to make classic Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X boot media on ...