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3/13/01 - Apple's Software Licensing department send us a letter which states we must stop distributing older Macintosh OS System Software. We have complied and done this. No older Macintosh System Software is available any more from The Mac 512 User Group or www.mac512.com. As a convenience to our user group members we have a few pointers to other web sites which (I guess) can distribute them. Most of these web sites are outside of the U.S. Please use this list as a reference point. I do not know of any place that will let you download older System Software except for the two Universities listed below for those versions only. Thanks for understanding. G.

**** 99% of the System Software available on the net for Older Macs was originally downloaded from this site! We are proud of providing the first versions to System .85, 3.1.1 & 6.0.1 to the Internet to keep your older Macs working! Apple's Policy for distributing System Software is whomever they let distribute it. This means no individual, user group or company can without their permission. User groups used to be able to distribute System Software. I think the number of web sites not affiliated with Apple posting older System Software prompted Apple Computer, Inc. to have this stance. They have not provided to me any details. The final outcome is Apple Computer, Inc. deciding to eliminate older System Software from any distribution anywhere. Unfortunately you the older Mac collector has lost. Thanks to these renegade web sites!

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Due to Apple Inc. back in 2001 forbiding Apple User Groups from distributing System and application software. Below is a reference of what can run on what older mac models. These are not links to any downloadable software. G.

System Enabler Software

Color Classic Enablers:

• System Enabler 065 v1.1 - This will let you use a different logic board (like the Performa 575) in a Color Classic.
• System Enabler 065 v1.2
• System Enabler 401 - This will let you use a standard copy of System 7.1 with a Color Classic.

Guided Tours

These show you how to use your Mac and the mouse, some of the earlier tours originally came with an audio cassette.

System .85 / Finder 1.0 Macintosh Guided Tour (400K disk)

• System 3.1.1 / Finder 5.2 Macintosh Guided Tour for Macintosh 512Ke  (800K disk)
• Macintosh Plus/SE Guided Tour (800K disk)
• Macintosh SE/30 Guided Tour (1.44MB disk)
• Macintosh Basics - Most Macs made after 1990 came with this (1.44MB disk)

Software available from the Apple Software Center at (800) 293-6617.

• System 7.1 on floppy disks - Price $79
• System 7.5.3 - Price $35
• System (Mac OS) 7.6.1 - Price $99
• System (Mac OS) 8.1 - Price $99

These can be ordered by calling the Apple Store at 800- MYAPPLE (800-692-7753):

• System (Mac OS) 9.1 CD
• System (Mac OS) 8.1 CD
• System (Mac OS) 7.6.1 CD
• System 7.5.3 Disk Set

International System Software updates directly from Apple Software Updates Site

Due to Apple Inc. back in 2001 forbiding Apple User Groups from distributing System and application software. Below is a reference of what can run on what older mac models. These are not links to any downloadable software. G.

Macintosh 128K, 512K, 512Ke, Plus, SE (v2.0 and later); Macintosh II (v2.0 and later)
(A Mac SE and Mac Classic can run versions .85 - 1.1 as well, just be prepared to repair your internal hard drive. I don't recommend this.)

• System .85 / Finder 1.0 Macintosh Guided Tour (400K disk)
• System 1.0 / Finder 1.0 (400K disk) - System file version .97 is included with this one, there is no System file version 1.0 available.
• System 1.1 / Finder 1.1g (400K disk)
• System 2.0 / Finder 4.1 (400K disk)
• System 3.0 / Finder 5.1 (400K disk)
• System 3.1 / Finder 5.2 (400K disk) Includes ImageWriter v2.2 and LaserWriter v3.0 installer, plus the Namer application!
• System 3.1.1 / Finder 5.2 Macintosh Guided Tour 512Ke  (800K disk)
• System 3.2 / Finder 5.3 -

  For the Macintosh 128K / 512K (400K disk) This one includes the HD20 INIT!!

  For the Macintosh 512Ke (800K disk)

  System 3.3 / Finder 5.4 (400K disk)
  

  HD20 INIT (28K file)- This lets your old Macintosh 128K or 512K use 800K disks and the HD20 hard disk.
  (Add it to an existing boot disk.)

Macintosh 128K , 512K, 512Ke, Plus, SE, SE FDHD, Classic; Macintosh II, IIx (v6.0.1 and later)

• System 4.0 / Finder 5.4 (400K disk)
• System 4.1 / Finder 5.5 (800K disk)
• System 4.2 / Finder 6.0 (System Software Update 5.0) (1-800K disk)
• System 4.3 / Finder 6.0 (System Software Update 5.1)  (1-800K disk)
• System 6.0 / Finder 6.1   (System Software Update 6.0) (1-800K disk)
• System 6.0.1 / Finder 6.1   (System Software Update 6.0) (1-800K disk)
• System 6.0.2 / Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0) (1-800K disk)

Note: All of the components which make up System 6.0.x are pretty much the same. So if you download the System 6.0.6 disk, and move the System 6.0.6 file and Finder 6.1.6 file with the components from the System 6.0.8 disk. It will work just fine. Just a tip so you can use all of the System 6 utilities from one disk set with all other versions of System 6.

Macintosh Plus, SE, SE FDHD, SE/30; Macintosh II, IIx, IIci, IIcx, IIfx (v6.0.5 and later); Mac Portable (v6.0.4 and later)

• System 6.0.3 / Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0) (4-800K disks)  
• System 6.0.4 / Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0)  (1-800K)  
• System 6.0.5 / Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0) (4-800K disks)  
• System 6.0.6 / Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0) (1-800K disk)

Macintosh Plus, SE, SE FDHD, SE/30, Classic; Macintosh II, IIx, IIci, IIcx, IIsi, IIfx; LC I; Mac Portable

• System 6.0.7 / Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0) (1-800K)  
• System 6.0.8 / Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0) (4-800K or 2-1440K disks )
• System 6.0.8L / Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0) (1-1440K disks)
• System 7.0 / Finder 7.0 (8-800K disks)
• System 7 Tune-up 1.1.1 for System 7.0  (660K )

Macintosh Plus, SE, SE FDHD, SE/30, Classic, Classic II; Macintosh II, IIx, IIci, IIcx, IIsi, IIfx; LC I, II; Mac Portable; PowerBook 100, 140, 145, 170; Quadra 700, 900, 950

• System 7.0.1 / Finder 7.0.1 (6-1440K disks)
• System 7 Tune-up 1.1.1 for System 7.0.1  (660K )

Macintosh SE FDHD, SE/30, Classic, Classic II; Macintosh II (w/1.44MB drive), IIx (w/1.44MB drive), IIci, IIcx, IIsi, IIfx; Centris 610, 650 ,660AV; Quadra 605, 610, 650, 660AV, 700, 800, 840AV, 900, 950; LC I, II; Mac Portable; PowerBook 100, 140, 145, 160, 170, 180

• System 7.1 / Finder 7.1 - (7 -1.44MB disks)
• System Update 3.0  (660K )

Macintosh SE FDHD, SE/30, Classic, Classic II, Color Classic; II, IIx, IIcx, IIci, IIfx, IIvi, IIvx; LC I, II, III, 475, 520, 550, 575, 580, 630; Macintosh TV; Centris 610, 650, 660AV; Quadra 605, 610, 630, 650, 660AV, 700, 800, 840AV, 900, 950; PowerMac 5200/75 LC, 5300/100 LC, 6100 (60 & 66), 7100 (66 & 80), 7200 (75 & 90), 7500/100, 8100 (80, 100 & 110), 8500/120, 9500 (120 & 132); Workgroup Server 60, 80, 6150 (60 & 66), 7250/120, 7350/180, 8150 (80 & 110), 8550 (132 & 200), 9150 (80 & 120); Portable; PowerBook 100, 140, 145, 145B, 170, 160, 165c, 180, 180c. 190; PowerBook Duo 210, 230, 2300, 250, 280, 280c, 520, 520c, 540, 540c, 5300

• System 7.5.3

Due to Apple Inc. back in 2001 forbiding Apple User Groups from distributing System and application software. Above is a reference of what can run on what older mac models. These are not links to any downloadable software. G.

Please read the readme.txt files which come with these following updates to see what Macintosh computers they run on.
System Updates -

• Mac_OS_7.6.1_Update
• Mac_OS_8.1_Update
• Mac_OS_8.5.1_Update
• Mac_OS_8.6_Update
• Mac_OS_9.0.4_Update
• Mac_OS_9.1_Update

Apple Recommends: Any time you install Mac OS versions 7.6, 7.6.1, 8.0, 8.1, 8.5, 8.5.1, or 8.6 on your computer, you should use Drive Setup 1.7.3 to update the driver on your hard disk again. If you are using a version of Mac OS prior to 7.6, it is not necessary to use Drive Setup 1.7.3 to update your hard disk drive. Drive Setup 1.7.3 runs on any 68040-based or PowerPC-based Macintosh. HD SC Setup should be fine for older Macintoshes. You hay have to fiddle around a bit.

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