![]() ![]() Perhaps you need to roll the clock back even further and run software designed for Mac OS 9? If you still have a Mac running 10.4 Tiger, you might be able to run them using the Classic environment, but this will only work on a Mac with a PowerPC processor. INSTALLING A GAME ON PLAYONMAC FOR MAC OS You can’t run the Classic environment on an Intel Mac, even if you’re running 10.4 from within Parallels or Fusion.įor that, you’ll need to download SheepShaver (opens in new tab). This curiously named utility emulates the PowerPC hardware so that you can install OS 9 – or even OS 8.īecause it’s emulating a different hardware architecture, SheepShaver needs to use the system ROM files from one of the older Macs. ![]() These are copyrighted by Apple, so you can’t legally use them unless you also own the physical Mac they came from. ROM files for various older Mac models are available for download though, so you don’t need to go through the rigmarole of copying off the system ROM from that old G3-powered Mac in your loft. Once you have OS 9 running inside your emulator – see the walkthrough on the next page for step-by-step instructions – you’re ready to install some apps.Įven if you no longer have the original disks for your software any more (or perhaps even a drive that will read them!) there are lots of apps that are classed as abandonware. This is a legally grey area whereby very old software that’s no longer available commercially is distributed for free by enthusiasts. It’s technically still software piracy, but the original copyright holder either can’t be traced or chooses not to enforce their copyright.įor software that’s 20 or more years old, some would argue that downloading it is an ethical act of software preservation. (opens in new tab) maintains an extensive library of Mac abandonware, including some classic games from the ’90s.Īpple’s Classic environment is an emulator of Mac OS 9 that was included with OS X up to 10.4 Tiger Installing old softwareĪlthough you can download apps directly from the web browser running in OS 9, you’ll find it generally much easier to download the files in OS X and then move them across to the emulated OS 9 environment. SheepShaver uses a shared folder for this purpose files you you place in that folder from OS X will appear in a virtual disk called ‘Unix’ on the OS 9 desktop. When you add a new file, you’ll need to close and reopen the Unix folder in OS 9 to see the changes. Most software you find online will in the form of ‘.sit’ files, which have been compressed using the StuffIt utility, and so you’ll need StuffIt Expander (opens in new tab) to enable you to double-click a sit file in OS X to expand it you’ll then normally see a ‘.img’ disk image. Mount these in the emulated OS 9 by adding them to the list of disks in SheepShaver’s preferences. INSTALLING A GAME ON PLAYONMAC FOR MAC OS.INSTALLING A GAME ON PLAYONMAC FOR FREE. ![]()
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