Hey all. I am running Virtualbox on the current version of Snow Leopard and am wondering if it is possible to install Mac OS 8 or earlier on a virtual drive. I have some old software that will not run on OS X and would love to have access to it again. I searched the forums for a good hour and did some google searches and have found nothing. Any help would be appreciated, thanks
Mike
Installing System 8 on OS X Virtual Box
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lokichaotico
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rpmurray
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Re: Installing System 8 on OS X Virtual Box
No. VirtualBox will only run an OS written for Intel processors and Mac OS 8 was written for PowerPC. You best bet would be to do a Google search for SheepShaver and see if that will do what you want.lokichaotico wrote:Am wondering if it is possible to install Mac OS 8 or earlier on a virtual drive.
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CorporalPig22
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Re: Installing System 8 on OS X Virtual Box
Actually, there is a Mac OS 8 emulator for MS-DOS called Fusion. Check these links to learn more (the E-maculation one has a DOSBox tutorial, but since DOSBox is technically an MS-DOS emulator, you can do it in MS-DOS too).rpmurray wrote:No. VirtualBox will only run an OS written for Intel processors and Mac OS 8 was written for PowerPC. You best bet would be to do a Google search for SheepShaver and see if that will do what you want.lokichaotico wrote:Am wondering if it is possible to install Mac OS 8 or earlier on a virtual drive.
https://www.emaculation.com/doku.php/fusion_setup_guide
http://www.emulators.com/softmac.htm