My Mac OS Collection

Very nice!!! I especially like the System 5 box!!!

That first System 7 box--is that 7.0 or 7.0.1? I know 7.1 came in a different box with a huge "7" on it. Also, is that the individual or the group kit?

Very nice. I actually never knew that versions of Macintosh SSW prior to System 7 came in a boxed form - previous to System 7, Apple used to give out the Mac OS for free.

thx, ... the System 7 is international (Z1) version 7.0 Personal Upgrade Kit on Double Sided (800k) diskettes.

Nice collection you got there.

thx, for compliments I updated it with System 7.1 (800k) box, Mac OS X DP4 and System 6.0.6 diskette and also add the localised screen shots ...

Not everyone belonged to a user group, which is where Apple allowed system software distribution until 1992 or 2001, depending on which way you look at it. (System 7.1 was retail-only and in 2001 Apple banned freely distributing older versions of the software--remember when Mac512 had to take their stuff offline?)

System 6 was also available in a box. I remember seeing it in old catalogs even after System 7 was out. I think it had the Scrapbook on the box.

system 6 was actually in similiar box as system 5, same design and graphic

Haha. I was fooled for a minute there. When I got to the thumbnail for System 6, I thought it was a retail box made like a giant floppy disk! Which would have been very cool.

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Very nice - Wish my software collection was boxed like that - at least they are still shrink wrapped.

Love the collection. Say, do you think you could put up some screenshots of the System 7 alpha and beta? :beige:

Right know I do not have a color mac that can run beta and alpha software, so I made a color screenshots in Basilisk emulator. The Alpha interstingly can not run in Basilisk but in vMac emulator whic one is B&W saddly... anyway I opened the system folder of alpha with Resedit so you can se what would icons look like in color mac. Interestingly there is Mac Plus color icon that was never used, and some others like baloon hlep icons were changed too.

beta ------------------------

http://shrani.si/f/2G/hd/1mx3YF0w/picture-1.png intro alert

http://shrani.si/f/1H/Tp/qzvJUSj/picture-2.png about baloon help

http://shrani.si/f/3i/z5/4Zam4mv3/picture-3.png notice the code name in special menu

alpha ------------------------

http://shrani.si/f/r/ep/1iEMJKPK/picture-4.png alpha alert

http://shrani.si/f/1G/RK/44kKG9XH/picture-5.png ATM

http://shrani.si/f/2d/OK/5OEdcti/picture-6.png control panels

http://shrani.si/f/3J/C2/25gy5uzv/picture-9.png baloon help

http://shrani.si/f/2v/kP/1lmBzaz5/picture-7.png circles instead of triangels

icons ------------------------

http://shrani.si/f/4/qx/rrns6rw/picture-8.png icons of alpha, interesting apple menu with black background, mac plus, extensions folder ...

Very interesting, thanks for sharing! Especially to see System 7 alpha....

Finally System 7 Alpha in colors;

http://shrani.si/f/3d/pl/1qOBcTL/picture1.jpg

http://shrani.si/f/3l/Qh/2lV3ALaJ/picture2.jpg

http://shrani.si/f/2S/10M/1kN3Y992/picture3.jpg

http://shrani.si/f/3o/ms/pa9by3z/picture4.jpg

http://shrani.si/f/1B/a8/1d20DG1u/picture5.jpg

Also I updated some items on my page (system 6 in box, a/ux tape and NeXTSTEP 2 OD)

http://www.freeweb.siol.net/jstarc4/Mac%20OS%20History%20Collection/Mac%20OS.html

I happen to have a OS 8.6 beta on a burned CD, but unfortunately some of the reflective stuff has come off, plus scratches, so I can't get any Mac to read it anymore. But I still hold onto it because one day I might be able to fix it!

You can't fix it. Once that reflective stuff is gone, thats it. That is what the data is written to.

http://shrani.si/f/1B/a8/1d20DG1u/picture5.jpg

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Picture 5 caught my eye. Fonts are in a separate folder, apparently in System 7 alpha, but that feature did not ship until System 7.1. Also note Access Privileges as a separate item in the System Folder. Thanks.

[Edit] What is CL/1?

The seperate folders inside System are interesting to me too, it was more organized then they used in 7.0 when all files were in same suitcase system file.

http://shrani.si/f/5/FJ/4gWtwa22/picture-3.png

CL/1 >> This is what is said when clicked on the extension and preferences files

http://shrani.si/f/C/u7/1AVHRv5b/picture-1.png

http://shrani.si/f/1c/9a/1I6GUvuU/picture-2.png

http://shrani.si/f/1B/a8/1d20DG1u/picture5.jpg

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Picture 5 caught my eye. Fonts are in a separate folder, apparently in System 7 alpha, but that feature did not ship until System 7.1. Also note Access Privileges as a separate item in the System Folder. Thanks.

[Edit] What is CL/1?

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You can't fix it. Once that reflective stuff is gone, thats it. That is what the data is written to.

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It's only gone in some small areas around the center whole, and (I think) around the edges. I haven't looked at it in awhile. Maybe I'll post a photo.

Problem is I don't know anyone else who has a CD like that, so I'm kinda miffed if it's trashed forever because it did work at one point and I still remember browsing around through it and looking at the files and demos.

Did you snag all that software locally (in your country) or did you get it from ebay US or Europe?

- Jaguar, Leopard, Mac OS 9, Mac OS 8.5, Mac OS Anthology, Mozart 7.5 beta, OPENSTEP 4.2, NeXTSTEP 3.1 this I got locally, other from US and Europe.

I want an image of the system 7 alpha or system 7.5 beta!

You want? Do you? I want too, a lot of things that will never get ... anyway things just do not work this way ... there was a river of blood to get this stuff and you want me to say, ok here you have it?

Here are some screenshots of another beta apps I found on diskettes

Life (by Bill Atkinson) http://shrani.si/f/26/13g/1AOL9cKR/picture-1.png

Rolodex (by Bill Atkinson) http://shrani.si/f/3X/cZ/44OZ4jtZ/picture-2.png

Mac OS 8.6 beta http://hyperfileshare.com/d/6eede037

Mac OS 7.5 beta "Mozart" http://hyperfileshare.com/d/c3fdf002

Nice finds! Bill Atkinson is my hero, always has been.

Thanks for the links! :beige: