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BTR

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#315904 29-Aug-2024 08:19

Hi Everyone

Quick question for those that love old Mac hardware, I have been using/working with/repairing Mac's since 2002. Recently I have decided to start collecting some of the older macs that I like for their design ( iMacs G3 and G4, PowerMac G4 etc).

Is there a site anyone is aware of that has trustworthy ISO's of earlier MacOS X (10.1-10.5) I work mate has OS 9 disks so I am covered in that regard.

Or if someone has a stash that they be willing to part with I could be interesting in purchasing genuine media.

Cheers!

Behodar

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#3276537 29-Aug-2024 08:27

https://www.macintoshgarden.org/apps/mac-osx-mac-os-10-ppc has most of them. There are also the model-specific restore images on that site.

Rikkitic

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#3276539 29-Aug-2024 08:30

I have a battered original package containing Panther 10.3. It has been squashed and cellotaped together, but I think the contents are probably okay and all there. It is yours if you want it.

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nedkelly

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#3276590 29-Aug-2024 10:05

If you want genuine media I can have a hunt through my collection for you, I had quite a few disks from old Macs.

BTR

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#3276644 29-Aug-2024 10:54

Behodar:

https://www.macintoshgarden.org/apps/mac-osx-mac-os-10-ppc has most of them. There are also the model-specific restore images on that site.

Thanks so much for that, I have found everything I needed as well as creating a full local archive for myself.

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Blake R

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#3276651 29-Aug-2024 10:57

Rikkitic:

I have a battered original package containing Panther 10.3. It has been squashed and cellotaped together, but I think the contents are probably okay and all there. It is yours if you want it.

I'll PM you. Thanks

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Blake R

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#3282835 16-Sep-2024 21:09

I have created a netboot server with a whole bunch of OSX versions , comes in useful now and again.

Must get around to adding a few system utilities, disk utilities etc to them too.

As the song goes " If I only had time..."

Too many more important / fun things to do first