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#MAC OS 8.6 MAC OS#

Using the Find Hex menu item, do the following search and replace:ĭISCLAIMER: Neither Leon Sargent, the pickle, this ISP, nor any other organisation take responsibility for ANY damage you do to your computer, your software, yourself, other people, or small, furry animals (or anything else, for that matter) as a result of this hack.

#MAC OS 8.6 MAC OS#

Paste the resources from Mac OS 8.5.1, replacing the resources with the same ID.Open the ' boot' resources, which will look like this:.Open the Mac OS 8.6 System suitcase with ResEdit.Close the Mac OS 8.5.1 System suitcase.Copy resources 2 and 3, highlighted below:.Open the duplicate System from Mac OS 8.5.1 with ResEdit.Duplicate your Mac OS 8.5.1 System suitcase and move the copy out of the System Folder.Install Mac OS 8.5 and the 8.5.1 Update.You know, like how JAG put OS X on an SE/30 because he could.

To be perfectly honest, while I haven't tried it myself, I can't imagine why Mac OS 8.6 is really necessary on a 100MHz 601 that's on a 25MHz system bus (Mac OS 8.1 is probably the optimal OS compromise for that setup in terms of speed and features), but hey, it's one of those "try it because it's there" sort of things. (Make sure you have a Turbo 601 before doing this if you don't, you'll just end up with a really confused Mac IIci.) Leon Sargent, a regular on the Vintage Macs list, came up with this hack, edited and HTMLised by the pickle, for getting Mac OS 8.6 to run on a IIci with the Daystar Turbo 601 accelerator. Turbo IIci Mac OS 8.6 Hack - the pickle's Low-End Mac FAQ