We have covered SheepShaver before here on TUAW, the PowerPC emulator that makes running Classic a possibility on Intel Macs so, but we just pointed out that it exists. The good folks at UNEASYsilence have gone through the trouble of putting together a tutorial on how to get Classic up and running on your Intel Mac using SheepShaver.To find out what version of Mac OS you are running, go to the Apple logo in the top left corner, click it and choose About This Mac. From that window you will see the version number, processor, memory and chosen startup disk. Clicking Software Update will check for updates, and More Info... will open up an extensive list of everything on your machine.
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ERIC said 3:16PM on 8-21-2006
why would anyone need to run classic.....and if you do need to...you dont need to.
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Cliff Hales said 3:23PM on 8-21-2006
Oregon Trail of course!
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Brad said 4:53PM on 8-21-2006
Eric: I still run Classic. And there are some good reasons why.
I don't have the money to update my version of Photoshop from 5.5 And I don't want to pirate it. And there are loads of programs that are developed for mentally handicapped people, such as my brother, that have never been developed for OS X and still need Classic. So there are many reasons to still use Classic.
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pseudoprometheus said 5:05PM on 8-21-2006
Hm, those craving the "speed of the latest and greatest Mac hardware" with SheepShaver might be better off seeking out a G5 PPC computer. SheepShaver runs at 1/8th native speeds (a number on their wiki), and when looking at System Profiler, it says you have a 100 Mhz processor. I still like the app though, it's pretty nifty for those need-to-have programs or the older non-processor-intensive games that you have stockpiled somewhere.
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pseudoprometheus said 5:08PM on 8-21-2006
The slower speeds are when running SheepShaver on an Intel Mac, forgot to add that little bit.
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boss sauce said 8:36PM on 8-21-2006
sweet! now i just need
1) Risk
2) Spectre
and it'll be 1992 all over again!
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01 said 11:56AM on 8-22-2006
I thought my problems would be over when I got my mac book pro, finally my room mate would stop pestering me about some game called "Scarab of Ra" Little did I know there would be no OS 9 support on my intel machine, but Sheep Saver will be a life saver when I get home and off this PC they make me use at work. This game better be good... :-)
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