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Mac OS 8.5
Mac OS 8.5 · Classic Mac OS
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Identifiers
| Order number | Mac OS 8.5 |
Reference
| Original price | $99 |
| Announced | 1998-10-17 |
| Discontinued | 1999-10-23 |
| Design era | Classic Mac OS |
Configurations
| Colors | — |
| Publisher | Apple Computer, Inc. |
| Release version | 8.5 → 8.6 |
| Media | CD-ROM |
| Copy protection | Serial number on sleeve |
| Target OS / hardware | PowerPC Macs only |
| Removable media | CD-ROM |
Known quirks
- First PowerPC-only Mac OS — cut 68k entirely, freed team to go native
- Sherlock web search, Application Switcher, improved AppleScript
- Boxed copies are uncommon — most users upgraded from 8.0/8.1 CDs for free
- Appearance Manager with themes — Apple demoed 'Gizmo' + 'Hi Tech' but only Platinum shipped