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Mac OS 9
Mac OS 9 · Classic Mac OS
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Identifiers
| Order number | Mac OS 9 |
Reference
| Original price | $99 |
| Announced | 1999-10-23 |
| Discontinued | 2001-12-05 |
| Design era | Classic Mac OS |
Configurations
| Colors | — |
| Publisher | Apple Computer, Inc. |
| Release version | 9.0 → 9.2.2 |
| Media | CD-ROM |
| Copy protection | Installer serial required for retail |
| Target OS / hardware | Any PowerPC Mac (some 68k for 9.0) |
| Removable media | CD-ROM |
Known quirks
- Final Classic Mac OS — Jobs famously killed it on stage at WWDC 2002
- 9.2.2 is the recommended running target for vintage PowerPC collectors
- Classic Environment in OS X 10.0–10.4 lets you still launch OS 9 apps
- Retail box + CD + serial number card is the collectible set — box art is navy blue