I will present the version that is best for each machine, based upon what I think the “average” user will require. Which version is best on which hardware is ultimately a personal choice that depends upon the preference of the user, the user’s other computers, and the task the computer will perform. ĭue to Apple’s “never say die” attitude about the Mac OS during the late 1980s and early 1990s, many of the 68k Macs can run most System Software versions between System 6 and Mac OS 8.1. Once the project or job is known, the Classic Restorer gets to pick the cream of nearly 20 years of engineering crops. That ultimate knowledge is one of the biggest strengths of retro computing. You can’t ever be taken by surprise at the introduction of a new killer feature or a crippling bug. While it’s very difficult to ignore the hum of newer, faster, better in the modern computing world, the vintage Mac user really has the option to choose.Įvery decision in vintage Mac computing has the luxury of foreknowledge. The choice of System software for a 68k Mac* is not so simple as deciding what software to run on a modern computer.
