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First two are right on, but I haven’t been charged for an actual software update on the Mac in 30 years.
I’d love to know where you got OS 9 for free
OS 9 released 25 years ago. That’s technically less than 30 but I think the point stands.
Macintosh Garden has various OS install images among a bunch of other software. There are also preconfigured installations of Mac OS 9 for Windows and macOS in Sheepshaver with integration with the host system.
QEMU is also an option for running Mac OS 9. It can run the final release of Classic Mac OS (9.2.2), unlike Sheepshaver. It has overall better software compatibility. Preinstalled versions for QEMU can be found on The Internet Archive. File transfer in and out of the emulated system is a bit more involved than with ShespShaver, though.
If you just want to play around with these systems briefly and won’t necessarily be using them on a regular basis, Infinite Mac is a really cool project to emulate them right from your browser.
That would be a hell of a trip down memory lane.
Do you know if any of them have Oscar in the trash can?
I’d love to know how well your 30 year old Mac runs the latest OS.
Agreed. Typically just buy a new machine when the first one fills up.
I’d venture some Linux folks refuse to upgrade because of fears of compatibility issues.
The nice thing is having the choice.
This whole thing seems inaccurate. I literally never get even remotely excited about a Linux update, it’s always boring stuff that means nothing to me. I don’t Windows updates because I feel like it delivers them in a big lump and lets me install as I shutdown, which is easy. Apple hasn’t charged for updates in well over a decade.
Nowadays I find myself checking changelogs to see what features they’ve broken and what AI features I now need to disable…
