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Mac OS 8.1 Pismo
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Getting a Mac OS version that's older than what is supported by a machine is a very complicated task; in some cases far more complicated than getting newer-than supported versions to work. If it was easy, we'd have OS 9 running on every PowerBook G4, including all of the aluminium ones.
In theory, Mac OS 8.1 can run on a G3 Pismo, but the amount of system modification required to make it work hasn't particularly been considered worth it to tinkerers.
In theory, Mac OS 8.1 can run on a G3 Pismo, but the amount of system modification required to make it work hasn't particularly been considered worth it to tinkerers.
It's never been tried AFAIK. Why don't you give it a try and report your findings?
OS 9 does "run" on all the G4 Powerbooks/iBooks, some better than others.
The main drawbacks on the Aluminums are the tracpad and graphics drivers, also power management, lack of Airport Extreme and USB2 drivers, and lack of PMICA support.
Not possible as 8.1 is 68k, I believe - OS 8 was 68k.. until 8.5/8.6 where it was PPC. Nevertheless, not possible to run 8.1 without serious modification for it to work on a Pismo.. that’s like getting 8.6 to run on a titanium 1Ghz.. not possible nor worth the effort.. sheepshaver is the best way.
8.x is PPC. 8.0 and 8.1 are universal for PPC and 68k. The Power Macintosh G3s shipped with 8.0 and even the iMac shipped with 8.1 for awhile.
Also: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mac-os-8-6-goes-titanium.2172728/
That maybe, but my Titanium is the 1Ghz model, so how can I install 8.0/8.1 let alone, 8.6 on it ?
Because it's too new to run those OSes and I don't believe the same thing has ever been done for OS 8 as has been done for OS 9. I don't know if it could be done, all I know is that it hasn't been done. I'd estimate it couldn't however, given the under-the-hood differences between OS 8 and OS 9.
OS 9 is a little more generic support than OS 8, it likely could be done, but the amount of work it would take, I highly doubt anyone would take it on, given that most software that runs under OS 8.x will also run under OS 9.
Yeah, that's sorta what I was getting at. On the newer end that's the case and, on the older end of things, anything that OS 8 can run that OS 9 can't is generally able to be run on System 7.
Yeah I think it’s not worth to try it at all. I can use sheepshaver to run OS 8, 8.1, etc if I want to.