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Repository for Old Macintosh Software

by the_dripper on 7/29/20, 5:27 AM with 26 comments

  • by sneak on 7/29/20, 9:55 PM

    Note well that this is not a public archive: it is a paid subscription site.

    This organization is profiting from the distribution of abandonware, which is unethical at best and illegal at worst.

    They’ve also started big feuds with other people who mirror the abandonware. I don’t recall the details but you shouldn’t be giving them any money.

  • by atribecalledqst on 7/29/20, 10:04 PM

    Does this site offer anything that macintoshgarden.org doesn't?

  • by w-ll on 7/30/20, 1:05 AM

    Whats the current best way to emulate a OS 7 machine, and pass in files from a site like this?

  • by whoopdedo on 7/30/20, 12:39 AM

    I used to get all my Mac software from an archive hosted at MIT. I can't remember the name now. Is there a mirror of it anywhere?

  • by barochoc on 7/30/20, 12:46 PM

    I’m glad I read the comments. Thanks for the information/links to other repository and abandonware sources.

  • by rasz on 7/29/20, 11:30 PM

    Year of release could use a from-to range selector.

  • by racl101 on 7/29/20, 9:46 PM

    Cool!

    Any version of this for modern MacOS?