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As of the posting of this tip, the Mac OS 9 downloads on Apple's support site are not fully available.

This tip of a method of obtaining the downloads was suggested by sdfox7. Special thanks to them for decoding

how to discover old downloads.

Locate the support.apple.com website for the download. In the case of most of the system downloads for Mac OS 9, there is this link:

and

In event the link doesn't work, go to http://web.archive.org/ to find it. For this link, the example site is:

If you are looking for the 9.2.2 download, the direct link from that page is

Clicking through

First on the page you will find North American English, 9.2.2, 21.3MB.

When you right click, or control-mouse button the download link and select copy link, you obtain:

Edit this link to reveal just the file name and not the path going to it and paste it in your favorite search engine. In this case, the file name is:

Mac_OS_9.2.2_Update.smi.bin

Searching you'll find that this link has that download.

As it happens, the website:

has the download links for all the Mac OS 9 updates and others.

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You can use a similar method for many other downloads of older software.

As I also found out, .bin files even Mac OS X 10.9 understands. .smi files Disk utility won't open in Mac OS X 10.9, but it will convert to .dmg files.

If you copy the contents to a USB Flash drive of the same name as the dmg file (without the suffix), it can hold the installer in question and connect older Mac OS 9 machines to run the installer from. Just make sure the USB drive is formatted HFS+ no journaling, or FAT16 and under 4GB in size.

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The other thing to note, is that no Mac running Mac OS X 10.3 or higher supports the old style floppy disks of under 1.4 MB. The beige PowerMacs were the last that supported the 800k floppies with the single notch on the the corner. If you have floppies with two notches on either corner of the label, then they are 1.4 MB.

1.4 MB floppy looks like:

400k and 800k floppy look like:

Note how the 800k only has one notch for the write protect tab, and no other opening on the other corner.

The thread I learned about this method isLinks for Mac OS 9 Downloads are faulty!

Other older knowledgebase links can be found by this tip's methods:

Some of the articles linked to for these updates may refer to the old knowledgebase format which may yield links you can convert with archive.org,

as described below:

Note: the ii.net mirror that used to be linked to no longer exists.

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Mac OS 9.1 is the update for Mac OS 9.0.x users. It includes some stability to Finder, added Window menu, security enhancements, and more. This page contains downloads for Mac OS 9.1 series (with model-specific installers).

See also: Mac OS 9.x (Integrated Download Page), Mac OS 9.0.x, Mac OS 9.2.1 Universal, Mac OS 9.2.2 Universal

1. Machine-Specific Installers

Mac OS 9.1

MacOS91CD.ZIP: Mac OS 9.1 Retail CD-ROM image.MD5 Checksum: 232B183883D5ECD4952014D58CE2B85DMacOS91CD_DE.ZIP: Mac OS 9.1 Retail CD-ROM image. (German)MD5 Checksum: 7C9068B53853697AA8EAABFD9FF84CC6MacOS91Updt_WW1.ZIP: Built CD image containing worldwide Mac OS 9.1 Update disk images in French-Universal, German, International English, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Swedish. Also included is the USA English. Not available separately, you have to download them all insteadMD5 Checksum: 5627D5F395F7FA50FB406E02F6FFB814MacOS91Updt_WW2.ZIP: Built CD image containing worldwide Mac OS 9.1 Update disk images in Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese-Brazilian, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Not available separately, you have to download them all insteadMD5 Checksum: E46C572964465E21F0F747DA4799049D

International Mac OS 9.1

See also: Mac OS 9.1 (French), Mac OS 9.1 (German), Mac OS 9.1 (Italian), Mac OS 9.1 (Swedish) PowerBook G4 400/500

Mac OS 9.1 Internal Edition CD-ROM

This is the Mac OS 9.1 CD-ROM special edition provided by Apple IS&T for internal use only. It includes the base Mac OS 9.1 installer with the guided way to install (such as unlocking disks, check drive using Norton Disk Doctor, etc.) as well some extra goodies that were exclusively available internally for Apple employers such as Apple software like Apple DVD Software 2.5.1 and QuickTime 5.0, several site licensed software such as Acrobat Reader 4.05a, Microsoft Office 2001, Norton Antivirus 7.0, and Norton Utilities 6.0, and other nice software.MacOS91_Internal.ZIP: Mac OS 9.1 Internal Edition CD-ROM image.MD5 Checksum: 5F73BB6E569A3D83681B0E38CEE0E330

Machine-Specific Installers

iBook 500 Dual-USB

See Also: Mac OS 9.1 + X 10.0.3 (iBook 500 Dual-USB)

iBook G3 Series

This is the restore CD of iBook, came with Mac OS 9.1 and other programs, all in one hard disk image, which to restore from it's original form and contains bundled software like iMovie 2.0.3, AppleWorks 6.0.4, iTunes, FAXstf, Adobe Reader, and more. This will work for any iBook computers.iBookG391CD_Rest.ZIP: iBook G3 Series restoration CD-ROM v1.1 image. (Mac OS 9.1)MD5 Checksum: CE07B1AC5E8BEFA689E03192BF466F10iBookG391CDDE_Inst.ZIP: iBook G3 Series installation CD-ROM image. (Mac OS 9.1 German)MD5 Checksum: 620066B4ABD13E7C92750F584C4D85EE

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iBookG391CD_Apps.ZIP: iBook G3 Series applications CD-ROM image.MD5 Checksum: 3202C302459426E45A2A0167B8E90B02

iMac Summer 2000 DV Series

This is the install CD of iMac Summer 2000 DV. It includes the Mac OS 9.1 with Mac OS ROM 7.5.1 installer and some application installers like AppleWorks 6 and iTunes.iMacS200091CD_Inst.ZIP: iMac G3 Summer 2000 DV installation CD-ROM v1.2 image. (Mac OS 9.1)MD5 Checksum: 2A260DABF3845A862C479FC1BD632265

iMac Early 2001 Series

Install & Restore CDs of Mac OS 9.1 for iMac G3 Early 2001 Series (Indigo/Flower Power/Blue Dalmation). The restore image includes the base Mac OS 9.1 with AppleWorks 6.0.4, iMovie 2.0.3, Quicken 2001 Deluxe 10.0.1 and more. Later versions of restore image also includes Mac OS X 10.0.3.iMacE200191CD_Inst.ZIP: iMac G3 Early 2001 installation CD-ROM image. (Mac OS 9.1)MD5 Checksum: 4AD75ED58386F802C90F9411100E4F69iMacE200191CD_Rest.ZIP:

Mac OS 9.2.2 Universal Install - ISO CD Image G3s & G4s (Most ...

iMac G3 Early 2001 restoration CD-ROM image. (Mac OS 9.1)MD5 Checksum: 345154E169A6F6E17457B599E2966C22iMacE200191CDDE_Inst.ZIP: iMac G3 Early 2001 installation CD-ROM image. (Mac OS 9.1 German)MD5 Checksum: BD839AE3F50449C2A10E234C11F4AA43iMacE200191CDv13_Inst.ZIP: iMac G3 Early 2001 installation CD-ROM v1.3 image. (Mac OS 9.1)MD5 Checksum: 9DBDE06D9B9C45F22F0E5B0CD0A7533FiMacE200191CDv11_Rest1.ZIP: iMac G3 Early 2001 restoration CD-ROM Disc 1 v1.1 image. (Mac OS 9.1 + Mac OS X 10.0.3)MD5 Checksum: 96654F397BB4674F263FE37687176C40iMacE200191CDv11_Rest2.ZIP: iMac G3 Early 2001 restoration CD-ROM Disc 2 v1.1 image. (Mac OS 9.1 + Mac OS X 10.0.3)MD5 Checksum: 5AA7DFE7331C78E7781F9E57485B6BA5iMacE200191CDv11_Rest3.ZIP: iMac G3 Early 2001 restoration CD-ROM Disc 3 v1.1 image. (Mac OS 9.1 + Mac OS X 10.0.3)MD5 Checksum: 88D003E1ED7A10AAFDC1F4E329020CC5iMacE200191CDv11_Rest4.ZIP: iMac G3 Early 2001 restoration CD-ROM Disc 4 v1.1 image. (Mac OS 9.1 + Mac OS X 10.0.3)MD5 Checksum: ABFCFC5D225D138623E1B8E63B3554FCiMacE200191CDv11_Apps.ZIP: iMac G3 Early 2001 applications CD-ROM v1.1 image.MD5 Checksum: 6D76C098623F97A5489AE703A8A705D3

Power Mac G4 Digital Audio

Install & Restore CDs of Mac OS 9.1 for Power Macintosh G4 Digital Audio.PMG4DA91CD_Inst.ZIP: Power Mac G4 Digital Audio installation CD-ROM v1.2 image. (Mac OS 9.1)MD5 Checksum: 9D9176E02AB99C9FC6BDE484595929FDPMG4DA91CD_Rest.ZIP: Power Mac G4 Digital Audio restoration CD-ROM v1.2 image. (Mac OS 9.1)MD5 Checksum: 323F98034AAB0E5A29BDBB9EE35BF422PMG4DA91CDDE_Rest.ZIP: Power Mac G4 Digital Audio restoration CD-ROM v1.0.1 image. (Mac OS 9.1 German)MD5 Checksum: B597110624B4B9D1802259F829824051Compatibility
Architecture: PPC

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Mac OS 9.1 and later could not boot successfully on SheepShaver because it lacks a memory management unit (MMU). However, there are some ways to get 9.1 working on SheepShaver by hacking the System file or replacing the System file from Mac OS 9.0.4 and changing version number to 9.1 using ResEdit, but this may result in system instability.
If you are running a PowerBook 3400c, use the update without updating hard disk drivers.
For PowerBook 1400s, Password Security is not supported.
For 20th Anniversary Mac, disable Virtual Memory.
For Power Macintosh 6100/7100/8100, you need to install from the CD version, updating from 9.0.x is not supported.
Also, a Power Mac 61/71/8100/9150 with a third-party accelerator card will not install Mac OS 9.1.