Mac OS X for PPC and PPC64 (OSX 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5)

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Publisher: Apple
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On: 2014-09-20 14:46:57
Updated by: that-ben
On: 2025-04-24 17:27:26
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Year: 2000

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What is Mac OS X for PPC and PPC64 (OSX 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5)?

Mac OS X is an operating system by Apple Inc. It is a conglomoration of NeXTSTEP, A/UX, and Mac OS 9. It is based off the unix kernel and provides compatibility with X11. It features a new theme called Aqua which replaces Platinum from Mac OS 8 and 9. It also adds the Dock as a place to launch applications (Not dissimilar to the underused Launcher) as well as some other features.

It started out on PowerPC processors but later transitioned onto Intel processors with Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) the last to natively support the PowerPC architecture and Snow Leopard (10.6) the last to support PowerPC applications on Intel-based Macs. All versions of Mac OS X that were made to run on PowerPC systems (with the exception of Leopard) had a Mac OS 9 emulation layer called 'Classic'. It allowed Mac OS X to run Mac OS 9 applications that weren't updated to run natively on OS X (known as carbonization based on the Carbon API). However, some applications and extensions won't work under Classic. One example is Final Cut Pro 2. Yet, 99% of the time, Classic was perfectly capable of running most OS 9 apps.

See also: Unofficially patched Mac OS X 10.6.8 for PPC

Important: To install Mac OS X 10.4 on G3's, use the Bad Machine or Unsupported G3 MOD Install CD 1 and on some G4 models, if it refuses to boot, first try the 2005 DVD version and second, the 4-CD set version.

 


Download Mac OS X for PPC and PPC64 (OSX 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5) for Mac

OSX_10.0_Internal.cdr_.sit
(462.25 MiB / 484.7 MB)
Mac OS X 10.0 Internal release / CDR image, compressed w/ Stuffit
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Mac_OS_X_Public_Beta_CD.dmg_.zip
(390.03 MiB / 408.98 MB)
Mac OS X 10.0 Public Beta / DMG image, zipped
1021 / 2014-09-20 / 2017-08-12 / c450ae14be3ffd930e80741519ba5695de61a35a / /
Mac_OS_X_Cheetah_CD.dmg_.zip
(433.46 MiB / 454.52 MB)
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah / DMG image, zipped
3670 / 2014-09-20 / 2017-08-12 / 6c14eddbf76a858b3b5477ae96a75d6e0b2b77b4 / /
Mac_OS_X_Release_Candidate.zip
(578.23 MiB / 606.32 MB)
/ Zipped
256 / 2015-08-14 / 2b19dfe5707cfe847c57ebad96dbfcd3530a6d85 / /
MacOS_10_0_3.toast_.sit
(429.25 MiB / 450.1 MB)
Mac OS X 10.0.3 Cheetah / Toast image, compressed w/ Stuffit
792 / 2014-09-20 / 2017-08-12 / a092a321acf1419eb9c665fbb1225770dd88db5a / /
Combo10_0_4.dmg_.zip
(19.13 MiB / 20.06 MB)
Mac OS X 10.0.4 Cheetah / DMG image, zipped
1342 / 2014-09-20 / 2017-08-12 / 461492f1a7c6eb49b8f760b4785a54497523bd12 / /
MacOS_10_1.toast_.sit
(476.89 MiB / 500.05 MB)
Mac OS X 10.1 Puma / Toast image, compressed w/ Stuffit
1018 / 2014-09-20 / 2017-08-12 / d8d3018841f5aeabf839de8b98983c2f5d3ec7f9 / /
Mac_OSX_10_1_3.toast_.sit
(502.28 MiB / 526.68 MB)
Mac OS X 10.1.3 Puma / Toast image, compressed w/ Stuffit
970 / 2014-09-20 / 2017-08-12 / 5bd55dc20ea35447a117b5fed4fe6f171aebddb4 / /
Combo10.1.5.dmg_.zip
(44.55 MiB / 46.72 MB)
Mac OS X 10.1.5 Puma / DMG image, zipped
1203 / 2014-09-20 / 2017-08-12 / 2e5d9069ad3c9c82c6fdb62c3558e6d308f07df9 / /
DTools_10_1.toast_.sit
(180.58 MiB / 189.35 MB)
Tools CD for Mac OS X 10.1 Puma / Toast image, compressed w/ Stuffit
193 / 2014-09-20 / 2017-08-12 / 6ab53ec780015c246a60e3fd867b978d876028f8 / /
Jaguar_CD1.toast.zip
(455.17 MiB / 477.28 MB)
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar CD 1 of 2 / Toast image, zipped
1067 / 2021-02-06 / 2021-02-06 / 81ec70fe3015eb4d883f115b223da5473d33e9c1 / /
Jaguar_CD2.toast.zip
(321.06 MiB / 336.65 MB)
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar CD 2 of 2 / Toast image, zipped
782 / 2021-02-06 / 2021-02-06 / 8ef2f66de86a39565f4aeafd61d454a81c1d5d09 / /
Jaguar_Update.toast_.sit
(109.23 MiB / 114.54 MB)
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar Update CD / Toast image, compressed w/ Stuffit
535 / 2014-09-20 / 2017-08-12 / 8b28f3a597a4614bde7702facee88355cb6bfe26 / /
Combo10_2_8.dmg_.zip
(96.4 MiB / 101.08 MB)
Mac OS X 10.2.8 Jaguar / DMG image, zipped
1568 / 2014-09-20 / 2017-08-12 / 0a1206b3c099925ecd8355f4af8381b4eba354cb / /
DTools_10_2.toast_.sit
(278.14 MiB / 291.65 MB)
Tools CD for Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar / Toast image, compressed w/ Stuffit
333 / 2014-09-20 / 2017-08-12 / b41868bbff10514a1fe12814896a868801ef2f5d / /
apple-Mac-OS-X-10-3.0---disk-1.iso
(647.59 MiB / 679.04 MB)
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther CD 1 of 3 / ISO image
1190 / 2021-08-20 / 253134e059e8e8c2058b1ce0efb9e85362439b9c / /
apple-Mac-OS-X-10-3.0---disk-2.iso
(645.51 MiB / 676.87 MB)
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther CD 2 of 3 / ISO image
644 / 2021-08-20 / 0e79a10c2244fa9ddf0131d61dce62de7cdbc0dd / /
apple-Mac-OS-X-10-3.0---disk-3.iso
(647.59 MiB / 679.04 MB)
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther CD 3 of 3 / ISO image
564 / 2021-08-20 / 549756f5f192beff4f7085660aa66fe2b689a349 / /
Panther_CD1.toast_.zip
(483.15 MiB / 506.62 MB)
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther CD 1 of 3 / Toast image, zipped
2774 / 2014-09-20 / 2021-08-20 / e57245910e6cacb06d8f5ad5c1f7378c7f569973 / /
Panther_CD2.toast_.zip
(590.44 MiB / 619.12 MB)
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther CD 2 of 3 / Toast image, zipped
1934 / 2014-09-20 / 2021-08-20 / daddd22b886c408a3c1cc1d70e9a5f0257c4043f / /
Panther_CD3.toast_.zip
(192.61 MiB / 201.96 MB)
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther CD 3 of 3 / Toast image, zipped
1631 / 2014-09-20 / 2021-08-20 / 55d0bb9bf5d27f2ead48f770e2887f75d33a9fde / /
MacOSXUpdateCombo10.3.8.dmg
(99.25 MiB / 104.07 MB)
Mac OS X 10.3.8 Panther Update CD / DMG image
1022 / 2014-09-20 / 2021-08-20 / ff21e26e7720f2e965837f219b056d96cf085b1b / /
Panther_Xcode_Tools.toast_.zip
(580.15 MiB / 608.33 MB)
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Xcode Tools CD / Toast image, zipped
285 / 2014-09-20 / 2021-08-20 / ff7716c97f500c55b55abd2421fb8569617c97dd / /
Jaguar_Panther_Updates.toast_.zip
(627.45 MiB / 657.93 MB)
Mac OS X 10.3.8 Jaguar to Panther Updates / Toast image, zipped
247 / 2014-11-13 / 2021-08-20 / 3b042d78c6fe8987dabb5f8105ac46353562f288 / /
MacOSXUpdateCombo10-3-9.dmg
(113.41 MiB / 118.92 MB)
Patches for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther / DMG image
608 / 2017-09-11 / 2021-08-20 / f74f7e76e7a04ec623046934980edbba8c4798c4 / /
#1 Download from ARCHIVE.ORG mirror
#2 Download from MR: tiger-10-4-6-ppc.iso
(3615.88 MiB / 3791.52 MB)
(TO FLASH AN USB STICK) Mac OS X 10.4.6 Tiger Install DVD / ISO image
112 / 2023-12-23 / 2024-02-24 / 18d36ad44efc8976a541acf56a73a2f529f75a50 / 2Z691-5811-A / /
Mac OS X Install DVD Tiger 10.4.6.cdr
(3615.84 MiB / 3791.49 MB)
(TO BURN ON A DVD-R) Mac OS X 10.4.6 Tiger Install DVD / CDR image
540 / 2021-04-10 / 2021-08-20 / 62ef55eb6831182511715505d0d41984be73627f / /
Tiger_CD_1_(bootable).iso
(642.36 MiB / 673.56 MB)
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger CD 1 (bootable) for G4's / ISO image
7425 / 2017-09-12 / 2021-08-20 / da8060a9875b0f0c5b64700376154f6eb84bd198 / /
Tiger_CD1.toast_.zip
(433.84 MiB / 454.91 MB)
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger CD 1 of 4 for G4's / Toast image, zipped
3372 / 2014-09-20 / 2021-08-20 / dea65bbe34f319618b9e5bf2b8fdf22d1caadc42 / /
Tiger_CD2.toast_.zip
(575.86 MiB / 603.83 MB)
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger CD 2 of 4 / Toast image, zipped
3779 / 2014-09-20 / 2021-08-20 / 12aaf4a2e654adebd1df5bce3e610bddef4f31cd / /
Tiger_CD3.toast_.zip
(585.43 MiB / 613.87 MB)
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger CD 3 of 4 / Toast image, zipped
3111 / 2014-09-20 / 2021-08-20 / 1ee6541f137fb1ed96fd2c3185afcf396b8371ab / /
Tiger_CD4.toast_.zip
(171.7 MiB / 180.04 MB)
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger CD 4 of 4 / Toast image, zipped
2760 / 2014-09-20 / 2021-08-20 / f2389cd5b2221ba4614cf11553f7471474a01d1f / /
Tiger_Updates.dmg_.zip
(745.04 MiB / 781.23 MB)
Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger Updates / DMG image, zipped
1968 / 2014-12-16 / 2021-08-20 / d559f42d9619052aea428ee3acfad2a0934982c2 / /
Mac_OS_X_Leopard_10.5.6.iso
(7234.65 MiB / 7586.08 MB)
(TO BURN ON A DVD-DL) Mac OS X 10.5.6 Leopard Install DVD / ISO image
803 / 2017-11-25 / 2025-04-23 / 2d0d3fc6f648c0e1893731a62d65b6d9f9209588 / /
#1 Download from ARCHIVE.ORG mirror
#2 Download from MR: 691-6232-A,2Z,Mac OS X Leopard v10.5.4. Install DVD (DVD DL).toast
(8023.81 MiB / 8413.58 MB)
(TO FLASH TO AN USB STICK) Mac OS X 10.5.4 Leopard Install DVD / Toast image
892 / 2018-08-31 / 2018-11-18 / e8b04970d958a8ce7076bdd1c5a22608b453972d / 2Z691-6232-A / /
Single_DVD_Leopard_Install.cdr
(4481.74 MiB / 4699.45 MB)
(TO BURN ON A DVD-R) Home made Mac OS X 10.5.4 Leopard Upgrade DVD / CDR image
242 / 2017-11-28 / 2025-04-23 / e932005036f91d4dbca46415ac054264766a1910 / /
Leopard_10_5_4.dmg
(6580.35 MiB / 6899.99 MB)
(TO BURN ON A DVD-DL using Disk Utility) Mac OS X 10.5.4 Leopard Install DVD / DMG image
984 / 2018-02-19 / 2025-04-23 / bc1834571924bfff89e0149f8f53b0a09a15f8c1 / /
Leopard_10_5_8_Up.dmg_.zip
(755.67 MiB / 792.38 MB)
Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard Update / DMG image, zipped
1164 / 2015-08-14 / 2025-04-23 / 0dfa29a4f0de5a70dc344cc21f477fe37d738d42 / /
LeopardUpdates_0.zip
(742.64 MiB / 778.72 MB)
/ Zipped
81 / 2018-09-14 / 2025-04-23 / 8012de0169893f611f89cdab75a6b29fcf005b2a / /
iMovie2.toast_.sit
(166.08 MiB / 174.15 MB)
iMovie v2.0 / Toast image, compressed w/ Stuffit
169 / 2014-09-20 / 2021-08-20 / 8619b1838dfc759f5ae283095946a3de9c3e8834 / /
iTunes3.toast_.zip
(119.6 MiB / 125.41 MB)
iTunes v3.0 / Toast image, zipped
140 / 2014-09-20 / 2021-08-20 / ffe418439ad8825ab077ecae59ea19487ed76335 / /
691-4822-A_691-4823-A.zip
(1075.92 MiB / 1128.18 MB)
/ Zipped
5 / 2021-12-04 / 2024-01-05 / 7e25796b55d28b9d5162a99ea0a7f095eb1b4d42 / /
Java1.3.1Update1.dmg_.zip
(20.65 MiB / 21.65 MB)
/ DMG image, zipped
16 / 2021-12-04 / 2024-01-05 / 626ac964d225e8e64c1a791b054996132754ef3b / /
MacOSX_10_1_delta_upds.dmg
(81.74 MiB / 85.71 MB)
/ DMG image
32 / 2021-12-04 / 2024-01-05 / fafd0206d30f83d643e083937b86fc16f9637c18 / /
10.0.3_JP.toast
(573 MiB / 600.83 MB)
/ Toast image
7 / 2023-01-07 / 2024-01-05 / b4fbd56c1a09dcae2f81cc93023f0ab932835d45 / /
Mac_OS_X_10.0_Internal_CD.iso
(639.93 MiB / 671.01 MB)
/ ISO image
32 / 2023-12-23 / 2024-01-05 / 704f1b56e879050cd0faa4f53da9037d204b56da / /
iPhoto1.iso
(16.29 MiB / 17.08 MB)
/ ISO image
12 / 2023-12-23 / 2024-01-05 / 137a25a8dd270dde3a37e2b37326360f18d7cddd / /
DTools_10_1.iso
(239.94 MiB / 251.6 MB)
/ ISO image
3 / 2023-12-23 / 2024-01-05 / 1fa7d918e60b5fd59b322017b337664b74a70f23 / /
Jaguar_Update.iso
(647.29 MiB / 678.73 MB)
/ ISO image
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ISO_AutoTyper.sit
(4.07 KiB / 4.16 KB)
/ compressed w/ Stuffit
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March2001DevToolsCD.dmg_.zip
(153.73 MiB / 161.2 MB)
/ DMG image, zipped
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MacOSXUpdateCombo10.2.5.dmg_.bin
(81.91 MiB / 85.89 MB)
/ Binary encoded, use Stuffit Expander
2 / 2024-11-26 / ca8d6f763e34665c32ccc831187e83567a29835c / /
MacOSXUpdateCombo10.2.6.dmg_.bin
(81.65 MiB / 85.61 MB)
/ Binary encoded, use Stuffit Expander
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pantherappleint.cdr_.zip
(2564.69 MiB / 2689.27 MB)
/ CDR image, zipped
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Architecture


OSX Universal Binary



System Requirements

From Mac OS 10.0 up to Mac OS 10.5





Compatibility notes

System Requirements

 

10.0 Cheetah : 

Supported Computers: 

  • Power Macintosh G3 Beige
  • Power Mac G3 B&W
  • Power Mac G4
  • Power Mac G4 Cube
  • iMac G3
  • PowerBook G3
  • PowerBook G4
  • iBook

RAM: 128 MB (unofficially 64 MB minimum)

Hard Drive Space: 1,500 MB (800 MB for the minimal install)

 

10.1 Puma :

Supported computers:

  • Power Mac G3
  • Power Mac G4
  • Power Mac G4 Cube
  • iMac G3
  • iMac DV
  • eMac
  • PowerBook
  • iBook

RAM: 128 MB (unofficially 64 MB minimum)

Hard Drive Space: 1.5 GB

 

10.2 Jaguar :

Processors:

  • PowerPC G3
  • PowerPC G4
  • PowerPC G5 (needs special build)

RAM​: 128 MB

 

10.3 Panther :

  • PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor (at least 233 MHz)
  • Built-in USB (indicative of a New World ROM being present)
  • At least 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended, minimum of 96 MB supported unofficially)
  • At least 1.5 GB of available hard disk space
  • CD drive

 

10.4 Tiger :

  • A PowerPC G3 (use the Bad Machine or Unsupported G3 MOD Install CD 1), G4, or G5 processor running at 300 MHz or faster
  • Built-in FireWire
  • At least 256 MB of RAM, 128 MB can run it unofficially though (512 MB recommended)
  • At least 3 GB of available hard disk space; 4 GB of disk space including the Xcode 2 Tools, 2 GB for the minimal install
  • DVD-ROM drive (CD-ROM exchange was available; offer ended on March 20, 2007)

 

10.5 Leopard :

  • PowerPC G4, G5 or Intel (867MHz or faster) processor
  • 512 MB of RAM
  • DVD drive for installation
  • 9GB of available disk space


Emulating this? It could probably run under: QEMU




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