Mac OS 8 Copland
Apple Mac OS 8 was another major overhaul of the OS from the earlier Mac OS 7. It added a new Platinum visual theme, a multi threaded Finder, better virtual memory, and many customization options. 8.5 and later require a PPC CPU. It was followed up by Mac OS 9.
Running MacOS 8 requires a supported Motorola 68K or Power PC based Macintosh (see the compatibility matrix), or one of the following emulators:
Basilisk II - Runs MacOS 7.x-8.1, emulates later color Motorola 68k based Macs.
SheepShaver - Runs MacOS 7.5.2-9.0.4, emulates a Power PC based Macintosh.
Other Mac OS Versions:
| 1.x-6.x | 7.x | 8.x | 9.x | MacOS X | All |
Release notes
Copeland was an overambitious attempt to re-write the entire MacOS for PPC. Instead of reaching a single completed release, the features of Copeland were slowly merged in to the existing MacOS product.
Installation instructions
Installation notes: There are no known emulators that will run MacOS 8 Copeland. To run it, you must install it on a supported Macintosh PowerPC computer.
Downloads
| Download name | Version | Language | Architecture | File size | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Apple Mac OS 8.0 (''Copland'' 8.0.B5) (SIT) |
8.0 (''Copland'' 8.0.B5) Prerelease | English |
|
24.59MB | 1 |
|
Apple Mac OS 8.0 (''Copland'' 8.0.D11E4) (SIT) |
8.0 (''Copland'' 8.0.D11E4) Prerelease | English |
|
24.67MB | 0 |
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Apple Mac OS 8.0 (''Copland'' 8.0.D7E1 A) (SIT) |
8.0 (''Copland'' 8.0.D7E1 A) Prerelease | English |
|
8.14MB | 0 |
 Apple Mac OS 8.0 Beta 2 [German] (ISO) |
8.0 Beta 2 | German |
|
392.13MB | 0 |