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sir pball

(4,946 posts) Sat May 4, 2013, 01:08 AM May 2013

Rhapsody and NextStep on a MacBook

I was poking around online yesterday and found a couple of VMWare disk images...I won't tell you where to find them for obvious reasons but it's incredibly simple. Now I have NextStep and the ur-OS X Rhapsody up and running! I haven't figured out how to get networking working yet, so I can't make this post from one of the prototypes, but it's still amazingly cool to play with history (the Terminal commands from 10.8 work in DR2!)

Yes, this is technically illegal, I am pirating Apple software. Charge me!

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Rhapsody and NextStep on a MacBook (Original Post) sir pball May 2013 OP

I'm sure I would be impressed NV Whino May 2013 #1

+1 freshwest May 2013 #2

They're the early versions of OS X sir pball May 2013 #3

Thanks for the explanation NV Whino May 2013 #4

mini vmac for mac os x works fine for me in a emulator , but i wish i could run it in real time. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #6

Rhapsody and NextStep on a MacBook mashinmisha5 May 2024 #5

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

1. I'm sure I would be impressed

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Sat May 4, 2013, 10:09 AM

May 2013

If I knew what you were talking about.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

2. +1

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #1)

Sat May 4, 2013, 11:57 AM

May 2013

sir pball

(4,946 posts)

3. They're the early versions of OS X

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #1)

Sat May 4, 2013, 04:40 PM

May 2013

NextStep was the OS Steve Jobs developed after he was run out of Apple in the 80s. When he came back, he brought it with him; it was developed into Rhapsody which was the working name for what eventually became OS X. It was released for Intel, but that version was "cancelled" only to reemerge when Apple switched from PowerPC.

The interface is completely different, much more like Classic Mac OS, but much of the underlying technology is still there today. It's just some cool Apple history.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

4. Thanks for the explanation

Reply to sir pball (Reply #3)

Sat May 4, 2013, 05:02 PM

May 2013

Having just tangled with the latest OS, I would welcome back Classic Mac.

AllaN01Bear

(23,344 posts)

6. mini vmac for mac os x works fine for me in a emulator , but i wish i could run it in real time.

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #4)

Sat May 18, 2024, 05:09 PM

May 2024

mashinmisha5

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5. Rhapsody and NextStep on a MacBook

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Fri May 17, 2024, 03:54 PM

May 2024

Hey there! Yeah those old school OSs are super interesting to poke around in. NextStep and Rhapsody really helped pave the way. Just be careful not to go too wild west with any pirated copies - it's not worth the headache if you get caught. A lot of retro communities out there are pretty helpful for getting those older boxes online. Might be worth joining up and asking around before messing with outdated network stuff yourself. End of the day though, best to support the original creators if possible. Have fun exploring, but cover your assets!

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