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Copies of Mac OS 8 flying off the shelves...
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Six years ago today, according to this article on News.com, from their 'Today in Tech History' section.
Man, that seems like so long ago. I can remember going to the CompUSA near my college and picking it up for my PowerMac 7200. 90 MHz.
Crazy.
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It was one of the best selling peices of software that year according to USA Today.
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I remember ordering it through a catalog and waiting impatiently for it to arrive. As soon as it showed up I ran downstairs to my Performa 6360 and installed it.
Things have sure changed since then.
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Was that really only six years ago? It's mind-boggling how fast this technology advances.
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I waited for 8.5. That was a good upgrade from 7.5.5.
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Originally posted by Nonsuch:
Was that really only six years ago? It's mind-boggling how fast this technology advances.
Seriously, huh?
I liked this quote:
"Apple says it has also worked to increase the stability of the system software--a program suddenly quitting won't force a restart..."
And I thought that bug didn't get fixed until OS X! 
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Ahhh...The memories! 
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OS8 was the first OS to really support networking and the internet well. It was the first OS to DROP support for the 68030s (GOD those were SLOW!). It was the first OS to give use the look that stayed with us till OSX.
I still have a copy...
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OS 8.1 was my baby.
How I miss her 
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Wow, that's nuts... wasn't even a Mac user then...
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I did pick up my copy of Mac OS 8 in the COMPUSA store..it was a good operating system.
I still have it anyway.
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Time flies... and i am getting old... ouch! 
I think i turned into a Mac user @ OS 8.5 (was there 8.5? i remember getting upgraded to 8.6 or something like that... anywayz...)
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I got a free copy of OS 8 after winning a quiz/draw thing at the Apple stand at Apple Expo 1997 here in London. I was only 10 at the time. It took a while to arrive, but it was free!
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Wow, I thought it was less than six years ago.
I remember installing OS8 on my 5500, and all the problems it caused... ahh, fond memories indeed.
*rebuilds desktop*
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My G3/266's original system disk is OS 8.1.
You can have it for $1,000,000.00
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I can actually remember having to shut one application down before launching another one... THOSE WERE THE DAYS...
I remember 6.06 thru 7.5...
Aldus PageMaker ROCKED!!!
My odyssey of Macintosh...
and if I ever get enough bling bling...
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I remember purchasing Mac OS 8 at MW Boston. Even picked up a T-Shirt!
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Originally posted by Kenneth:
I did pick up my copy of Mac OS 8 in the COMPUSA store..it was a good operating system.
I still have it anyway.
[shameful_admission]Got mine at CompUSA also, only it was 8.1 in my case.[/shameful_admission]
Yup, I still have mine, too. And it's waiting patiently on my Performa 6300.
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Yep, I found my OS 8 box last week.
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my iMac started out with 8.6
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I remember being one of the pioneers of the "Don't Pirate Mac OS 8" movement that happened within the Mac underground.
We all felt that Apple was in real trouble, and the lost revenue as a result of our pirating the OS could have put them over the breaking point. So a lot of us pirates actually got out our wallets and paid for the thing.
There were even Hotline cops, going around to the various servers and harrassing the admin of any server that had a copy of OS 8 available for download, trying to get them to join the movement.
Ahh..the good 'ol days...
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I ordered it from Mac Warehouse for my Quadra 700 (don't laugh).
I drooled over the box for days waiting for it to arrive. A few months ago, when I was cleaning out the garage, I took out the contents of the box and threw them out, folded up the box and stuck it in my "file".
I still like it. Something about it says fun.
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:krap:
Also, my first Mac OS installable from CD!
Before that was installing 7.1 from floppies and updating to 7.5! Ohhh.. The 7.5.5 download. On a 28.8. With a IIci. 
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Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
I can actually remember having to shut one application down before launching another one... THOSE WERE THE DAYS...
So you also probably remember having the entire system on a floppy. I used to love having to swap diskettes constantly. Ahhhh...those were the days.
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those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig."
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Mac OS 8.5
Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 10.1
Not in action: Mac OS X Public Beta and Jaguar.
No more purchasing Mac OS in retail after ADC.
I still have the Mac OS 8 receipt ..dated 26 July 1997.. Kirkland, WA COMPUSA... $88.88 (funny number)
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