List of Apple CDs

[Anonymous Freak]

Just figured I'd list my Apple branded CDs, see if there is anything interesting to anyone.

Ones marked with an asterisk (*) mean I have more than one, and would be willing to sell it if someone really wants one.

Sorted by version:

'Plain' OS discs:

System 7.0 beta 4 (also contains disk images for 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, and 6.0.2 through 6.0.7, but, strangely, missing 6.0.6, even though the readme claims it's included. The insert is a 'System 7.0 Group Upgrade' insert, meaning that this disc was a beta copy of the "Group Upgrade" disc, which was distributed to businesses that had volume licenses. It's the only 7.0 CD I've ever seen, although I'm sure they actually did do the Group Upgrade discs after 7.0 went final. Also of note, it wasn't yet decided that the final name would be just "System 7". The disc says "Macintosh System Software Release 7.0 Beta 4", and the disc cover says "Macintosh System 7.0 CD-ROM".)

System 7.5.0 (Says "Macintosh System 7.5" in big red print as the 'headline' on the disc, and "SSW Version 7.5.0 CD Version 1.0" in the small print at the bottom. One of the only times I've seen Apple use x.x.0, see the next disc for comparison.)

*System 7.5 Group Upgrade (Says "Macintosh System 7.5" in big purple print as the 'headline', with "Group Upgrade" as the subhead in italic purple. "SSW Version 7.5 CD Version 1.0" at the bottom, note the missing .0. I have a bunch of these, at least one with an included "Before You Install" 800k floppy.)

System 7.5 Update 2.0 (Just what it says, "For system software versions 7.5, 7.5.1, and 7.5.2" in small print.)

*System 7.5.3 (Says "Macintosh System 7.5" in big purple print just like the 7.5.0 group upgrade, but has "Version 7.5.3" as the subhead. The small print at the bottom is just "CD Version 1.0" One copy of it includes the only Apple 3.5" disks I have seen in a sealed plastic bag, that are "Macintosh System 7.5 / Version 7.5.3 / Disk Tools" with one being for "68000, 68020, 68030, or 68040... with a SCSI hard disk." and one for "PowerPC processor, or a PowerPC Upgrade Card, or a 68040 processor with an IDE hard disk".)

Mac OS 7.6

Mac OS 7.6.1

Mac OS8 (I note that there is no space between "OS" and "8", like there is on 7.6, this disc is version 8.0)

Mac OS 8.1 (the top says "Mac OS 8", with a space between "OS" and "8", and only says version 8.1 in the fint print at the bottom.)

Mac OS 8.5 (I have two different 8.5 discs. They both have a large '8' in the center of the disc, spanning the hole, with a face in the center of the top hole in the 8, and a globe in the bottom hole in the 8; but one has a solid green background, and one has a funky textured green background.)

Mac OS 9.2.1

Mac OS X Public Beta

Mac OS X 10.0.3 (Actually from a restore kit from an iBook.)

Mac OS X 10.1 ("Up-to-Date" upgrade CD, not bootable.)

Mac OS X 10.2

Mac OS X 10.3

Mac OS X 10.4

Mac OS X 10.5

Discs that are computer-specific:

Centris 660AV & Quadra 840AV (System 7.1, same software as the 660AV/840AV disc.)

Quadra 660AV & 840AV (System 7.1)

Quadra 610 & Quadra 650 (System 7.1)

Power Macintosh 6100/60, 6100/60AV, 7100/66, 7100/66AV, 8100/80, 8100/80AV (System 7.1.2!)

*Power Macintosh 6100/60, etc, etc (System 7.5)

*Power Macintosh 6100 series, 7100 series, 8100 series (System 7.5)

*Power Macintosh 7200/75 & 7200/90 (System 7.5.2)

*Power Macintosh 7500/100 & 8500/120 (System 7.5.2, multiple "CD Version 1.0", plus one "CD Version 1.0.1")

PowerBook 5300/2300/190 and PowerPC hardware upgrades (System 7.5.2)

*Power Macintosh 7200, 7500, 7600, 8500, and 9500 series (System 7.5.3)

PowerBook 1400 series (System 7.5.3)

Power Macintosh 7300, 8600, and 9600 series (System 7.5.5)

*PowerBook 3400 series (Mac OS 7.6)

Power Macintosh 9600 & 8600 series (Mac OS 7.6.1)

Power Macintosh G3 (Mac OS 8.0)

Power Macintosh G3 Desktop and Minitower (Mac OS 8.1)

PowerBook G3 Series (Mac OS 8.1)

Power Macintosh G3 Minitower and Desktop (Mac OS 8.5)

PowerBook G3 Series (Mac OS 9.0)

iBook (Mac OS 9.1)

PowerBook G4 12" (Mac OS X 10.2.8, 9.2.2 only available as "Classic Install", not as a separate disc.)

eMac (Mac OS X 10.3.3, 9.2.2 only available as "Classic Install", this is form a 1.25 GHz eMac.)

MacBook Pro (Mac OS X 10.4.5)

MacBook Pro (Mac OS X 10.4.6)

That's all for now, I'll add the non-OS discs later.

edit 3/21/08: Since I just referenced this thread from a new thread, I figured I'd better edit my list: I now have only one copy each of OS X Public Beta and the Quadra 610/650 discs. I traded away one of my Quadra discs, and one of my OS X Public Beta discs got lost in the mail heading to another 68kmla member! GAH!

 

[slomacuser]

I would like to have Mac OS XPublic Beta, is it in slevee or it is just a CD media?

 

[Charlieman]

I would like to have Mac OS XPublic Beta, is it in slevee or it is just a CD media?

The public beta came in a cardboard package with a slim "manual" and IIRC a single CD. Given that it was "public" and anyone could buy it, genuine copies turn up from time to time. It is slow but interesting.

 

[Anonymous Freak]

To me, the interesting part is that there is no "Apple Menu", just a purely decorative Apple logo in the center of the menu bar.

The other trick is that the beta expired in (IIRC,) May, 2001. So you have to make sure you set your clock to a date BEFORE that, and turn off automatic date and time setting, or else the next time you boot it, it will reset the date to the correct date, and refuse to continue booting.

 

[Anonymous Freak]

Alright, here's my list of non-OS Apple CDs:

Apple hardware accessory CDs:

*CD-ROM Setup Disc (Ah, the irony of a CD-ROM drive that came with a CD-ROM titled "CD-ROM Setup Disc". It came with an AppleCD 600e, and has a minmal copy of System 7.5.1 that you would use to boot your computer from this disc, then it would install the drivers onto your hard drive.)

AirPort (one disc from each major hardware release of the AirPort base station, not going to list them separately.)

Wireless Keyboard and Mouse (That came with the original Bluetooth models, the new ones just make you download the update.)

Mighty Mouse

iPod (From various iPods, not going to list them all.)

Standalone software:

AppleShare IP 5.0 (And it's "Companion CD")

*Apple Internet Connection Kit (Version 1.1.5)

Apple Remote Access Client 3.0

*eWorld (Heh. "Now includes Internet.")

*The Macintosh Demo Games CD (Version 1.0, copyright 1992.)

The Macintosh Demo Applications CD (Version 1.0, copyright 1992.)

Apple CD-ROM Titles Sampler (copyright 1992.)

Apple Chronicle (This plus the previous three came in a plastic multipage "Compact Discs / CD-ROM discs to use with your Macintosh" folder that also includes half a dozen non-Apple CDs. I don't recall if this came with an external CD-ROM drive or with a Performa with internal CD-ROM drive.)

Every version of iLife that was available on CD or DVD in a retail box

The iWork trials

iWork '05 and iWork '08.

Other discs:

*The 1997 Apple MacAdvocate CD-ROM ("Demo" CDs from the days of the "MacAdvocate" program (duh) that says in small print on the cardboard sleeve "Runs on Macs and Windows PCs (no, that's not a misprint)." as well as a red banner exclaiming "Includes QuickTime Video of "1984."") I have a stack of MacAdvocate 'packets' from 1997 that were never handed out. Each one includes a bunch of marketing material, this CD-ROM, and some of the multi-color Apple logo static-cling window "slickers". (The kind that you put on the inside of a widow facing out. I have two of them on my car windows.)

Customer Services Support Information (a 1995 disc full of a bunch of "helpdesk" useful information, plus pretty much every software update available at the time. No System Software, though.)

Apple Software Volume Licensing Program Produce CD-ROM 94.10 (Apple's latest software as of Oct. 1994 for use by companies with volume licenses, obviously. Includes Systems 7.1, 7.1.1 Pro, and 7.5 as both folders and disk images; but the disc is not bootable.)

"Support Professional" or AppleCare Technician Software Recovery discs:

"For Power Macintosh computers before G3 - May 1999" (Includes Mac OSes 7.1.2, 7.5.3, 7.4.4, 7.6, 7.6.1, 8.0, 8.1, 8.5, plus software updates for just about any piece of software for any Power Mac; part of a 4-disc set, this is the only one I have.)

"For Power Macintosh computers before G3 - Aug 1999" (Basically the same as above, only newer.)

"For Power Macintosh G3 and iMac computers - Aug 1999" ((Includes Mac OSes 8.0, 8.1, 8.5, 8.5.1, 8.6; as individual "Generic" OS installs as well as divided up into installs for each computer. Plus "System Updates" and software updates for any software that might conceivably be supported on those computers in August 1999. This disc is bootable with Mac OS 8.6 as its OS. Part of a 4-disc set, with the disc above.)

"For Power Macintosh G3 and iMac - May 2000" (Basically the same as above, only newer. This was part of a 5-disc set, but this is the only one I have of this set. Despite its name, it also works on PowerBook G3, iBook, and the first gen Power Mac G4s; although Mac OS 9.0 was on a separate disc.)

As you can probably tell, I worked as a Mac technician at a large company in 1999 and 2000. The company went belly-up, I got to keep the software. Unfortunately, someone else snagged the "good" discs before I could get to them, including all of the "Apple Legacy Software Recovery CD"s, which have as their description:

Contents: Apple System Software (Mac OS) for all 68000 to 68040 based Macintosh computers, all Apple-branded Newton software, all Apple-branded Apple II software, and all Apple-branded Lisa software.

Gah! "...all Apple-branded Lisa software."! If anyone has any of the "Legacy Software Recovery CD"s, I would love to have one.

 

[The Macster]

To me, the interesting part is that there is no "Apple Menu", just a purely decorative Apple logo in the center of the menu bar.
The other trick is that the beta expired in (IIRC,) May, 2001. So you have to make sure you set your clock to a date BEFORE that, and turn off automatic date and time setting, or else the next time you boot it, it will reset the date to the correct date, and refuse to continue booting.

Ahh, is it not a menu? I had always assumed that the central Apple was a menu but just in the centre. Where are About this Mac, Shut Down etc on the Public Beta then? What happens to it if you open an application with a lot of menus, does it move to the right, disappear etc?

I do actually have one of the Public Beta sets (I thought £3 including postage for that and a copy of “OS X 10.0 instant-up-to-date” together was a deal worth taking – that is 10.0 but in the slim folder instead of the retail box, not really sure what that is, maybe if you bought a new mac just before they started shipping 10.0 with Macs you could order one cheap?) but haven't ever installed it as I don't want to screw up my G3 and it won't run in any emulators. The packaging and documentation included is very similar to the OS X up-to-date or the OS X 10.1 upgrade pack if you've seen one of those.

 

[Scott Baret]

I have eWorld on a set of two floppies! I got it in the postal mail during the summer of 1994.

Don't forget the different OS 9 versions. I have three OS 9 CDs, all of which are non-OEM. Two are 9.0.4 and the other 9.1. They all look the same except for the small writing that states the version. I believe the date on the 9.1 is also different.

 

[Scott Baret]

The OP mentioned the final System 7 CD for groups/site license. I just acquired one today. I haven't popped it in the drive yet but from what I've read in the documentation it includes the following

-System 7.0...contents are identical to the floppies but in one place

-HyperCard 2.1 with Addresses/Appointments Stacks

-Network Tools

-CD-ROM Driver (which sounds like it's compatible with System 6)

-Printer Drivers

-DiskCopy...not sure of the version but it's written up in the manual, it may be 4.2 or something earlier than that perhaps

I'm not sure if it has System 6 on it, I haven't looked at it yet. I doubt there would be any documentation on it, maybe a read me or two. I'll be playing around with it more in a few weeks.

 

[Quadraman]

To me, the interesting part is that there is no "Apple Menu", just a purely decorative Apple logo in the center of the menu bar.
The other trick is that the beta expired in (IIRC,) May, 2001. So you have to make sure you set your clock to a date BEFORE that, and turn off automatic date and time setting, or else the next time you boot it, it will reset the date to the correct date, and refuse to continue booting.

There must be a way to find the expiration date on the CD and change or delete it so that the installation doesn't expire when it should.

 

[LCGuy]

The Macintosh Demo Applications CD (Version 1.0, copyright 1992.)

Apple CD-ROM Titles Sampler (copyright 1992.)

Apple Chronicle (This plus the previous three came in a plastic multipage "Compact Discs / CD-ROM discs to use with your Macintosh" folder that also includes half a dozen non-Apple CDs. I don't recall if this came with an external CD-ROM drive or with a Performa with internal CD-ROM drive.)

Hey, I have one of those folders too! Mine came with my Apple CD 300, brand new back in 1993, if its of interest to you. I still have all the CDs apart from the Games one, but i'd like to hunt down another copy.

Anyway....

Operating Systems:

Macintosh LC 575 install CD (System 7.1 with Software Update 3.0)

PowerBook 1400 install CD (System 7.6.1)

Power Mac 5500 install CD (Mac OS 8.0)

Mac OS 8.0 (for the record, mine has a space between OS and 8)

AppleAssist Apple Software Updates Volume 5 (includes Mac OS 8.1)

Mac OS 8.5

iMac Software Install (OS 8.6)

iMac Software Restore (once again, 8.6)

Mac OS 9

Mac OS 9.2.1

Mac OS 9.2.1 Update CD

Mac OS X 10.1.3

Mac OS X 10.2.0

MacBook Software Install Disc 1 (10.5.0)

MacBook Software Install Disc 2

Others:

June 1996 edition of Apple Service Source 2.0, has all Apple Service Manuals in PDF format for all Apple products made up until June 1996

All the CDs in that folder you mentioned before

Mac OS 8.5 Demo CD

iPod (from a 4G iPod, has iTunes 4.6 or 4.7, IIRC)

Apple Internet Connection Kit 2.0

 

[slomacuser]

Anonymous Freak, what did you decided about sending the OS X Beta? You are not answering the PMs ...

 

[Hulotte]

A very huge list of cds !!!!!!!

Regarding this, does anybody have "Developer CD Series" ?

I'm seeking "Developer CD Series Volume I" or at least a scan of the cd and the cd cover.

 

[slomacuser]

Mac OS X Developer Preview 1

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Mac OS X Developer Preview 2

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Mac OS X Developer Preview 3

http://shrani.si/f/2f/Qj/1vOtnHEj/c1c712sb.jpg

 

[Realitystorm]

Customer Services Support Information (a 1995 disc full of a bunch of "helpdesk" useful information, plus pretty much every software update available at the time. No System Software, though.)

Would it be possible to upload this CD? I found the 1992 version, and I'm hoping that the 1995 version has a copy of Apple's Technical Information Library on it. I'm trying to track down the 1994 version of Tech Info Library Article Number: 14724.