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Architecture: PPC
Mac OS PowerBook G3 Series Install/Restore CD
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Download PowerBook_G3_Series.dmg
(631.65 MB)
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6
For Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6
Installation and Restore CD for PowerBook G3 Series Powerbooks.
Original CD -
This PowerBook G3 Series CD image contains a copy of all the software that was originally installed on your hard disk. You can restore the complete set of software to the hard disk (or make a copy on another disk) using the Apple Software Restore program on the CD. See the file “Restoring PowerBook Software” for instructions. Software version 8.6Compatibility
Architecture: PPC
For PowerBook G3 series Macintosh, it appears to be suitable for installing onto SheepShaver, too. It boots, installs and runs fine on my SheepShaver (with Old World ROM) setup.
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This one surprised me. i.e; It boots up and installs onto SheepShaver, despite the CD mounting with the CD name as "PowerBook G3 Series". I expected to see a "Not supported on this Macintosh hardware" message here.
As my SheepShaver is emulating a "Macintosh 9500/200" (Old World ROM), it appears that this can also be used as a universal Mac OS 8.6 install & restore CD.
A couple of notes regarding your upload:
Instead of creating a new page, you could've simply upped it to the page that you created previously for it, and replaced what was on that page with this CD image.
You archived this one as ".dmg", which is OK for OS X users mainly. Users of other OS's including classic Mac OS (its intended platform) will need to convert the .dmg to another format before being able to use it.
Otherwise, its a good copy of this installer/restore set & it works (perhaps better than) as expected.