Mac OS 8.6

8.6
Build of Mac OS 8
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ArchitecturePPC
Compiled1999-04-16
Timebomb
Works in
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Mac OS 8.6 is an update to Mac OS 8. This version adds support to the Mac OS nanokernel. It was released on 10 May 1999 as a free update, and is also the default operating system for the "Blue Box" emulation layer in Mac OS X Server 1.2, 1.2 v3, and Mac OS X Developer Preview 1. This build was shipped on Revision 2 "Blue and White" Power Macintosh G3 units. It is the last Mac OS 8 build ever released.

Changes[edit | edit source]

  • The setup wallpaper has been changed from Mac OS 8.5.

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