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TiBook_A1025_Restore_DVD.cdr_.001.zip (774.63 MB)
MD5: 207358643c5cb0127b5260ce5df7c409
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
TiBook_A1025_Restore_DVD.cdr_.002.zip (894.65 MB)
MD5: 6d5a61889b5b9054fe0a8c65f4712395
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
TiBook_A1025_Restore_DVD.cdr_.003.zip (871.04 MB)
MD5: fd815202befc1ecfc10283520c8d890e
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
AHT_1.2.3.cdr_.zip (8.08 MB)
MD5: 545f331cdb4bc29cb8e204f3df3dcb1a
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
AirPort_2.1.1.cdr_.zip (128.00 MB)
MD5: 413a4b511d09c9c6ef22ec50f03c73cd
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
Guides on emulating older applications
Software bundled with a TiBook 1GHz.
The Restore DVD takes three stages to complete the restore:
a) The first pass restores a vanilla installation of Jaguar (10.2.1) to the hard drive
b) The second pass installs the Extras application
c) Running the Extras application gives a checklist of additional apps and OS 9 to select from to install.
Most of the additional apps require Jaguar and no longer run once updated to Panther or later, so are of dubious value for most users.
OS 9 is restored to the same volume as Jaguar to run in a dual boot configuration. There is no installer.
For those who prefer to run a later version of OS X and would rather have OS 9 on a separate volume, I would recommend to skip the Restore DVD and download a separate OS 9 restore CD I have created from the TiBook Restore DVD here:
This is a bootable OS 9 CD and allows you to drag and drop the OS 9 files onto a volume of your choice.
Direct link to the CD here:
Installation Guide
The Restore DVD has been created in Leopard PPC and split into segments using Split and Concat v2.5. Zipping has been done using Leopard's inbuilt archiver.
1. Unzip and combine the parts using either Split and Concat, Ajoiner, MacHacha or The Unarchiver. Other apps may work equally well and hardcore users can use Terminal commands.
2. After the above you should be left with a single file approx. 2.6GB in size ending in .cdr. Macintoshgarden's server has renamed the zip files on uploading. If the resulting combined image file ends in an underscore, you might need to remove that.
3. IMPORTANT: Before you do anything else, lock the file. Right-click on the .cdr image and select Get Info. Tick the Locked checkbox. Done. Disk Utility has a habit of writing a few bytes to unlocked files that it mounts and this can render the image irreparably unbootable. Early Mac OS X images (10.0-10.2) are particularly prone to corruption in this way. For safety's sake hang onto the zipped files until you have successfully recreated a bootable image and tested it to save on re-downloading.
4. After locking burn to a DVD (preferably DVD-R if using a G4's inbuilt burner) using Disk Utility. I have memories of Toast creating coaster after coaster of Jaguar discs back in the day.
Architecture: PPC PPC (Carbonized)
Powerbook G4 Charger
Compatible with PowerBook G4 Titanium 867MHz or 1GHz (A1025)
PowerPC SoftwareTake a look at what's available. We are sure you'll find something to make your OS X experience better! Just click on the title of the page you would like to visit ;) | Welcome to the PowerPC Archive, we hope you enjoy your stay! |
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| OS 9 Software COMING SOONTo support the old classic machines, we will soon have a selection of software that will work with these OS9 Macs. Coming Fall 2016 |
Powerbook G4 Value
What Macs do you Own? We posted a poll to see what computer has the most votes. While a G5 may be a decent day-to-day computer, the G3's are vintage and still can do some amazing things such as being the jukebox at a party or a kitchen computer, or go to extreme lengths and use them as your daily machine! The list is a bit long, so why not fill the text here! Quite a few people still have Power Mac G5s kicking around, and quite a few people have iMac G3s around as well. That's our guess of what still has the most ground in the PowerPC World. The PPC Archive team ourselves has a variety of machines, ranging from iMac G3s, Blue and Whites, iBooks, PowerBooks, and G5 systems! Some, still have Xserve computers that they use! Crazy thought, a rack server as a main PPC mac, but hey it's still a Mac! All the computers on the list to the right are cool, and each one pushed Apple further and further into the modern world. No other PC was designed like the early 2000 Apple computers. Today, there is a boatload of all in one computers like the current iMac. All the laptops out there are out to beat the 'ultrabook' MacBook Air. Companies such as Dell and HP attempt to steal the design that makes the MacBook Pro what it is. People look at the Mac mini as a excellent home computer or to make a super cool TV Media Center Setup, or even go to the extreme and use one as a server for 30+ iMacs! All of these design terms were the same during the PowerPC era of time! At the end of the day, Apple is still the one to beat! |