Rhapsody and NextStep on a MacBook

[sir pball]

I was poking around online yesterday and found a couple of VMWare disk images...I won't tell you where to find them for obvious reasons but it's incredibly simple. Now I have NextStep and the ur-OS X Rhapsody up and running! I haven't figured out how to get networking working yet, so I can't make this post from one of the prototypes, but it's still amazingly cool to play with history (the Terminal commands from 10.8 work in DR2!)

Yes, this is technically illegal, I am pirating Apple software. Charge me!

[NV Whino]

1. I'm sure I would be impressed

If I knew what you were talking about.

[freshwest]

2. +1

[sir pball]

3. They're the early versions of OS X

NextStep was the OS Steve Jobs developed after he was run out of Apple in the 80s. When he came back, he brought it with him; it was developed into Rhapsody which was the working name for what eventually became OS X. It was released for Intel, but that version was "cancelled" only to reemerge when Apple switched from PowerPC.

The interface is completely different, much more like Classic Mac OS, but much of the underlying technology is still there today. It's just some cool Apple history.

[NV Whino]

4. Thanks for the explanation

Having just tangled with the latest OS, I would welcome back Classic Mac.

[AllaN01Bear]

6. mini vmac for mac os x works fine for me in a emulator , but i wish i could run it in real time.

[mashinmisha5]

5. Rhapsody and NextStep on a MacBook

Hey there! Yeah those old school OSs are super interesting to poke around in. NextStep and Rhapsody really helped pave the way. Just be careful not to go too wild west with any pirated copies - it's not worth the headache if you get caught. A lot of retro communities out there are pretty helpful for getting those older boxes online. Might be worth joining up and asking around before messing with outdated network stuff yourself. End of the day though, best to support the original creators if possible. Have fun exploring, but cover your assets!