SheepShaver is an open source PowerPC Apple Macintosh emulator
Published on: 2025-06-08 04:32:02
SheepShaver
(page updated October 9, 2020)
Description
SheepShaver is an open source PowerPC Apple Macintosh emulator. Using SheepShaver (along with the appropriate ROM image) it is possible to emulate a PowerPC Macintosh computer capable of running Mac OS 7.5.2 through 9.0.4. Builds of SheepShaver are available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. SheepShaver is considered a good replacement for the Classic Environment which is not available in the most recent versions of Mac OS X.
Getting Started
Setup guides for the Windows, Mac OS X and Linux builds of SheepShaver are available. We also host a busy SheepShaver support forum. Please note that SheepShaver requires users to supply a ROM image and a copy of Mac OS .
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History
SheepShaver began life in 1998 as a MacOS emulator for BeOS. At that time, SheepShaver was a commercial product developed by Christian Bauer. In 2002, following the commercial decline of Be, Shee
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