Does anyone know where to download the “special” version of System 6.0.8 that works on a Color Classic?
A Color Classic normally won’t run any system older than 7.1 (you get a message stating that System 7.1 or newer is required for the CC at bootup); however, I remember reading somewhere that a special version of 6.0.8 was available for the Color Classic: anyone know where this can be found? According to the myth/rumor/lore that I remember reading, this special version of 6.0.8 was an unofficial, unsupported release from Apple for use by U.S. system users in Japan, where System 7.0/7.1 was not yet available when the Color Classic was introduced in February of 1993. — Matthew W. Schmeer This is not a rumor. The information was written up in MacWeek a few years ago. But the info I remember was that this system ran the old PowerBook 100. — Bruce Soluski As a follow-up to my earlier reply, I tried running System 6.0.8 (which is available at the Apple Software updates site) on my Colour Classic and it refused, with the message saying that 6.08 would not work on this machine. So, unless the
