+1 to the Sheepshaver suggestion. It is what Emory University used to emulate Salmon Rushdie's old Mac computers (some of the information on that process is mentioned in: https://open.library.emory.edu/publications/emory:cksgv/pdf).
Sincerely,Steven AndersonBoston Public Library

> Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 12:10:24 -0700
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Mac OS 9 emulator
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> I agree that using one of the free VirtualBox or VMWare images would cover most needs. Other than some software that might be protected by hardware-based security, everything should run on them.
> 
> Cary
> 
> 
> > On Apr 22, 2015, at 11:53 AM, Matt Sherman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > Why would you not just run an instance in Virtual Box?
> > 
> > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:50 PM, Schmitz Fuhrig, Lynda <
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> >> Hello all,
> >> Can anyone recommend a Mac OS 9 emulator that can run off 10.6.x machine
> >> or later?
> >> 
> >> Thanks,
> >> Lynda
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