Unlike Microsoft Windows and many applications, the consumer version of the Mac OS has never required the user to type in a serial number or register with Apple. No version of the Mac OS since then has come to market without a price tag, although Apple did eventually make the System 7.5.3 download and the 7.5.5 update free. ![]() (Those with ancient Macs can find download links for these on our Classic Mac OS Downloads and Updates page.) Because of them, System 7.1 could not be distributed for free, and to this date Apple has never made it a free download, unlike System 6.0.x, 7.0.x, and 7.5.x. That changed with Macintosh System 7.1, which included some licensed third-party applications. There was no cost for operating system updates unless you wanted to buy a shrink wrapped package. From System 1.0 through 7.0.1, Apple even allowed stores and users to freely copy their Mac OS system floppies for others. ![]() ![]() ![]() Throughout the history of the Mac – and unlike the highly protected Lisa – the Mac operating system has never been copy protected.
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