# Ruby on Mac OS 9

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-mac-os-9/85899>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 17, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-mac-os-9/85899 "2007-02-17T12:48:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![parasew](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@parasew](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/parasew)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-mac-os-9/85899/1 "2007-02-17T12:48:10Z")

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Hello List,  
i am trying to find out if there is a Ruby Binary for Mac OS 9 or if  
there is any chance to run Ruby 1.8.4 or 1.8.5 on OS9.

I found a hint on the support for os9 being in the sources  
[http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/18504](http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/18504)

there seems to be a PPC port for ruby 1.4  
[http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/18536](http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/18536)

anyone knows if there is a chance to get Ruby 1.8.4+ running on OS9?

thanks,  
Matthias T.

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**Author:** ![parasew](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@parasew](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/parasew)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-mac-os-9/85899/2 "2007-02-17T16:02:36Z")

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On 2/17/07, Matthias T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> anyone knows if there is a chance to get Ruby 1.8.4+ running on OS9?  
> I would suspect the chances are very small.

-austin

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**Author:** ![parasew](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@parasew](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/parasew)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 1:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-mac-os-9/85899/3 "2007-02-19T01:54:58Z")

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Austin Z. wrote:

> On 2/17/07, Matthias T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> 
> > anyone knows if there is a chance to get Ruby 1.8.4+ running on OS9?  
> > I would suspect the chances are very small.
> 
> -austin

looks like it’s possible in general, just a lot of work:  
[http://lists.apple.com/archives/Carbon-dev/2007/Feb/msg00420.html](http://lists.apple.com/archives/Carbon-dev/2007/Feb/msg00420.html)  
[http://lists.apple.com/archives/student-dev/2007/Feb/msg00070.html](http://lists.apple.com/archives/student-dev/2007/Feb/msg00070.html)

just trying to support the outsiders.  
remember that ruby was also non-mainstream some time ago. 🙂