Editing Mac OS 9 (section)

==Other uses==
{{Main|Classic Mac OS#PowerPC emulation|List of computer system emulators#Apple Macintosh with PowerPC CPU}}

Aside from Apple-branded hardware which can be maintained and operated, Mac OS 9 can also be operated in other environments such as [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] and [[Unix]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=E-Maculation wiki |url=http://www.emaculation.com/doku.php/mac_emulation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117033614/http://www.emaculation.com/doku.php/mac_emulation |archive-date=17 January 2013 |access-date=24 December 2012}}</ref> This includes emulation software such as the aforementioned [[SheepShaver]]. While it does provide PowerPC processor support, especially on Intel-based Macs, it can only run up to Mac OS 9.0.4 because it does not emulate a memory management unit. QEMU is another piece of software that has PowerPC emulation and is able to run all versions of Mac OS 9 up to Mac OS 9.2.2.