PC Card OS 8.5 Net Patch for Mac 5.0

Are you frustrated with the lack of networking capabilities on your Apple PC Compatibility Card with Mac OS 8.5? Look no further than PC Card OS 8.5 Net Patch for Mac, a driver software designed to solve this issue.

With the PC Network Extension failing to load on Mac OS 8.5, networking on the PC Compatibility card is disabled. However, by installing PC Card OS 8.5 Net Patch, users can enable some network functions (though not all) under Mac OS 8.5 with PC Compatibility Software 1.6.4.

The problem lies in a bug in Apple's code that checks for OpenTransport versions - it's supposed to allow versions of OpenTransport 1.1.1 or higher but fails for OpenTransport 2.0.x (which is included in Mac OS 8.5). This patch changes the code to require OpenTransport 2.0 or higher and allows the extension to load correctly.

While not all networking functions will operate correctly under Mac OS 8.5, at least the extension loads correctly and networking works some of the time - file sharing over an Ethernet with other PCs appears to work while Internet access over an Ethernet is not reliable.

Overall, if you're looking for a solution to enable some network functions on your Apple PC Compatibility Card with Mac OS 8.5, consider downloading and installing PC Card OS 8.5 Net Patch for Mac today!