A rare ".5" full version Photoshop release from Adobe, Adobe's
Photoshop 5.5 was the 1st version to include Adobe ImageReady as part
of the Photoshop installation package. It was also the 1st Photoshop
release to be fully "Appearance Manager" compliant on Macintosh OS,
and although it is "backwards compatible" with System 7, it will only
install onto Mac OS's 7.6 or later.
* DL #1: Photoshop 5.5 CD image as zipped .iso archive - Full
install for Macintosh [English]
* DL #2: Photoshop 5.5 Tour CD, as zipped .iso archive - Mac/Windows
hybrid [English]
* DL #3: Photoshop 5.5 Tryout in a StuffIt ".sit" archive - Mac
installer in English
* Note: Mac OS 9.2.2 & earlier, for the ".zip" archives; use [MacZip][1] to extract. Mount using the [Virtual CD/DVD Utility][2].
* DL #4: Photoshop 5.5 Tour and Training Update [English]
* DL #5: Photoshop 5.5 as Toast image in a StuffIt ".sit" archive -
Full install for Macintosh [German]
* DL #6: Photoshop 5.5 Tour CD as Toast image in a StuffIt ".sit"
archive - Mac/Windows hybrid [German]
* Contents:
* Adobe Photoshop 5.5
* Adobe ImageReady 2.0
* Royalty-free stock photographs
* 3rd-party plug-in filters
* Sample textures and gradients
* Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0
* QuickTime software
* Interactive tutorial
* Multimedia guided tour with instructional video
* Digital Masters Art Show
* Sample art files
Serial: PSG550R7004178-378 ? German code (might work for non DE
copies).
Interesting historical: There was an upgrade path from Photoshop 5.5
to Creative Suite 1.
The serial number of PS 5.5 was needed to get things rolling.
Other Adobe Photoshop Versions: [0.63 (pre-Adobe)][3] | [Pre-
release][4] | [1.0.7][5] | [1.0.8 LE][6] | [2.0.1][7] | [2.5.1][8] |
[2.5.1 LE][9] | [3.0 & 3.0.5][10] | [3.0.5 LE][11] | [4.0][12] |
[5.0][13] | [5.0 LE][14] | [6.0][15] | [7.0][16] | [8.0 (CS1)][17] |
[9.0 (CS2)][18] | [10.0 (CS3)][19] | [11.0 (CS4)][20]
Compatibility
Architecture: PPC
To use Adobe Photoshop 5.5 on a computer running Mac OS, you need the
following hardware and software:
* Minimum System requirements:
* An Apple Macintosh compatible computer with a PowerPC processor.
* At least 32 megabytes (MB) of random-access memory (RAM).
* Mac OS version 7.6 or later.
* A color monitor capable of displaying 8-bit color (256 colors) at a resolution of 832 x 624.
* A hard drive with at least 119 MB or free space. You'll need additional disk space if you work with very large image files.
* A CD-ROM drive.
* Recommended hardware and software:
* A PowerPC G3 processor.
* Mac OS version 8.1 or later.
* At least 64 MB of RAM.
* A 24-bit (millions of colors) video display card and high-resolution monitor display.
* A PostScript printer.
[1]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/maczip-106
[2]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/virtual-dvd-romcd-utility
[3]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/photoshop-063
[4]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-photoshop-prerelease-display-087-10-beta-1-try-out
[5]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/photoshop-107
[6]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-photoshop-108-le
[7]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/photoshop-201
[8]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-photoshop-251
[9]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-photoshop-251-le
[10]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-photoshop-30-305-update
[11]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/photoshop-le
[12]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-photoshop-40
[13]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/photoshop-502
[14]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-photoshop-50-limited-edition
[15]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/photoshop-6x
[16]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/photoshop-7x
[17]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-cs-1
[18]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-creative-suite-2
[19]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-creative-suite-3
[20]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/photoshop-11-cs4