Re: [microsound] os9

[Jonathan Hughes <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 8/14/03 1:05 PM, Neil Wiernik at neil@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>> you can use a disc utility [comes with macs] that will re
>> format/erase/initialize
>> the disc and then install os9 and it works fine

This is _not_ true with all Macs. Most macs (and powerbooks) will only boot
from OS X. Currently, the 15 inch powerbook is still bootable under OS 9,
but the 12" and 17", as well as all the iBooks will only boot under OS X.
There are also a couple G4 towers that can boot into 9, but none of the
newer iMacs can.

> YES. of course you can run os9 on any mac laptop. at least for now. just
> format the drive clean and install 9.2.2 or whatever your pref. heck ,you
> could run os7 or 8 on a brand new g4 if you so desired.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TOTALLY NOT TRUE. You absolutely could _not_ run OS7 or
OS8 on ANY mac G4.

If you are buying a brand new Mac, check the apple site to see if it's
bootable under OS 9. If you're buying a used Mac that's at least a year old,
you're probably safe, but you should still definitely research that question
if you absolutely need to boot into OS 9.

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