Death of OS 9

The only machine I own that runs OS 9 is my clamshell iBook G3, because Panther was just too slow and buggy on it. I grew up using System 6, 7 and OS 8, and Classic MacOS never did overhaul the basic functionality between the versions so OS 9 is, well much of the same.

I wouldn't mind using OS 9 today, honestly if it were more supported. There's certain things it does differently or even better than OS X that appeal to me, but the biggest problem these days is just finding software for it.

SkyBell said:

I wouldn't mind using OS 9 today, honestly if it were more supported. There's certain things it does differently or even better than OS X that appeal to me, but the biggest problem these days is just finding software for it.

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Unlimited software
There are somethings that need to go OSX to "convert" to use in OS9.
But still is useful for SOME tasks.
Unlimited suporters
I love MacOS9.2.2 and OSX from panther to snow, but most of my powermacs are quicker on OS9

Finally MacOS9 outlived Steve Jobs and is used till the last PowerMac boots.

G4fanboy said:

Unlimited software
There are somethings that need to go OSX to "convert" to use in OS9.
But still is useful for SOME tasks.

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Unfortunately MediaFire took all of their OS 7, 8 and 9 operating systems down from their webpage, so all links on MG for OSs are invalid.

Is there a guide to install os9 on my PowerBook 1.67? Sheepshaver doesn't seem to run good. I created another partition to install Tiger to get classic support since it was dropped in leopard. I remember there being a install os9 drivers somewhere but I don't remember seeing when I installed it from retail version tiger DVD. Maybe I'll reinstall so see if I missed it somewhere.

OrangeSVTguy said:

Is there a guide to install os9 on my PowerBook 1.67? Sheepshaver doesn't seem to run good. I created another partition to install Tiger to get classic support since it was dropped in leopard. I remember there being a install os9 drivers somewhere but I don't remember seeing when I installed it from retail version tiger DVD. Maybe I'll reinstall so see if I missed it somewhere.

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OS 9 cannot be installed on any G4 laptop later than 2003. The last PowerBook able to boot OS 9 natively was the 1 GHz Ti PowerBook G4. OS 9 cannot boot into any iBook G4, either. Just iBook G3s and early Ti PBs. It can be booted on most PM G4s, though.

jrsx said:

OS 9 cannot be installed on any G4 laptop later than 2003. The last PowerBook able to boot OS 9 natively was the 1 GHz Ti PowerBook G4. OS 9 cannot boot into any iBook G4, either. Just iBook G3s and early Ti PBs. It can be booted on most PM G4s, though.

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I'm not looking to boot from os9, just run it in classic on 10.4.

OrangeSVTguy said:

I'm not looking to boot from os9, just run it in classic on 10.4.

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Sorry. My bad. :/

G4fanboy said:

Unlimited software
There are somethings that need to go OSX to "convert" to use in OS9.
But still is useful for SOME tasks.
Unlimited suporters
I love MacOS9.2.2 and OSX from panther to snow, but most of my powermacs are quicker on OS9

Finally MacOS9 outlived Steve Jobs and is used till the last PowerMac boots.

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OS 9 still has some support (Classilla is wonderful!), but the number of users only declines over time, and the same is true of software availability; It's a real letdown when you know exactly which program you're looking for, but the only way you'll ever get it is if by some off chance it shows up on eBay or at a thrift store.

I will consider giving up OS 9 as soon as Adobe has a decent port of FrameMaker on OS X.

mac os 9 lives.. and is alive and well;0
albeit with a much smaller audience/family heheh

http://www.macos9lives.com

Long live Mac OS 9!

Coming from an Amiga "background" I won't even call No9 an OS
(mind you same could be said bout DOS/Win1-3.x and to some extent even Win95/98).

Really sophisticated program launcher and developer-library, but thats pretty much all.



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says the guy who's only experience with pre-X Mac was the Shapeshifter install he found on some 2nd hand 68060 A4000 and was kinda reminded of his brothers old AtariST *yuk*

I got rid of os 9 on my G3 earlier this summer. I installed tiger on it.

I just wanted a newer safari that could open more pages than the old ie for Mac.

I did that only because I gave it to my technology-impaired grandma as an easy computer to use and send emails with.

Bug-Creator said:

says the guy who's only experience with pre-X Mac was the Shapeshifter install he found on some 2nd hand 68060 A4000 and was kinda reminded of his brothers old AtariST *yuk*

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I had a 520ST before I got my Mac Classic II.

The Atari ST was fairly popular in Germany, or so I read in the old Atari ST magazines of the time.

Pincrete said:

I - until recently - ran a business on a beige G3!

I have now joined the 21st century by running it on a MDD 1.25 G4 (dual boot) .. the business side is still running OS 9 (filemaker for a database ...Word 5 (c1993) for producing letters ... Quark for drafts of publicity material etc) … GraphicConverter for simple image editing ... it's coupled to an Apple one Scanner and still does some printing from a LaserWriter (all built like tanks and all 150% reliable).

I use the OSX side of the MDD mainly for email etc and use a Macbook Pro at home for video/internet/entertainment but there isn't anything 'business-y' that the old G3 didn't do just as well.

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The Beige G3 is my favorite Mac of all time