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OS 9 dual boot
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jeremy.king
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Yes, you need to install classic support via your System Restore CDs. Search this forum for more info on that.
You can then boot into Mac OS 9 by changing startup disks in system preferences or I think there is a key combination you can hold after turning on your system.
You can then boot into Mac OS 9 by changing startup disks in system preferences or I think there is a key combination you can hold after turning on your system.
Sun Baked
macrumors G5
If it's one of the "new" currently sold machines, probably not. Since Apple stopped supporting OS 9 bootability on the eMacs when the current ones came out.
If it's an older eMac, they should have been OS 9 bootable. And probably had a bootable OS 9 on the system restore disk. Though I don't know if your current HD has the OS 9 driver enabled.
Just to let you know, the machines are the same. But Apple probably eliminated the OS 9 boot path in the firmware on the newest machines.
If it's an older eMac, they should have been OS 9 bootable. And probably had a bootable OS 9 on the system restore disk. Though I don't know if your current HD has the OS 9 driver enabled.
Just to let you know, the machines are the same. But Apple probably eliminated the OS 9 boot path in the firmware on the newest machines.
jeremy.king
macrumors 603
According to everymac, only the new Superdrive eMac models can't boot into OS9 ???
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/emac/stats/emac_1.0.html
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/emac/stats/emac_1.0.html
jeremy.king
macrumors 603
Remember you can still run classic within OS X - even if you can't boot into 9 - so you should be able to run most of your OS 9 apps from OS X after installing classic.