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Mar 16, 2006
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Ive seen this "command prompt" like window that opens up....you can type in it....and supposedly run commands.....but what is it, and whats it used for?

It pops up on the finder....you cant do ANYTHING but type in there....and it doesnt go away unless you restart.....my old compact mac had a button on the side that brough tup that window.....is it hotkeys now?

Just a little info on this myth would be great!
 
That would be the debugging window under OS 9 and earlier. You can get there by pressing the Programmer Interrupt button.
 
aquajet said:
That would be the debugging window under OS 9 and earlier. You can get there by pressing the Programmer Interrupt button.
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...and it is generally not a good idea to fool around in there, since you can mess with some low-level functions with potentially disastrous results.
 
i dont really want to mess around....im just curious as to what it does.....id love to learn some of the low level stuff about the architecture and OS workings....

i bought this laptop to play with.....to re learn macs.....im not afraid to bork an OS install.....

Programmer interrupt button?
 
don't go there. low level meaning, below the OS, into firmware stuff, serious destruction capabilities, not just an OS re-install.
If you want to get into the inner workings, you'd be better off putting X on it and learning terminal, your wallstreet and iMac should both cope with Panther just fine if you max the RAM
 
AH..i see...well then my curiosity stops there....thanks!

panther...sweet thats what i like to hear...=D

Is it true that i will have to run OS9 with xpostfacto to get panther on there, or is that just for jag and tiger.....
 
panther is fine.....i would be ok with puma or Cheetah too.....i just dont want to have to run both os9 and X to get my lpatop running...lol
 
Togglehead said:
panther is fine.....i would be ok with puma or Cheetah too.....i just dont want to have to run both os9 and X to get my lpatop running...lol
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hmm i just noted that i need jaguar...NOT panther.....something 10.2 or before to not run OS9 in conjunction....correct?
 
As far as i understand it - X (any version up to 10.3 "Panther") will install just fine on it's own on any mac with built-in USB (like your iMac although it will probably need a firmware update, available from Apple, which you'll probably need OS9 to install). .

Any Mac without USB (like your Wallstreet) you'll need xpostfacto to be able to install X, and you need 9 or higher running on it to use xpostfacto, but xpost v.4 will apparently let you install any version of X (it mentions problems with video on Wallstreet PowerBooks running Panther - so it must be possible.
Xpostfacto will also install 10.4 "Tiger" on your iMac

Once you have X (of any flavour) installed, you can dump OS9 altogether if you want, but i suspect you'll need it to get that far.
 
oh hmmm...thats good news....so is xpostfacto just a scripted installer...and not a shell running program?

like....it'll install osX....but isnt running at the same time.....or...Running osx in a "window" of os9

hmmm...thats good news.....im installing os9 first anyways....(when i get it)...and ill think about where to go from there.....=]
 
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