I bought a used G4 and it has OS9 installed on it under OSX 10.5 im gonna reformat the HD soon. When i reinstall Leopard will OS9 install too? minus and apps or files on it?
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does 10.5 come with OS9?
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No, OS9 isn't included with Leopard nor is there a Classic mode that emulates it. I would guess that your Mac's previous owner has installed OS9 independently so he can boot into it should the need take him.
I think that it is clear from the circumstances that the OP can run MacOS 9 just fine if he boots into MacOS 9. However, he cannot run Classic unless he boots into MacOS X 10.4.x.
No, you would need only OS 9 to re-install it on the drive after formatting. If you want to run OS9 apps in OS X, you'll need sheepshaver or go back to 10.4, which also would need OS9 to run in Classic.
oh... you can set up a dual boot like PCs have? i did see 2 startup disks in the G4.
Really? It's not in my Jaguar retail box, unless it was on a separate disc that managed to go missing.
i took pics of the current setup, does this make sense? please explain it to me. maybe he upgraded from os 9? how can i boot to it?
Nope. When you install Classic it installs OS 9.2.2...you don't need to have it already. Otherwise my G5 wouldn't run Classic.
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Yes. Early versions of MacOS X also shipped with contemporary versions of MacOS 9. MacOS X 10.0 shipped with a full-installation CD for MacOS 9.1. MacOS X 10.1 shipped with a full-installation CD for MacOS X 9.2.
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So i need to install OS 9 First and then OSX? How do i do this? make seperate partitions?
Ive been a PC guy for many years now and i have done dual boot setups, would i follow the same guidelines as i do with PCs?
Ive been a PC guy for many years now and i have done dual boot setups, would i follow the same guidelines as i do with PCs?
You don't need separate partitions, the two OS's can co-exist on the same drive.
I can't remember if there was a way to install OS 9 after installing OS X, but if you're reinstalling both then it'd be easiest just to install 9 first anyway.
I can't remember if there was a way to install OS 9 after installing OS X, but if you're reinstalling both then it'd be easiest just to install 9 first anyway.
Out of curiosity, what do you need OS9 for? It would save you a whole lot of headache not to install it, after all... It kind of seems like your computer came with OS9 on it, and you want to have it again just because it came like that...
Just curious
Just curious
Out of curiosity, what do you need OS9 for? It would save you a whole lot of headache not to install it, after all... It kind of seems like your computer came with OS9 on it, and you want to have it again just because it came like that...
Just curious
old games, i love Marathon and EV... miss them too much!
If you just want OS 9 for games, SheepShaver might be a more convenient solution than having to reboot to play games and then reboot back to Leopard. Those of us on Intel machines had the decision made for us... no classic mode or native OS 9 boot, so SheepShaver was the only option even under Tiger.
Either way you go, do you have the OS 9 install disks?