Leopard on PPC - Does Classic Exist?

[thewhitehart]

As RacerX said, a system 9 folder won't be included with the new universal binary versions of leopard, but I don't see why it wouldn't work on a PPC mac with leopard. After all, Classic is only an app in and of itself.

My question is, if it's not included on the leopard dvd, can a system 9 folder be downloaded for free from Apple or somewhere else? Is it now freeware because it is obsolete (to switchers)?

 

[MisterMe]

Apple said on their site there is only one version of leopard, universal, so why would it include classic when intel macs can't run it ?

As I said in a post above, Apple has not included Classic in the retail version of MacOS X since MacOS X 10.1 which shipped with MacOS 9.2.1. Thereafter, Classic shipped with new PPC-based hardware, but not with new Mac software.

 

[TEG]

Classic was included in 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4. OS9 was last shipped with some upgrade versions of 10.1. If anyone ever noticed, or remembers, from then Tiger came out, the Classic Preference pane did not appear until you attempt to run a Classic Application. It is logical to assume that this will be true for Leopard.

I still use SimTower and SimCity 2000 and SimCity 3000 in classic. I hope someone is able to get at least SC2K to operate in OSX so I can relax a bit when I get an Intel Mac.

I know SC4 is out, but you can't multi-task with SC4.

TEG

 

[Edot]

I still use SimTower and SimCity 2000 and SimCity 3000 in classic. I hope someone is able to get at least SC2K to operate in OSX so I can relax a bit when I get an Intel Mac.

I know SC4 is out, but you can't multi-task with SC4.

TEG

Did you ever get hit with that bug in 2000? Where you start losing hundreds of thousands of dollars a month, for no reason? I had a gigantic city that filled the whole map, and was cruising for years with LARGE profits. Then all of the sudden, one month I was just losing tons of money for no reason. Weird.

 

[Mr. Dee]

I guess the installer will be intelligent enough to tell which hardware architecture is being installed and install the appropriate components.

 

[26139]

Why?

it will be a sad day when Classic is completely exterminated from the functionality of OS X.

Good god, why?

 

[mrichmon]

Judging by this screenshot from Leopard, I'd say no.

(The Classic preferences icon on 10.4 is right next to Accounts.)

That's not a meaningful indication. For all OS X versions up to 10.4 if you do not have Classic installed then you will not see the Classic Preferences Pane.

This is the same as machines without bluetooth support (internal or external) do not display the Bluetooth Preference Pane but the preference pane is installed and will automatically be enabled if you connect a bluetooth dongle.

 

[TEG]

Did you ever get hit with that bug in 2000? Where you start losing hundreds of thousands of dollars a month, for no reason? I had a gigantic city that filled the whole map, and was cruising for years with LARGE profits. Then all of the sudden, one month I was just losing tons of money for no reason. Weird.

Nope, never. Not in DOS, Windows, Mac, or Amiga.

TEG

 

[bigrell486]

So I take it many of you guys weren't around for the 68K to PPC transition, if you were, then this is no different. I remember that when I wanted to install MacOS 8 on two different Macs, a Quadra 605 (68k) and some Powermac (PPC). It shipped on one disk but I got 2 different setups because certain aspects of the OS with platform dependent.

So fast-forward many many years ahead and we are at the PPC to Intel transition. Once 10.5 is released one disk for all the computers, they only difference is a few platform dependent features, so not your G3, G4, or G5 will not get Boot Camp and no, your Macbook Pro can't run classic

 

[Mr. Dee]

So I take it many of you guys weren't around for the 68K to PPC transition, if you were, then this is no different. I remember that when I wanted to install MacOS 8 on two different Macs, a Quadra 605 (68k) and some Powermac (PPC). It shipped on one disk but I got 2 different setups because certain aspects of the OS with platform dependent.

So fast-forward many many years ahead and we are at the PPC to Intel transition. Once 10.5 is released one disk for all the computers, they only difference is a few platform dependent features, so not your G3, G4, or G5 will not get Boot Camp and no, your Macbook Pro can't run classic

Yeah, thats pretty much it, some of the platform specific features:
PPC G4 - Front Row, PhotoBooth (thirdparty IR add on - USB or Firewire)
Intel Core Duo (32-bit) - Front Row, PhotoBooth, Boot Camp.
PPC G5 - Front Row, PhotoBooth, 64-Bit.
Intel XEON (64-Bit) - Front Row, PhotoBooth, Boot Camp, 64-Bit.