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OS9 helper

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Graveyard

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Jul 29, 2009
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Hello. Do any of you still have a copy of OS9 Helper by any chance? I'm trying to find it on the web but all i get are dead links. I want to use it to install 9.2.2 on my PowerBook 3400c. Or maybe you know any other way to get the 9.2.1 update and 9.2.2 to work on this machine. I currently have 9.1 installed on it. I have some old disks on which i also have OS9 Helper but for some reason i don't remember how i wrote those disks because the resource forks are messed up on most files. Is there a way to get those files working again? Repair the resource forks somehow?
 
Thank you so much! I'll give it a go after i get home from work today.
I have the 200MHz model. I found it at a local market. Some guy was selling it as a kids computer or some sort of pda... Man, was he dumb... Anyway, i was glad to see it has the 128MB RAM card installed. I replaced the original 2GB hdd with a 60GB one that i had around here. I can't wait to get some oldschool games and apps running on the thing.
 
The 3400 is only supported up to Mac OS 9.1.

With Mac OS 9 Helper you can
What does OS9 Helper do?
OS9 Helper allows you to install 9.2.1 or 9.2.2 on certain "Old World" Macs that Apple has decided to drop support for. OS 9.1 is the final version that Apple allows to install on anything previous to the Beige G3.

What are the benefits of installing 9.2.x?

Apple touted 9.2.1 as a minor update to 9.1 that added "better classic compatibility". However, the performance inprovements that were added in 9.2.x are clearly noticeable once you install it. In particular, the Finder is incredibly responsive, and Open Transport networking is vastly more stable. However, the four most important reasons for installing 9.2.x are:

1. Compatibility with ATI's latest drivers. ATI dropped support for OpenGL versions lower than 1.2.2. (9.1 has 1.2.1)

2. You can't run DVD Studio Pro 1.5 or 1.2.1 without 9.2.2.

3. You can't run Final Cut Pro 3 without 9.2.2.

4. Full compatibility with iPod.

What OldWorld machines does OS9 Helper work with?

OS9 Helper works on the 7200-9600 Powermac series, as well as several others. For the full list, see the compatibility matrix.
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I don't get his point either. I installed OS 9 helper on my SuperMac S900, and I didn't have any problems. I didn't want to run something that the S900 couldn't in the first place, I just wanted to have all my Mac's on the same OS.

I'm sure you won't have a problem using it.
 
Well, the first link didn't work, but the second one worked just great. One problem remaining. I need an older sound panel or something to be able to install 9.2.1 on my 3400c. Can someone give me a link to that too so that i can finally get this thing running 9.2.2?
 
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