alrighty. Im new to mac, but have come here on a few occasions to try and trouble shoot some problems in the past. I bought my powerbook on Ebay and it didnt come with anything other than the os x 10.4 "tiger" install disk. I am in need of this "classic" environment to run a few programs from my mac. Where can I get it at? It came loaded on my computer when I got it, but I recentlly re-installed the os and now it is non existant!
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where can I download classic os 9?
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You cannot legally download it anywhere.
You can purchase new system disks / replacement disks on e-bay or from a number of other online sources that include "Classic".
What you are after is the second install disk that has "Classic" on it.
You can purchase new system disks / replacement disks on e-bay or from a number of other online sources that include "Classic".
What you are after is the second install disk that has "Classic" on it.
Is this a retail Tiger disk or a System Restore disk with Tiger? If it is a retail disk, then it is black and silver. If it is a System Restore disk, then it is gray. It also has Classic as an optional installation.
well, the computer came with a burnt copy of os x (shady I know.) but my mother has a mac too and I am currently holding her copy (both disk 1 and 2). I put in disk 2 but dont know how to install or find "classic" on it. Am I going to have to reinstall the os in order to get it?
Looks like you've been had. Whoever sold you the computer burnt a copy of the retail disc and not the PowerBook discs that have Classic on them. Sucks to be them though. You can't use a PowerBook disc on anything else except the same model of PowerBook, so they have probably gained nothing.
The only legal way to get OS9 is to buy it from somewhere. Alternatively you could use System 7 if the apps you want to use don't require OS8 or OS9. You'll need Mini vMac, Basilisk II, or SheepShaver.
The only legal way to get OS9 is to buy it from somewhere. Alternatively you could use System 7 if the apps you want to use don't require OS8 or OS9. You'll need Mini vMac, Basilisk II, or SheepShaver.