On Monday, June 28, 2004, at 07:44 PM, Aaron Willems wrote:
OS 9 on all new machines is for running classic only. If you have your
software restore disk, and you select customize, you will see the option to
install classic. Just remember all new machines only boot into OS X. I hope
you are not under the impression that by installing classic on your new
G5's, that you will able to boot into OS 9. Those days are gone.
OS 9 was already installed by Apple. There's some legacy software that some professor might want to use, so it might be needed.
I'm confused though. I thought Classic could only be invoked if a full install of OS 9 were first installed. I guess I thought of Classic as an emulator that wouldn't work without the actual full install of OS 9 being on the hard drive. Does the "customize" option mean that the restore disks contain a version of OS 9 to make Classic work? Again, I guess I'm thinking that the emulator (Classic) can't function independently from the full install of OS 9.
So then i thought, if these machines ever need a clean install, will Classic ever work if OS 9 were not first installed? I'm assuming the lab still has copies of OS 9 on hand if need be.
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