>
> I think he means natively BOOT OS 9. There are a couple of machines, and
> correct me if I am wrong on this. But the newest machine that will BOOT OS 9
> would be the MDD based G4 powermac with standard Airport. The Airport Extreme
> model will not booth OS 9 and even on the one with the standard Airport card,
> it requires the model specific OS 9. Same goes for the eMac, some of which
> will boot OS 9, but I know the 1.42 GHz model will not. The Quicksilver will
> install off just a standard retail OS 9 disk and is a good machine. This may
> be your sweet spot for OS 9. You can pick up a Quicksilver 2002 model for a
> decent price these days. If you have any questions, please let me know.
>
True, Jason and here is a bit more info from EveryMac
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/index-powermac-g4.html
condensed a bit further into release dates etc
The Powermac G4 1.25DP ( FW 400) - Model M8570 (Order No. M8573LL/A )intro'd
Jan 28,2003 disc June 23,2003
can boot into OS9
The Powermac G4 1.0 ( FW 800 ) - Model M8570 (Order No. M8839LL/A ) intro'd Jan
28,2003 disc June 23,2003
cannot boot into OS9
The Powermac G4 1.25DP ( FW 800 ) - Model M8570 (Order No. M8840LL/A ) intro'd
Jan 28,2003 disc June 23,2003
cannot boot into OS9
The Powermac G4 1.42DP ( FW 800 ) - Model M8570 (Order No. M8841LL/A )intro'd
Jan 28,2003 disc June 23,2003
cannot boot into OS9
The Apple Power Macintosh G4/1.25 (MDD 2003) ( M9145LL/A )intro'd June 23,2003
disc June 9,2004
can boot into OS9
It is a re-released version of the Power Macintosh G4/1.25 DP (MDD) (M8573LL/A)
-- due to demand from users who still needed to boot MacOS 9 -- but configured,
by default, with a single processor released on June 23, 2003 and discontinued
on June 9, 2004 .
This was a cheapie version with a single processor, less RAM, a smaller hard
drive, and a
DVD-ROM/CD-RW "Combo" drive instead of a DVD-R/CD-RW "SuperDrive". It
also sold for a much lower price, US$1299 instead of US$3299.
I'm not 100% sure why some of these can't boot into OS9 but I would hazard a
guess that it is a problem of the logicboard and the OS not being able to
recognise FW800 in OS9.
Stewie
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