On 2/8/03 1:48 AM, "Donald Keenan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi! > I just bought a vintage software program for a friend of mine on eBay. > It's on a subject that she's interested in (Dvorak typing) and would be > a nice novelty gift if nothing else. > BUT it brings up an interesting question for me: If software system > requirements state System 6 or higher, does that mean that an iMac (G3/ > 500/ mhz/ Indigo) running OS 9 can read the software? > She'd need an external floppy drive to do so, but does OS 9 have > backward compatibility with System 6/7 or OS 8 ? > TIA > Donald > Maybe, maybe not... A lot of System 6 programs weren't compatible with System 7 or later. On the other hand, I still have a few programs leftover from System 6 that do indeed still work in OS 9.2.2, and even under Classic in OS X. Just try it out and see if it works! Gerry -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
