On Friday, February 07, 2003, at 10:48PM, 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 mmmmmm....dvorak. the keyboard layout of the gods themselves! the sweet mana proffered to touch typists the world over! if your friend hasn't already seen <http://www.mwbrooks.com/dvorak/>, point them that way. Virtually any application written for OS 8.X will run in OS 9; most any app for System 7.X will, too. The transition from System 6 to System 7 was almost as traumatic as going to OS X, though. Some applications for 6 would run in 7 and later... but I think that the chances of a System 6 app running in OS 9 are marginal at best. But you never know... if it was extremely well written, it may just work. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
