The answer is a modified version of answer a. The answer is: a1. After Jan 1 all new computers purchased from Apple will have the ability to boot into only OS X. Booting into OS 9 will be impossible. The classic environment will still be available though.
It is important to understand that Apple is not going to slip in a software update that disables OS 9 on your current machine. I imagine Apple will disable OS through hardware of OF. But if your wanting to run Quark in OS 9 on a newer machine, now's the time to buy. On Monday, October 14, 2002, at 03:31 PM, Beth Ernst wrote: > I'm not totally convinced that I understand completely what Apple is > saying in regards to post Jan 1 Macs. So, just because I've gone brain > dead thinking about it and so I am sure that I understand this, tell > me which of the following statements (if any) are true. > > After the first of the year Macs will: > > a. Only boot into OS X. You will not be able to install OS 9 on them > at all except Classic? > > or > > b. We can partition the drive and install both operating systems on > post Jan. 1 Macs just as we do now? > > or > > c. I should just ditch Quark for InDesign and not worry about it. ;-) > > Ok, so C is not really an option for us at this time. But we are > trying to develop a game plan for upgrading and I want to be sure I > can allow folks to experiment with OS X, but that we can still get our > work done on time too. > > Thanks! > Beth > > > > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be October 22 > For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of > activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>. > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be October 22 For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
