Ok, well that's what my understanding was, I was just wishful thinking with b.
But before I went in and told those in charge we need to buy now, I wanted to make sure I had my facts straight. Thanks! Beth > ---------- > From: Jesse Walker > Reply To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 3:53 PM > To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Subject: Re: MacGroup: OS X only booting > > 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>. > > > 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>.
