At 5:36 AM +0100 4/4/02, Mark Benson wrote: >On Thursday, April 4, 2002, at 12:28 AM, Scott Holder wrote: > >> Yeah, should be pretty close. I tried 9.0 on my Starmax 4000/200 (also >> 604e) and it didn't feel too different. I went back to 8.6 because I >> didn't >> legally own 9.1 and I'm one of those moralists ;) > >Oh that's fine then, I'll use one of my 3 9.1 install CDs :). BTW, for >those struggling for compatibility in 9.2.2 I;d go back to 9.1 and see >if the item works, 9.2.2 isn't supposed to work on a Pre-G3 PowerMac and >to all intents it is probably missing a bit of the support in 9.1 as a >deliberate deterrent. 9.2.2 is not any different to 9.1 for any machine >not running OS X.
On my 8500 I only use 9.2.2 in its limited capacity as Classic under OS X. I use 9.1 when I boot directly. From what I hear, most of the difference between 9.1 and 9.2.2 is for the sake of improving Classic performance and not necessarily for running directly. This is probably why it is unsupported on machines that aren't supposed to use OS X. There is probably little value in using it directly on a PCI Mac. OS 9.1 is the last supported OS for pre-G3 Macs. If you happen to have OS X running on your unsupported Mac and have a separate copy of OS 9.1 for Classic, you can upgrade this to 9.2.2 as long as you don't use it to startup directly. To do this, do the 9.2.2 upgrade while 9.1 Classic is running under OS X. You'll get the benefits of 9.2.2 for Classic without having to worry about incompatibility by running it directly. I do this with a striped down version of 9.2.2. It is much faster than using 9.1 for Classic. _ Andrew -- -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple PCI Video Cards from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 Replacement Parts IN STOCK, Apple CDROMs from $19.99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
