on 3/21/03 7:51 PM, jazz4u2 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi All. > At the risk of sounding very mentally challenged, could somebody please > explain the difference between "Classic' and OS 9? > Thanks to list members for > your patience. > Jacqueline
They're one and the same actually. Classic is the term which refers to the OS 9 installation that is designated to activate when a non-OS X application is used within the OS X environment. For someone who still uses OS 9 quite regularly, it is often beneficial to use a separate bare bones installation of OS 9 for the Classic environment. This will allow it to startup faster and have less incompatibilities by making it a lean System with few extensions loading. A person could use the fully loaded and customized OS 9 install that they use daily as their Classic environment, but it may be slower starting up and it may have 3rd party extensions that are unnecessary or even problematic when it's used within OS X. So, "Classic" is whichever OS 9 installation you choose from within the OS X Classic pref pane. -Howie -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
