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PKIDelirium · 2005-11-13, 21:20

I have obtained an installer for OS 9.2.2... how do I go about dual booting it on my iBook?

FFL · 2005-11-13, 21:34

unless your Mac is an older model, it won't dual-boot. What it will do, is run OS 9.2.2 as part of the Classic environment, so that you can run (old) OS 9 software.

installation instructions here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h.../en/mh763.html

PKIDelirium · 2005-11-13, 21:35

You're kidding... I can't outright install OS 9, even on a partition??

FFL · 2005-11-13, 21:43

not on the system described in your sig.

why exactly do you need to boot OS 9, instead of just using it in Classic?

PKIDelirium · 2005-11-13, 22:15

Because I've never used an actual OS 9 installation and wanted to know what it was like.

Classic doesnt have the Finder or anything else that I could see, only the menubar when a Classic program was opened.

torifile · 2005-11-13, 23:37

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Originally Posted by PKIDelirium

Because I've never used an actual OS 9 installation and wanted to know what it was like.

Classic doesnt have the Finder or anything else that I could see, only the menubar when a Classic program was opened.

You aren't missing much. There's some nostalgia value for us old-hands, but since you've never used OS 9, there wouldn't be any nostalgia for you.

FFL · 2005-11-14, 00:05

well if you want to experience the feeling bad enough, you can always do some shopping here for an older iMac or something.

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PKIDelirium Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2005	2005-11-13, 21:20 I have obtained an installer for OS 9.2.2... how do I go about dual booting it on my iBook? Last edited by PKIDelirium : 2005-11-13 at 21:26.
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FFL Fishhead Family Reunited moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Slightly Off Center	2005-11-13, 21:34 unless your Mac is an older model, it won't dual-boot. What it will do, is run OS 9.2.2 as part of the Classic environment, so that you can run (old) OS 9 software. installation instructions here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h.../en/mh763.html Fishhead For Life "Since 1982" ><=>
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PKIDelirium Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2005	2005-11-13, 21:35 You're kidding... I can't outright install OS 9, even on a partition??
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FFL Fishhead Family Reunited moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Slightly Off Center	2005-11-13, 21:43 not on the system described in your sig. why exactly do you need to boot OS 9, instead of just using it in Classic?
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PKIDelirium Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2005	2005-11-13, 22:15 Because I've never used an actual OS 9 installation and wanted to know what it was like. Classic doesnt have the Finder or anything else that I could see, only the menubar when a Classic program was opened.
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FFL Fishhead Family Reunited moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Slightly Off Center	2005-11-14, 00:05 well if you want to experience the feeling bad enough, you can always do some shopping here for an older iMac or something.
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