5 Oct
2007
5 Oct
'07
1:35 p.m.
No, Doc is
well aware of the difference -- I think he misspoke here. I'm
also pretty certain that 10.3 didn't come with OS 9 either, but obviously
runs Classic, of course. I need to go find my retail Panther box.
Oh, OK. No, I don't think OS X's been /supplied/ with OS9 in the box
for a long time. However, a couple of years ago, I set up a client's
then-new iBook G4 and discovered that OS9 was on the DVD as a separate
installer if you looked. That machine came with 10.4, I think. It may
be a peculiarity of the new-machine bundle. In this way, 10.5 brings fast G4s and G5 PowerPC
machines [down] to parity
with x86-based "Macintels". Now, neither can run "classic MacOS"
code.
T,FTFY. ;)