5 Oct
2007
5 Oct
'07
9:50 a.m.
On 05/10/2007, Cameron Kaiser <spectre at floodgap.com> wrote:
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.
[Googles] Ahh, yes!
It's a real pain. Not that I have any burning /need/ for OS9 apps any
more, but I kinda feel that a so-called "Mac" that can't run Mac apps
isn't really a Mac any more. I was sorry when they stopped booting
original MacOS; that was bad enough. I am vaguely looking for a dual
G4 when I can find one cheap enough or free...
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"Doesn't support" as in "will
not run the Classic environment", or
"does not ship with Classic"?
Tiger (v10.4) did not ship with Classic either.
You misunderstand, badly. You are confusing the older OS with the VM
environment in which is runs. 10.5 is the
first version that is not in any way backwardly software
compatible with previous MacOS versions.
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. ;)