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(Note: It's not recommended to switch from one 9 system to another on the same partition while booted into 9. You can even install two OS 9 systems on the same partition and switch between them this way, which I also used to do. I think this advice was probably more relevant with 10.0 and 10.1.Įven when they're on the same partition, you can select which to boot from in the Startup Disk control panel (in OS 9) or preference pane (in OS X). Many people recommend installing the two on separate partitions for performance reasons, which is the route I go (when I have Classic installed I've actually done without it since upgrading from my CRT iMac to this Mac mini), but I never noticed any real performance difference. Like MisterMe said, you can install OS X and OS 9 on the same partition. You probably just have Classic, however, so it won't apply to you. I'm sure that you could install OS 9 on a machine that also runs OS X, but wouldn't you also need to have the disk partitioned so you could install each OS on a different volume? Someone else can answer that one. Regarding having both OS 9 and OS X installed on the same drive.is that possible? If you see that 'Applications (Mac OS 9)' folder, you have Classic installed, not a true, standalone copy of OS 9, but an emulator. Here is where I am not sure, so someone else will need to answer this part. Someone must have done this already on your Mac. You need to insert on of the installation DVDs (at least on Panther and Tiger) to and install it yourself. The size of my 'Applications (Mac OS 9)' folder is only about 170 MB on the disk, so go ahead and burn it to a CD in case you decide later that you want it back, or want something that was in the folder.Īlso note that Classic is not installed on a Mac when you get it new. I'd actually leave the folder itself, and get rid of the apps inside, if I were you. However, this does not uninstall Classic support, which will still function should you decide to go ahead and run a Classic app that ran under OS 9. You should be able to delete the second folder listed above without a problem if you are looking to conserve disk space. Applications (Mac OS 9): This contains all your OS 9 apps. Applications: This contains all your OS X apps.Ģ. If you look at the root of your hard disk, you may find two applications folders:ġ. This means that you can install and run OS 9 apps (some of which are installed with the Classic system), right from within OS X. OS X has a "Classic" environment, which is an OS 9 emulator.
Best emulator to install windows on a mac g4 free#
Feel free to correct me if I miss something or miss the mark entirely. Someone else might be able to answer this a little better, but I'm going to give it a try. I'm sorry for what must seem like a real "newbie" question, but I've been away using Windows (out of necessity) and Linux (for pleasure).
If OS9 can be "ditched" safely, can anyone recommend a "do and dont" method for me.
Best emulator to install windows on a mac g4 full#
My original temptation was to buy Tiger and start from scratch - but given that the full Adobe creative suite, amongst others, is installed, I'd rather avoid that option just at the moment.
Best emulator to install windows on a mac g4 software#
I have already noticed from browsing my applications that OSX supports "older" software by running what I presume is OS9 emulation, so, to do this does OSX rely on there being OS9 already installed also and consequently do I need to leave the OS9 system folder alone - or can it be safety removed leaving just OSX - in other words, wil OSX "cope" within itself for the emulation. An here lies the nature of my question - I recently aquired a G4 500mhz system for a stupidly low price from my workplace, it has OSX installed on it, but also a OS9 system. I'm new, as you probably already realised, and I have only just returned to the mac "fold" after an absence since OS8.6 on an Imac. Hello to everyone, it's nice to find a little corner of the net so enthusiastically populated by mac fans.