Do new iMacs support OS 9.x?

thinkingdifferentthinkingdifferent
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Accoording to Apple: <a href="http://www.info.apple.com/info.apple.com/applespec/applespec.taf?RID=410"; target="_blank">Apple Info</a>



The only OS supported on the new iMacs is OSX.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 7
    imacfpimacfp Posts: 750member
    I'm not sure where you got that information on the page, but you can run the new iMacs in OS 9. Apple default boots into OS X now but you can use 9 if you want to.
  • Reply 2 of 7
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Any Mac sold by Apple that has OS X has OS 9 on it too.
  • Reply 3 of 7
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    If the iMacs didn't support OS 9 it would be very stupid. It's still needed for Classic.
  • Reply 4 of 7
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    OS X 10.1 includes OS 9.x. That is implied. And if you are ultra paranoid, I've booted into OS 9.2.2 from an iMac before.
  • Reply 5 of 7
    serranoserrano Posts: 1,806member
    yes.
  • Reply 6 of 7
    tigerwoods99tigerwoods99 Posts: 2,633member
    Yes all the new Apple machines will boot 10.1.2 or 9.2.2.
  • Reply 7 of 7
    cdhostagecdhostage Posts: 1,038member
    All new Apple machines as of February 2002 boot into 10.1.2 or 9.2.2. I'm fairly certain that Apple willl get rid of the Classic Environment by 2003. I expect the next update of the PowerMacintosh line to be OS X-only.
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