Panther, Classic & more
I actually just received a call from an Apple rep because I have had a Powerbook priced out in my profile (waiting for Panther to purchase).
He informed me that if I purchase the PB before Oct 21, I would get Panther for $20 shipped to me on the afternoon of the 24th. After that, there is no guarantee when Panther will ship installed on the systems, so I could very well have to pay the full Panther price of $129. I told him it didn't make sense, and he agreed, but said it's the way they're doing it.
I asked several more questions regarding the new OS, including compatability with Classic. He told me that I would have to purchase OS 9 in addition. (Go to http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/ then click the bottom right link in the box that says "Mac OS 9.2 Upgrade Program".) This, he said, is the only way to run classic from within X.3.
So, after purchasing the PB, I would need to buy Panther for $20, plus OS9 (to run classic), for a total of an additional $40.
The guy was nice, but now I'm so confused and irritated!
He informed me that if I purchase the PB before Oct 21, I would get Panther for $20 shipped to me on the afternoon of the 24th. After that, there is no guarantee when Panther will ship installed on the systems, so I could very well have to pay the full Panther price of $129. I told him it didn't make sense, and he agreed, but said it's the way they're doing it.
I asked several more questions regarding the new OS, including compatability with Classic. He told me that I would have to purchase OS 9 in addition. (Go to http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/ then click the bottom right link in the box that says "Mac OS 9.2 Upgrade Program".) This, he said, is the only way to run classic from within X.3.
So, after purchasing the PB, I would need to buy Panther for $20, plus OS9 (to run classic), for a total of an additional $40.
The guy was nice, but now I'm so confused and irritated!
Comments
"Classic technology supports most of your current Mac OS 9 applications" under 'Easy Transition'.
Hmm. Confusing.
If you applied a Panther Update to a Jaguar install, you'd still be able to use the existing Classic installation.
Originally posted by Xool
JIf you applied a Panther Update to a Jaguar install, you'd still be able to use the existing Classic installation.
Ah, I was wondering about that. I have 10.2.8 on a TiBook, which came with OS9 preinstalled.
So when I upgrade to Panther I will still be able to dual boot into either OS9 or OSX? Or does Panther only alow you to use classic access?
Oh and the $20 upgrade price isn't just shipping and handling, I think they're also counting the price of pressing the disc and of course adding a hefty profit margin on top of that.
Originally posted by musicaltone
I havnt used OS9 since buying my PB back in March. Would I be able to delete it during the Panther install and use Classic mode in Panther to run any OS9 apps that I may need to run in future, or is that the same thing?
I will only insult this guy in answering his question...
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anyone up for it?
Originally posted by musicaltone
I havnt used OS9 since buying my PB back in March. Would I be able to delete it during the Panther install and use Classic mode in Panther to run any OS9 apps that I may need to run in future, or is that the same thing?
bottom line is you need the os 9 system folder to be on your hard drive to use classic. if you delete it, no classic for you. i dont believe you are able to boot into os 9 at all, as last time i checked, since jan all macs have been x only
Originally posted by ThunderPoit
bottom line is you need the os 9 system folder to be on your hard drive to use classic. if you delete it, no classic for you. i dont believe you are able to boot into os 9 at all, as last time i checked, since jan all macs have been x only
All correct, except a number of Macs have been able to boot into OS 9 since January.
PowerBook Titanium 867 MHz/1 GHz
iMac 800 MHz
PowerMac G4 1.25 GHz non-FW800
iBook
eMac 700 MHz, 800 MHz, non-Superdrive 1 GHz
Currently, Apple has three iBooks, four PowerBooks, two iMacs, three eMacs, one PowerMac G4, and three PowerMac G5s, for a total of sixteen diffferent computers. Six of those can boot into OS 9. So there's still little while to go before OS 9 is out the window. However, all the computers ship with an OS 9 system folder for use with Classic mode.
Yes, my Ti 1Ghz SD boots into OS9 at present.