[G4] sorry for imposing but I have a serious B&W G3 problem I need help with

[James Asherman]

On Saturday, December 27, 2003, at 08:03  PM, zhmmy harper wrote:

>
> On Friday, December 26, 2003, at 01:51  PM, Frank Haddock wrote:
>
>> I've just upgraded my system software from 9.0 to 9.2.1 and now 
>> serious
>> problems are occurring.
>>
>
> Not to be a killjoy but I think you have made a bad mistake.
> 9.2 is made to work in conjunction with a mixed OSX OS9 system .
> I could not even install it on my G3 older system.
> Back down to 9.0 and then do 9.1.  9.1 will stabilize you.
> YMMV
> Jim
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Yo!
>
> I seldom say anything on the List but this time I felt compelled to do 
> so.
>
> I had a lot of problems with 9.0.  I switched to 9.0.4 which was more 
> stable, then 9.1 which was even better.  Then I felt I had to have the 
> very latest so switched to 9.2.1, which was included in my OSX 10.1 
> box.  10.1 was terrible and I quickly used it as a Frisbee but 9.2.1 
> worked great!  Then I thought I had to have 9.2.2 and that was a total 
> disaster even with 10.2.8.  I went back to 9.2.1 which I use both as a 
> Carbon partner for 10.2.8 on a partition AND as my main OS for all the 
> drives and cpu's I use for the majority of my graphics work.
>
> In my judgement OS 9.2.1 is by far the most solid performer Apple has 
> ever produced.  I use it on the following cpu's with not one problem:  
> G4; G3; 8500, 9600 and 6500.
>
> Maybe the particular CD that came with 10.1 is just superior?  I don't 
> know.
thta is the one I have.
>
> Jano
>


I put the 9.2 CD in my 9600 with a G3 and it would not install it. Now 
I have a G4 in there maybe I should try it again.
   J