[G4] OSX and OS 9

Fabian Fang ftfang at gmail.com
Sun Oct 17 19:52:59 PDT 2004


On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:47:57 -0700, Carol <java_j at macosx.com> wrote:
> I am thinking of purchasing OS 10.3 (Panther) and installing it on my
> Sawtooth G4 400 on a 2nd hard drive to keep OS 9 and OS X separate.  Is
> switching the boot drive from X to 9 as simple as selecting the correct
> disk as the startup disk from system preferences?
> 
> I already have a dual boot G4 that came with OS X and OS 9.  It is
> simple to switch between the two systems on that computer.  Will a
> standalone version of OS X switch the same way?

Yes to both questions, on the basis of personal experience from a
Server G4 with multiple internal OS9/OSX drives.


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