[G4] Panther or Tiger?

[Computerman]

Thanks everyone for al the replies. What I want to do is run various
programs that call for classic on OS X Panther. I should have stated that
this is an iMac G3 that I bought for my granddaughter. We want to be able to
have her run educational software like Poo Bear and such. Every time we
insert a disk it calls for classic, and of course when we try to run classic
in the system preferences it stated that it is not installed. I read
somewhere on the net that all I had to do was to install the OS 9 system
folder. I cannot find where I read that unfortunately. Also to complicate
matters when we insert OS 9 and hold down the c key it does nothing. The
computer just freezes at a blank grey screen. 

-----Original Message-----
From: g4-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
[mailto:g4-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com] On Behalf Of John
Baltutis
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 3:36 PM
To: g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
Subject: Re: [G4] Panther or Tiger?

On 02/15/06, keith_w <keith_w at dslextreme.com> wrote:
> Hector I. Macedo wrote:
>> Just install 9.2.2 and then in System Preferences point to it as  source
>> of Classic.
>
> With all respect, Hector, I don't think so.
> "Classic" is NOT the same as OS 9.2.2.

No, but OS 9.1 through 9.2.2 can be used as the baseline for Classic.

> There are things about Classic and how it's implemented that indicate
> it's a slightly different OS 9.X variation.

Only WRT to the various components that OS X will install so that the OS 9
version will run as Classic. Those don't interfere with the OS 9
installation
running the machine if it's dual-bootable. See
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106963> which describes what
invoking Classic adds to OS 9+. Although the document hasn't been updated to
reflect the changes since 10.2, the same components are updated, just with
later versions. E.g., with Tiger, Startup Disk (9.2.6), CarbonLib (1.6.1),
Classic RAVE (1.8.1), InputSprocketClassic (1.9), Open Transport (2.8.3),
Open
Transport ASLM Modules (2.8.3), QuickDraw 3D RAVE (1.8.1), Classic (9.5.0),
Classic Support (2,2.1), and Classic Support UI (2.2.1), are the latest.

> I don't know how much that might matter to Computerman, but so far as I
> know, there are differences.

One can install OS 9 on the same volume that holds OS X. If the computer
isOS 9
bootable, then you can select which one to boot into via Startup Disk. See
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh763.html> and
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106294 > for installation
details.

Classic requires at least 9.1, but Apple recommends using 9.2 or later.
See<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75288> for OS 9 updates.
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