[G4] OS 9 partition

[Eric Smith]

Frank,

According to the Mac OS compatibility chart, all eMacs require 9.2.2:

<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1835>

And depending on which model it is, it may require the version
of 9.2.2 that shipped with the system, or else it may not boot
directly to OS 9 but only use Classic mode.

Eric S.

Frank Sudore wrote:
> 
> Bought a 1ghz Emac for 75.0 to run old OS 9 games. has Panther installed 
> but no classic. Tried to install 9 from 9.0 install discs but the 
> machine will not boot from these. Am i missing something? It's been a 
> long long time since I messed with 9.
> Thanks!