[MacDV] The New Towers - (formerly "refurbished G4")

[Thubten Kunga]

You can still run your 9 apps in Classic mode which is often times 
faster than running them natively Kathy. Do you know for sure that what 
you think you "need" isn't available in X or doesn't run perfectly in 
Classic mode? What apps?

You can't do the 9 native boot in the 2003 Macs because Apple is making 
the ROM non-native 9 insistent. It won't matter what you do with the 
hard drive. It still won't boot into 9. However Apple is going to 
continue to offer the dual 1.25 GHz MDD with native 9 booting 
capability — maybe at a lower price than now since that speed will 
become the middle model when the next refresh is released. It will be 
the fastest last OS 9 native booting Mac. Maybe it'll have some 2003 
features like FW800. Who knows? Steve.

k

On Saturday, January 25, 2003, at 09:29  AM, KathyMac! wrote:

> Macintosh Digital Video List1/25/03 2:47 
> AMMacDV at lists.themacintoshguy.com
>
>> If you can just hold on just a few more weeks, you will be able to get
>> a dual 1.25 GHz model for the same money and iLife and FW 800 and 
>> other
>> enhancements. Or a better dual GHz with the above for $1699 new. The
>> next generation Tower will be announced in less than 60 days.
>
> The ONLY problem with that is: the next release of towers with the
> enhancements will be bootable in OS X ONLY.
>
> That sucks for those of us who still love features of OS9 (and need it 
> in
> some cases).
>
> So, I guess the question is: Why can't we take home one of these new 
> towers
> that are only bootable in X and wipe the drive clean, reformat it, and
> partition it with both 9 and X? I was told it couldn't be done but I'd 
> like
> to know why.
>
> Personally, I'm trying to wait until the new towers are announced so 
> that I
> can scoop up the current 1ghz model at a much lower price - and the 
> fact
> that it is the last G4 to be able to supposedly run 9 makes it a dire 
> need
> to have.
>
> Kathy