OT: G4 that boot into Mac OS 9 ?

[Charles Martin]

> From: Sean <spenney at stemnet.ca>
> Subject: [MacDV] OT: G4 that boot into Mac OS 9 ?
>
> I thought Mac OS 9 was on the endangered species list. I thought no new
> Macs (except eMacs) would boot into OS 9, but would run the Classic
> environment.
>
> Is Apple giving OS 9 a stay of execution by offering G4 Towers that 
> boot
> into 9 ?
>
It's a very nice, but final, gesture to OS 9 lovers by Apple.

No machine that has FW 800 is going to boot OS 9. Thus, as that and 
other technologies (like USB 2.0, hypertransport, DDR 400 RAM etc) 
spread through the product line, OS 9 booting will disappear for good. 
I feel sure it will be ALL gone by this time next year.

_Chas_

TIME: The people at Listen.com say downloading isn't the most popular 
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JOBS: Well, that's correct. Downloading sucks on their service! You 
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