[X Newbies] Crash city

[David Crandon]

Look...if your machine will boot into OS9 (I'm not referring to
Classic), then you can erase the hard drive and install OS9 directly.

Finding the right install disk and using it in the correct way is the
problem. Perhaps use another machine and Target Disk mode?

David Crandon

TheMacintoshLady wrote:
> 
> Michael Winter tapped out this message on 2/13/2003 1:09 PM
> 
> >On a similar note, I think I remember you saying this is an eMac? For a
> >list of Macs that won't boot in OS 9 see
> ><http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n86209> . If yours is on the list,
> >you're out of luck.
> 
> It boots but will not be reformatted with any 9 disk I have, which is the
> latest 9.2.1 that they just sent me, primarily to use with machines that
> never had X on them but need both systems.
> 
> >Also, you say all the OS 9 stuff that came with your computer is in
> >.pkg form?
> 
> Yes sir that's right.
> 
> > I thought that was true only for computers that won't boot
> >OS 9. Otherwise I thought (based on no-first hand knowledge) it was in
> >a .dmg file which could be burned to a CD to create a startup disk.
> 
> This will RUN 9 but you can not use it to reinstall, and I never got a
> definitive answer as to whether I could trash X and then boot in 9....I
> rather not do it that way, it leaves invisible files, so I am not going
> to try. I think he said the ROM won't let me boot up UNLESS X is on there.
> 
> >Anyway, one final note. I too have an older Mac running OS 9 that's
> >primarily just a fax machine. IMO faxing is still something that works
> >better in OS 9 due to the maturity of the fax software on that platform.
> 
> God bless GlobalFax 2.6.8 and 2.6.9 (both external and internal modem
> versions)!
> 
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