removing OS 9?

[Jay Boshara]

Bill:

Although your new iBook cannot boot into OS 9 (I think), you have to keep
the OS 9 System Folder on your hard drive for Classic to work.  I know this
because I also had no need for OS 9 so I nuked it by zeroing out my hard
drive and doing a clean install of Jaguar without also installing OS 9
(which is how I suggest you do it if you decide to), and now whenever I
accidentally download an OS 9-version of freeware/shareware and try to
install it, my system tells me that Classic will not work without an OS 9
System Folder.  It¹s no problem though, because I have opted to be OS
9-free.  My point is, I think you need to keep the OS 9 System Folder for
Classic to work.


On 1/9/03 9:09 PM, "iBook List" <ibook at lists.themacintoshguy.com> wrote:

> Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 21:56:13 -0500
> From: Bill Lockhart <blockhart1 at comcast.net>
> Subject: [P1] removing OS 9?
> Message-id: <143ED75E-2447-11D7-BDD4-000A27947E7A at comcast.net>
> 
> wow! was that a great Expo or what?
> Apple never ceases to amaze me with their designs and attention to
> detail.
> I thought it was one of the best Expos of the last 2 or 3.
> Jobs really seemed to be into this one too. You can tell when he's
> having a good time showing off the goodies.
> 
> As soon as the Expo was over I headed up to the Apple store and
> purchased my new 12" Combo iBook w/airport card to replace my KeyLime
> iBook.
> (although the new 12" Powerbook had me drooling all over my iMac, its a
> little out my price range...)
> 
> my question for the list is this.
> On my new iBook can I just delete the OS 9 Application Folder and OS 9
> System Folders?
> I no longer have any use for 9 and if I did, wouldn't Classic take care
> of anything that might pop up?
> 
> I thought about reformatting the HD and just installing Jaguar but I
> don't really feel like resetting everything at this time.
> 
> suggestions?
> 
> Bill