[G4] Still using OS 9.1 on my G4-400 mhz.

[James Asherman]

On Dec 1, 2005, at 2:12 PM, Sy wrote:

>
>
> Thanks for the various comments.  I have several
> questions:
>
> **Can I go DIRECTLY from 9.1 to  9.2.2?

You should. But it's worth looking up whether your machine is 9.2.2  
capable. I'd say yes.


>
> **Regarding the OSX "Classic"" mode  most of the
> applications I use for my business are running on OS
> 9.1 so would they run on the OSX Classic mode?

Classic is 9.2 (compatible w/ 9.1 apps) running inside OSX and will  
accomodate lots of software but even so,
IT is EASY to keep your OS9 bootable.
I am running OSX10.4.3 and can still boot to OS9.2.2 if I need to.



>
> **How does one got "get" from OSX to Classic  mode or
> do you have to re-boot the computer or can you toggle
> from one OS to the other?

Again, classic is different from booting to 9. You can have the  
ability to do either.
  Classic turns on and off as a preference.

>
> **Will all my periperals still work in OSX and  will I
> be able to use my Samsung ML-1210 printer with OSX?

Even if they don't you could still restart to 9 and they would.  
Meanwhile you get all the OSX goodies.

>
> **Should I consider buying a new dual boot computer
> with a faster processor or is my 400 mhz. enough?

New computers aren't dual boot and won't run 9 at all (just classic  
which may not be enough support for you).
If you simply UPGRADE your OS you will keep the 9-10 dual boot  
capability while gaining modern goodies.



>
> **What I'm trying to get a sense of is that suppose
> I'm using a new OSX capable Broswer and want to cut
> and paste some text from the browser into one of my
> Classic (OS 9.1 apps) documents. Can I do that without
> any problem  like my using a very old Microsoft Works
> 3.0  app. which is about15 years old but runs fine on
> 9.1?
>

I don't even know if your mezzozoic erasoftware will actually work in  
classic, so it's hard to judge.


> **"All things being equal", will running things (like
> web browsing) in OSX be faster or will the Classic
> environment be slower?

I still use 9 for some archaic hardware thingys. All things being  
equal X is ALWAYS better.

>
> Any comments will be greatly appreciated.  I'm just
> scared of screwing things up by changing operating
> systems and causing myself lots of extra work and
> expense in buying new software.

It is an update not a change.
Your software is very old. You should consider updating.

>
> This is making me battey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>  Thanks,
>
> Sy
>
>
>
>
> On 11/29/05, Sy <sytech at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> I have a Mac G4  (400 mhz. running System 9.1) with
>> AGP Graphics . I have 576 MB of RAM
>>
>> I've been looking for a list which addresses pre-OSX
>> issues and I hope this is the one.
>>
>> The main reason I haven't upgraded to OSX is that I
> am
>> running old versions of Microsoft Works, Quicken
> etc..
>> and they work just fine on my system 9.1. The
> browsers
>> I use are Netscape Communicator 4.79 for email as
> well
>> as IE 5.1 and sometimes Mozilla 1.3.1. and they do
> the
>> job.
>>
>> I was wondering how many people there are out there
>> who are still using pre-OSX systems and would like
> to
>> here from them.  I really would like to stay with
> OS9
>> because it works for me but I am noticing that some
>> web sites (like ORBITZ) are requiring browsers which
>> require OSX software to work.
>>
>> Any comments and suggestions will be appreciated.
>
> IMHO, you should update to 9.2.2 and NS 4.8. Get the
> 9.2.2 update at
> <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75288>
> and the Netscape
> 4.8
> update at
> <http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/download/archive47x.jsp
>> .
> Much
> better performance on the G4 than 9.1 and NS 4.79.
> Also, as others have
> stated, most OS 9 apps work via OS X's Classic, but in
> your case you
> can
> have both a bootable OS 9 and a bootable OS X
> installation on your
> machine,
> which allows you to experiment w/OS X, while retaining
> the ability to
> do
> things exactly as you do now.
>
>
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