[G4] OSX 10.4.8 not having a classic mode bugaboo

Mon Oct 16 13:47:40 PDT 2006

OSX 10.3 will run classic mode and OS 9.22 can run. OSX 10.4 took the 
classic mode out but there was an article about running OS 10.3.9 on a 
partition on the OSX 10.4.8 partition. I copied my 10.3.3 directory to the 
Mac Mini 10.4.8. I upgraded that 10.3.4 to 10.3.9 and if I can get the mini 
to boot into 10.3.9 I can see why the classic mode 9.2 should not work. Why 
Apple decided to disable the classic mode then offer a classic mode repair 
option in ox 10.4.8 is a mystery. Why apple hides all of their function key 
options is another mystery. Getting classic to run on a Mac Mini is my goal 
and I accept the challange. Even if I have to alter the Apple ROM 
instructions. This is the same goat apple tried to kill when they changed 
the roms on the Blue and White G-3's not to accept any G-4 cards. I have a 
450 Mhz G-4 cpu card in my PM 9600 and that G-4 runs programs like a Blue 
and white should have if Apple had not crippled it. granted I do not have a 
100 mhz bus the that G-4's speed  makes up for the slow bus speed

>From: Jim Elmore <jelmore at elmoredesign.com>
>Reply-To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers." 
><g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers." 
><g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>Subject: Re: [G4] Mini is the way to go - for SOME users
>Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:37:24 -0500
>
>My, I'm liking my MDD even more!
>
>
>On Oct 16, 2006, at 10:56 AM, Dave March wrote:
>
>>No computer is all things to all users.
>>
>>I looked at the minis before settling on my MDD.
>>There was no way to make a mini do what I needed to
>>do, at least not without a ton of extra expense and
>>hassle.  First, I had to do a bunch of data recovery
>>on numerous oddball old drives, some of them damaged,
>>and messing with different external enclosures wasn't
>>realistic.  Data recovery was top priority, and a mini
>>just couldn't have done the job.
>>
>>Then there was the issue of optical drives -- I needed
>>two, and already had an extra internal superdrive
>>ready to install.  No-can-do on a mini.  Oh, and then
>>there's the dual-boot issue -- I still use lots of OS
>>9 software, and it would cost me 2 or 3 thousand
>>dollars to replace it all with OS X versions, to say
>>nothing of Intel.  Not possible.
>>
>>Simply put, the MDD was the very best machine in my
>>price range that I KNEW would do everything I needed
>>without a bunch of headaches.  And I know I'm not
>>alone in that, otherwise, the market for G4s would not
>>still be as it is.  For the casual user, I suppose
>>it's just fine and dandy to run out and buy the latest
>>supercharged gumdrop.  But there are many of us who
>>have more complex needs than the minis can fill, and
>>have to fulfill those needs on a budget.
>>
>>It's not a perfect world.
>>
>>--DKM
>>
>>
>>--- chip puller <chippuller at msn.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I just purchased an Apple refurbished  1.67 mhz dual
>>>intell processor , USB
>>>2.0, 512 meg ram superdrive Osx 10.4 and 80 gig HD
>>>Mac Mini  it's
>>>performance  blows the older G4's in the dust. I
>>>think this computer for
>>>649.00 makes the other computers worth about 1/3
>>>what the sellers think
>>>their old systems are worth. Mac Minis are the way
>>>to go.
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: Jim Elmore <jelmore at elmoredesign.com>
>>>>Reply-To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4
>>>computers."
>>>><g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>>>>To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers."
>>>><g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>>>>Subject: [G4] Value of a Dual 1GHz MDD G4
>>>>Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:00:26 -0500
>>>>
>>>>I've been thinking about downsizing my computer
>>>equipment to take up  less
>>>>space -- maybe go with a new 17" laptop. Any idea
>>>what my  current set up
>>>>might be worth?
>>>>
>>>>Dual 1GHz MDD G4
>>>>Four internal drives -- 2x80GB 1x120GB 1x40GB
>>>>DVR-108 optical drive
>>>>Two 17" Apple Studio displays
>>>>2GB ram
>>>>Wireless card
>>>>
>>>>Also, I was wondering if locally is the best place
>>>to sell a  computer.
>>>>Would all the licensed software (Adobe CS2, Office,
>>>etc.)  have to be
>>>>erased?
>>>>
>>
>>
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