> > Boot the machine with the 9.2.1 retail disk, run Disk Setup, and > partition the > HD into at least two parts-one for OS 9 and one for OS X. Install > OS 9, update > it to 9.2.2. Then, install Tiger, run Software Update, and bring it > up to > 10.4.11. > Why bother with that when you can have them on the same partition? I think partitioning is bad when it makes you divide your file storage to try and use all of it. Could install 9, update it and then install Tiger with one partition just as well as with two. Eric W.