[X-Newbies] Retrieving data from PowerBook 1400.

[Al Poulin]

On May 30, 2006, at 2:33 PM, Brian Durant wrote:

> On 5/30/06, John McGibney <ncicchek at optonline.net> wrote:
>>
>> On May 30, 2006, at 1:37 PM, Brian Durant wrote:
>> >
>> > The second part, is with regards to Classic:
>> >
>> > 1) Can I just repartition and format my extra internal SATA drive 
>> and
>> > install Classic on that drive even when I am using 10.4.6?
>> No need to, you can install it in the same partition.
>
> I have read someplace that it is best to install Classic on a separate 
> HD

This is entirely your choice.  In any case, you make OS X System 
Preferences point to wherever your Classic System Folder is.  I my 
case, I would not put Classic on a separate HD unless I had a real good 
reason to do that, say because of a bunch of Classic apps and hoards of 
data.  You may have a better use of the external HD, say for backup.
>
>> > 2) Do I need an HFS or HFS+ partition?
>> No, classic runs alongside OS-X.
>
> And on a separate HD? HFS or HFS+

Again, it is your choice.  I would go with HFS+ for better use of the 
drive space.  No reason not to.
>
>> > 3) Do I need to boot from the CD to install Classic?
>> No, the G5 won't boot from any version of 9 anyway. You may have to
>> drag and drop the System Folder from the CD to you Hard Drive so X
>> can install some necessary files for classic to launch. Then run the
>> installer.
>> Or...
>> Your original G5 CD/DVD might have a "Classic" installer on it that
>> will run in X.
>
> I was under the (mis)understanding that Classic needed to be installed
> from the (Tiger) CD/DVD (???)

The G5 maybe came with Panther, before Tiger.  Classic is Classic in 
either case.

Good Luck,

Al Poulin
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