[P1] OS9 compatibility on latest models?

[David Binnion]

On 10/9/03 6:58 AM, "Kirk McElhearn" <kirklists at wanadoo.fr> wrote:

> On 10/9/03 12:53, "Jack Rodgers" <jackrodgers at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Check Apple's web page for what ships with the computer. So far all new
>> Macs ship with OS 9 installed and OS 9 CD.
> 
> That's so not true! They ship with OS X and OS X CDs, and all but one or two
> models won't even boot into OS 9.
> 
All Macintoshes ship with OS 9 installed but without a separate OS 9 CD. In
fact, they don't even ship with OS X CDs. My new 15 inch PowerBook came with
a single DVD that contains both the OS installer and the software restore.
True, most new Macs no longer boot into OS 9 but they can run OS 9 which
means that most OS 9 software continues to be usable and actually run quite
well.

david