[P1] OS9 compatibility on latest models?

[e.mkeene]

> I haven't tried an OS lower than 9 on my 500 MHz iBook.  I doubt that 
> would work well, if that's a requirement.

I have an ibook 700/combo running 10.2.6 primarily with occassional 
forays into Classic. One day while sorting cds, I ran into a bunch of 
very old apps.n Just for the halibut, I tried running them on the 
ibook. Mind you, these were all the very first versions of things like 
MacDraw, MacWrite, ClarisWorks, etc. Most of them actually ran a pretty 
good speed right from the cd since there was no such thing as 
installers needed for Sys 6 and a lot of Sys 7.0 A few insisted on 
switching the monitor to B&W with a max of 256 colors or grayscale 
while a few wanted 8 bit graphics. They all worked and since they were 
pure applications, they did not mess up the permissions, the OS or 
anything else. They worked, when they were quit, they quit. Much better 
behaved than many current apps.