[P1] Ibook and OS X, vs OS 9

[Kirk McElhearn]

On 7/13/04 2:15 PM, "Pierre-Paul Savard" <pablocito24 at videotron.qc.ca>
wrote:

> I know I am a late comer to the OS X bandwagon...but anyway...
> Could you tell me if I buy a new iBook, as with the early
> versions of OS X, I would still be able to use all my programs
> which were made for the OS 9 ?

Yes.
> 
> If yes, will I see a decrease in their functionality and/or speed?

Not really. I run a couple of programs in Classic, and they are fast.
> 
> I guess I won't be able no more to boot in a special partition,
> native OS 9 , and that I will now have to open all my old
> programs in the OS ''classic'' included with OS X?
> Am I right?

Right. New Macs don't boot in OS 9.
 
 
Kirk
 
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