drakula

Just wondered, as i've read somewhere that MAC OS 9 is preinstalled on computers running tiger?

Is this true? and if so how do i boot into it?

nikkey

That is false.

New from the factory macs that shipped with panther also shipped with os 9. Tiger was the first release that had new macs shipping without os 9.

From Apple:
"Mac OS 9

Mac OS 9 is not included with Mac OS X Tiger.

In the past, Apple has offered customers upgrading to Mac OS X the opportunity to purchase Mac OS 9 for a reduced cost. This program has been discontinued."

drakula

ok thanks..

nikkey

Ummm you can install it with the second install DVD/CD (whatever it is). I have tiger and I installed OS 9 for classic mode.

drakula

Will i be able to install it now on top of Tiger?
If you or anyone else could describe the process in more detail, I'd be very grateful.

nikkey

OS 9 and Tiger will live on the same drive just fine.

If you have an OS 9 CD put it in the drive and reboot. When you hear the chime press the C key. The Mac will boot to CD and allow you to run the OS 9 installer.

* DO NOT INITIALIZE THE DISK
* BE SURE TO DO A CLEAN INSTALL

Once installed you can use the Startup Disk preference in OS X or the Startup Disk control panel in OS 9 to select which OS to boot to. Additionally you can press the Option key after the boot chime to select on OS as well.

* note from Apple

Classic Compatibility

Tiger's Classic environment requires:

Mac OS 9.1

or

The minimum Mac OS 9 version natively supported by your computer, if any

...whichever is later.

Tiger does not include a version of Mac OS 9. Mac OS 9.2.2 is recommended. Generally speaking, you can use the version of Mac OS 9 that came with your computer. If your computer shipped with Mac OS 8.6 or earlier, you can purchase a copy of Mac OS 9 by calling AppleCare or Apple's Telesales group. (Mac OS 9 is not available to the general public on the Apple Store online.)

The version of Mac OS 9 available from Apple's Telesales group will only install on your computer if your computer can start up from Mac OS 9. Computers that can't start up from Mac OS 9 all come with Mac OS 9 as part of the restore bundle.
Classic requires QuickTime 6.0.3 (or later) in the Mac OS 9 System Folder (for use by Classic). If you need to upgrade QuickTime for Mac OS 9, you can get QuickTime at www.apple.com/quicktime/download/.

Tiger itself comes with QuickTime 7 for use by Mac OS X-native applications.

Most Mac OS 9-compatible applications are compatible with Mac OS X Classic. Check with the developer of your application for information on Classic compatibility.