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Re: [PLUG] OS 8.6 to 9 and X
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On Sun, Jun 29, 2003 at 09:25:02AM -0400, Paul wrote:
> My neighbor asked me about this. He has a Mac running 8.6. He just
> bought an OS X CD from ebay. He wants to upgrade to 9 and OS X with
> blowing anything away. So, the questions are...
>
> In order to use classic mode, is version 9 necessary and does it come
> with OS X?
Yes, you need OS 9 to run in classic mode. It comes on the OS X install CDs.
You can also install OS X without OS 9, which disables classic mode.
> Could the upgrade to version 9 and OS X be done without changing
> existing partitions and blowing away data?
Yes. OS 8.6, OS 9 and OS X all run on HFS+ partitions. I don't know
what the OS X install will do to the OS 8.6 system folder, but you
should be able to install 9/X without reformatting.
Z.
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