Re: [PLUG] OS 8.6 to 9 and X

[Leonard Rosenthol <leonardr@lazerware.com>]

At 09:25 AM 6/29/2003 -0400, Paul wrote:
> My neighbor asked me about this.  He has a Mac running 8.6.

        What TYPE of Mac?  Do you even know if it will run Mac OS 
X??  Many older ones will not...


> In order to use classic mode, is version 9 necessary and does it come with 
> OS X?

        Yes, you need Mac OS 9.x for Classic.  NO, Mac OS 9 does NOT come 
with the Mac OS X CD - at least not the same CD.  Also, some versions of 
Mac OS X, when purchased from Apple, did include a separate Mac OS 9 CD, 
and some did not.


> Could the upgrade to version 9 and OS X be done without changing existing 
> partitions and blowing away data?

        Sure, you would first update to 9, and then to Mac OS X and things 
should be fine PROVIDED that you are using an HFS+ partition already with 8.6.

        Is the person also planning on getting updates to his/her 
applications, so that they will be Mac OS X native - or sticking with 
Classic?  If the latter, why bother with Mac OS X?!/!?


Leonard

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