Is there anyway to Obtain Classic?

**whitesaint** · June 1st, 2001, 05:15 PM

Hi whoever is reading this, help me out. I have switched to Mac OS X when it first came out. However, I'm not the smartest person.
I installed Mac OS X, and I didn't have 9.1 installed, unwittingly, I returned
Mac OS X to get my money back, yet still keep the Operating system installed on my computer. So basically, I am running Mac OS X yet with no classic.
It's a major pain because somtimes I can't play the games I want or use a preferred Application for every App isn't cocoa-ed or Carbonized yet.
Is there anyway to get Classic or more specifically 9.1 for Mac OS X?
Any help would be appreciated.

**scott** · June 1st, 2001, 05:27 PM

To use classic, Mac OS X needs not only a System 9.1 folder, but to modify it during install. You only easy recourse is to use the system 9 that came with your iMac, upgrade it to 9.1 if it is 9.04, and install OSX overtop.

Some of the gurus on these forums may know a way to boot from your install cd, install 9.1, and perhaps find a way to get an already installed OSX to add classic support. I doubt that that will work, however.

p.s. - how did you convince anybody to take back software you've used???

- Scott

**jdog** · June 1st, 2001, 05:29 PM

I will be in no way associated with those who conspire to conspire.

So you don't have a 9.1 CD??

-jdog

**jdog** · June 1st, 2001, 05:31 PM

Originally posted by scott
To use classic, Mac OS X needs not only a System 9.1 folder, but to modify it during install.

I do not have 9.1 installed, not did I when I installed X.

-jdog

**scott** · June 1st, 2001, 05:37 PM

Did you install 9 after X like whitesaint is trying to do, or do you just run X and not use classic? or am I out to lunch?

If I am being an imbecile, tell me now so I shut up

- Just curious

**jdog** · June 1st, 2001, 08:32 PM

I don't use classic...So I don't need 9.1

-jdog

**ITz The MaN** · June 1st, 2001, 09:50 PM

Why can't you just boot into a classic OS cd and install classic from there?

**apb3** · June 1st, 2001, 10:05 PM

You'd need at least a 9.0.4 CD in order to update to 9.1 (which X needs). I assume the OS CD he has is pre 9.0.4. If not, ITz the Man's suggestion would work...

I have a question for those of you who have installed X without 'classic.' Did you have to do anything special in order to get X to install without 9.1? I'm curious cuz as soon as DVD reading and writing is available in OS X, I'd like to get rid of classic too (I have a separate volume with 9.1 on it that I could boot into if I really wanted/needed).

Also, if you have had experience with both X with classic and X without classic, is there any difference in performance? I have no real complaints with OS X's performance but it seems many people do and maybe this'd be a way for some of them to get a speed boost?

-Peter