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Old May 24th, 2004, 04:37 AM
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OS X Backwards Compatible

Hey I am a new Mac User and i was just wondering if anyone knows if Mac OS 9 Software and Games will work on OS X?
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Yes, but they will run under something called "Classic" mode. Games will run, but they will run slowly -- applications will run decently.

Make sure your Classic environment is installed by going to the "Classic" pane of the System Preferences and verifying that there is a system folder to use Classic with.
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Not all OS 9 games will run in the classic environment. If the game attempts to directly access or control the computer hardware, OS X will immediately terminate the classic environment.
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The good news is that many games now have an OS X version.
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