Not sure if I should bother installing OS 9??

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When my eMac finally returns from repairs I'll be reinstalling Jaguar. I don't think I ever really used 9 on this machine with the exception of playing a few games that I can now easily live without. Although I did boot from an OS 9 Disk Warrior CD to clean up my HD. I suppose there's now a OS X bootable Disk Warrior?

Just wondering if there's any opinions about OS 9 and OS X on a single machine? Who's let go of 9 all together, and should I? Or is it a good idea to have it around (even if unused)??
 
If you don't use Classic and don't see a need for it, trash it and save the extra space.
However, try and envision down the road, 6 months to a year, and try and determine if there's anything you'd need Classic for in that timespan. If so, maybe it's better to wait it out until the next time you upgrade (or have to reinstall). If not, trash away.
 
The only reason I still have OS 9 is for my scanner, which does not have an OSX driver.
 
its always good to have the fuctionality though, even if your not using it you have the option and ability to do so which is always nice. In my opinion having that extra flexibility is worth the 150 megabytes of disk space.
 
I've been OS 9-free for a year now. I love it. I don't feel like my machine is a "Frankenstein" or stuck somewhere "in transition" anymore. OS X is THE operating system, and that's all I've got on there.

Of course, if you NEED OS 9 for any reason, then it would be a good idea to install it.
 
I've been OS 9 free for a long time .. I didn't really need anything in 9, so I just didn't install it in the past 3 times. :)
 
I recommend NOT installing it and going as far as you can without it. You can always install later if you absolutely have to.

I was an early adopter of OS X. I switched over to it immediately as my business OS< which was quite painful for almost two years until the apps started kicking in. I counted the apps that were holding me back toward the very end (Distiller was a notable annoying holdout). Then one day, finally, I was completely OS 9 -free.

Technically, there is one app that I still have to run through Classic, but I have an iMac as a file server that I use for that purpose (sending print ads to major publications through Ap AdSend requires Netscape 4!!! It simply doesn't work in any other browser. Custom Java apps for file processing...).

For the most part, the biggest hurdle in avoiding going full OS X is money. Can you afford to upgrade all of your apps or find other solutions? Sounds like you don't really need 9 these days, say goodbye!
 
whats the harm in having it on the hdd, it doesnt hurt anything just offers a higher level of compatibility, just make sure you plan for the future.
 
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