OS 10.5 Classic, Parallels, bootcamp question.

[mag00]

Hi, just found this wonderfull site today. I was looking for an answer to a badly needed question.

Can I run classic on 10.5?

Short answer no.

But how can I run my classic programs on my new mac book with 10.5?

I have purchased Parallels 3.0 already, but not installed. I have heard about bootcamp, have not ventured.

I have a new version of XP pro still in the box.

I have a windows 98 se that the machine is dead, but the software is mine.

I have the mac os9 through panther all separarate legal versions. I also have the 10.5 that came with my mac book.

I desperately need to run the os9 apps as my rosetta stone was quite expensive. It will run on 98 and os 9. I also have a host of other os 9 programs that I really don't want to upgrade, I really like the old versions.

I also have poser and Vue for the xp and shade etc for the mac. I like what parallels claims can happen, toggle from one os to the other and share files. This can save alot of time vs rebooting and flash driving files. Unless OS 10.5 can still recover xp files from the xp.

Anyway, I was hoping someone who has walked this road before could give me a pointer or two on how to go about making this all happen.

So before I even get started messing things up, what would be first to do?

Thanks,
Dave

 

[MisterMe]

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But how can I run my classic programs on my new mac book with 10.5?

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I desperately need to run the os9 apps as my rosetta stone was quite expensive. It will run on 98 and os 9. I also have a host of other os 9 programs that I really don't want to upgrade, I really like the old versions.

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I strongly suggest that you contact Rosetta Stone about upgrading your software to the MacOS X versions. Also, I strongly recommend that you find MacOS X versions or equivalents to your other MacOS 9 software.

To run MacOS 9 software on an Intel-based Mac, you need to download and install SheepShaver.

 

[mag00]

I tried contacting Rosetta, fat lot of good, they want me to buy a new version again. They will not upgrade me.

I pretty much can get by using os x, but do have some favorites like simple text witch is free on os 9.

But I can use notepad in window for that.

I was reading about sheepshaver and it seems like there was some issue about it not loading unless you were running os 9. Then the talk about having to set up an ethernet etc to clone and install using os 9 and just seem like a pita.

So rather than going in and running the wrong sequence and having to start over, I figure somebody must be running classic on theirs.

So do I add the sheepshaver after parallels?

Or should I boot camp first?

 

[Giaguara]

I'd run SheepShaver first.
Then Parallels (or better, Fusion).. Boot Camp seems a bit overkill unless you have other reasons to boot natively to Windows.