Subj : Re: Macs
To   : esc
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Jan 08 2024 09:38:28

  Re: Re: Macs
  By: esc to Nightfox on Sun Jan 07 2024 09:12 pm

 Ni>> I recently bought a used G4 Mac Mini.  I'm planning to put OS 9 on it (I
 Ni>> know it's not supported, but I've heard there are ways to do it). Though
 Ni>> honestly, aside from trying to find a couple of retro Mac games, I'm not
 Ni>> sure what I'll use it for.

 es> I have this and love it. OS9 is a trip. It's fun to set up and while it
 es> may not have exclusive games, it's a nicely polished OS with a decent
 es> library of games you can play in spite of them existing on other
 es> platforms.

Yeah, I liked the UI in OS 7 through 9 (and early OS X as well, through Tiger). The G4 that I bought had OS X 10.4.11 on it, and I upgraded it to 10.5.6. I rememebr those versions of OS X having an OS 9 compatibility layer (which I think was an actual copy of OS 9), and I've debated whether I'd want to just do that (so I can use OS X stuff as well) or actually have it run OS 9 natively.  I'm not sure if it has the OS 9 compatibility layer currently though, and I think you'd have to have OS 9 installed and then upgrade to OS X?

Nightfox
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