Subj : Re: Macs
To   : esc
From : Nightfox
Date : Tue Jan 09 2024 09:31:58

  Re: Re: Macs
  By: esc to Nightfox on Mon Jan 08 2024 06:35 pm

 Ni>> Yeah, I liked the UI in OS 7 through 9 (and early OS X as well, through
 Ni>> Tiger). The G4 that I bought had OS X 10.4.11 on it, and I upgraded it to
 Ni>> 10.5.6. I rememebr those versions of OS X having an OS 9 compatibility

 es> OS X 10.4.11 is the last version with Classic mode. Essentially you
 es> install 10.4.11 and then install Classic mode inside it. There are
 es> stripped down ways to install, I would shar elinks but typing from iPad :)
 es> google should help you out here.

 es> 10.4.11 is, IMO, the best PPC OSX release. It is the most up to date with
 es> good performance and Classic mode. 10.5 is nice but slows things down
 es> quite a bit and also kills Classic mode.

 es> I don't personally like OSX on a G4 as much - I have a G5 for OSX. I find
 es> the G4 just lacks in performance.

Maybe I should have kept 10.4.11 on it.  Oh well, I can always do a fresh install of 10.4.11..  I did notice 10.5.6 seemed a bit slower.

 es> I think if you look at the macrumors forums you'll find a 10.4.11 upgrade
 es> bundle which streamlines the OS quite a bit and should be the first thing
 es> you do after a fresh install.

Thanks for the tip. :)

 es> On the other hand, if your goal is to use OS 9 (which I encourage!), go to
 es> the os9lives forums and snag an ISO. I think you can install directly from
 es> the ISO but can't remember the most recent instructions. You may need a
 es> little USB audio adapter unless they fixed the onboard audio issues, but
 es> other than that, you'll have a screaming fast OS 9 with all the bells and
 es> whistles, a supported GPU, networking, and game compatibility. It's
 es> amazing.

I thought I had heard something about the internal speaker not working but it works with the audio output jack, so you could plug speakers into it.  And I'd heard you have to hold a key down to boot into Open Firmware to be able to boot into OS 9 on the Mac Mini..  I wonder if that works if I have a Windows keybaord, as I don't have a Mac keybaord right now.  I planned to use a USB switcher and use the same keybaord & monitor with the Mac Mini and my Windows PC.

Nightfox
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