MAC Classic OS9 on Tiger

sturgo

Hi, Does anybody know how to get OS9 Classic workong on Tiger? I'm trying to run Propellorheads Rebirth and the installation requires Classic. My system doesn't seem to have it. Can I download it from somewhere?

thanx.

maccor

you need to get a copy of system 9.2 and install it

HomunQlus

Tiger doesn't come with Classic, also it's no longer supported by Apple. So there's no way to install OS 9.2 on your machine.

SouperComputer

Tiger doesn't come with Classic, also it's no longer supported by Apple. So there's no way to install OS 9.2 on your machine.

Not entirely true. OS 9.x can't be booted on later equipment but can be run in a classic environment.

Tiger comes with classic, you just need to install it from the Tiger Disk:

http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/classic/

sturgo

Thanks! Just got it going. I was on my original Tiger install disks... Easy

SouperComputer

Also, if you have on OS 9 system folder on another machine that is setup the way you like it, you can copy the folder onto the OS X machine and specify it as your classic folder.

HomunQlus

SouperComputer wrote:

Not entirely true. OS 9.x can't be booted on later equipment but can be run in a classic environment.

Tiger comes with classic, you just need to install it from the Tiger Disk:

http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/classic/

In that link you posted, it says

About using Mac OS 9 applications in Mac OS X
If you need to use Mac OS 9 applications, you can do so in the Classic environment in Mac OS X. To use the Classic environment, you must have a Mac OS 9 System Folder installed on your computer, either on the same hard disk as Mac OS X, or on another disk or disk partition.

For best results using Mac OS X, upgrade your Mac OS 9 applications to the Mac OS X version. Check with the manufacturers for more information. You can also check the Mac OS X website for information about the latest applications for Mac OS X.

It says you can run Classic, and it says you have to have Mac OS 9 already installed.

But:
I didn't find Classic on the Tiger DVD, it also doesn't say anything about Classic in all the Documentation I got from Apple.

Besides, Classic is no longer supported on Tiger. Call the hotline, tell them you have a problem with Classic on Tiger, they tell you it's not supported anymore. I tried that.

SouperComputer

I didn't find Classic on the Tiger DVD, it also doesn't say anything about Classic in all the Documentation I got from Apple.

Thats interesting, what Mac do you have? It looks like some machines shipped with the packages for Classic, but not all. Any minis I have worked on had the package on the install disk and also a couple of iBooks....hmmmm

HomunQlus

SouperComputer wrote:

Thats interesting, what Mac do you have? It looks like some machines shipped with the packages for Classic, but not all. Any minis I have worked on had the package on the install disk and also a couple of iBooks....hmmmm

I have an iMac G5 and a PowerBook G4. On the Restore Discs which have Panther 10.3.4, there's the Classic Environment.

I bought Tiger alone when it came out, and did a Clean Install on both machines (I was never a fan of upgrades). I then saw Classic was gone, and it's not on my Install DVD, also it's not there under Optional Installs.

SouperComputer

hmm, maybe its not on retail. The Macs I dealt with shipped with Tiger and had it on the disk, interesting....

HomunQlus

That's really interesting...

rainbow kirby

Maybe they're assuming that everyone who bought Tiger at retail already had a set of Panther/Jaguar install discs, with Classic environment.

sturgo

I got it with my Macmini. OSX 10.4. I switched over from PC six months ago. I'm amazed at how easily things work in the Apple envoirnment!