Author Topic: OS X.1 - X.4 install discs  (Read 4093 times)

Offline dbar_x

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OS X.1 - X.4 install discs
« on: September 12, 2014, 11:35:36 PM »
I've got a powerbook G4, 1.33 GHz, now running OS X.5. The hard disc is partitioned, and I'd like to also run OS 9.2 in one partition. Because this Mac has firewire 800, I understand I need to install OS 10.1 - 10.4 in that partition. I've got old eMac install discs for OS 10.2 and OS 10.3 but they won't work on the powerbook. Does anyone know which install discs for OS 10.1 - 10.4, specifically, will work on this computer? Even better, where could I buy those discs inexpensively?

Thanks.

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Re: OS X.1 - X.4 install discs
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2014, 11:47:58 PM »
if your disk is already partitioned and you already have leopard 10.5 installed u dont need to install tiger or panther
as long as os9 is bootable on your powerbook, u can simply download the universal installer for os9 from macos9lives
and follow the instructions to restore it to a partition and then choose it as your startup drive and reboot into mac os 9

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Re: OS X.1 - X.4 install discs
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2014, 01:27:38 AM »
I've got a powerbook G4, 1.33 GHz, now running OS X.5. The hard disc is partitioned, and I'd like to also run OS 9.2 in one partition.
Sorry, this computer can't boot natively on Mac Os 9.
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Re: OS X.1 - X.4 install discs
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2014, 01:06:47 PM »
Thanks, I'll try it.

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Re: OS X.1 - X.4 install discs
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2014, 06:05:32 PM »