Members Introduction... time to reflect on our past that got us here :)

[JohnT]

picked up a 867 DP (MDD) yesterday for £12, a bit disappointed at first as it was advertised as a 1.25 SP as it was solely bought for recording music but hey ho no doubt it will do what I need it to. : )

i had one before - its a great machine despite it not being "the best" it still is great + felt speedy to me when i used one.

Good to hear, it will be set up and used until I get a 1.25 at the right price and then passed on.

[mikkmuzik]

Hi I have never posted on here before, I started using a G3 233 in 2001 before that i had an Atari 1040  Then progressed to a 333 then a G4 933 now in my studio a dp1.25 this will be my last mac i have. I hate change for change sake, with that i run VST 5.1 maudio 2496 midiman 2x4 and delta 66 ......Mikk

[johngeronilla]

hey all,

Just got a powerbook g4 w/ mac os 9.

Looking forward to being part of the community.

[Patrick Philipot]

Hello guys,

My name is patrick, I'm french and I live in France, in Montpellier (south of France near the mediterranean see). Thanks to the forum I've been able to install mac OS 9 on a PowerMac G4 733 Mhz Quicksilver I had just acquired. It was yesterday.

The first thing I've done was to register to this forum using a freshly installed Netscape 7. I wanted to say thank you.

The PowerMac G4 733 Mhz Quicksilver is a machine I could not afford when I was young. I'm now 57. As many, the first Apple thing I got was an iPod. The first iMac I bought, I kept it only for one day because it was missing some clunky softwares I was used to, and because I was still kind of stupid at the time. I gave it to my son, who was more than happy with it.

I got the idea of getting some old macintosh after reading an article in "Infinite loops - Ars Technica" about HyperCard. After that I watched an interview of Bill Atkinson (the father of HyperCard) on Youtude (Triangulation 244 with Leo Laporte). After some testing with emulators, I wanted to get the real thing. And that's how I came here.

I had no idea there were still so many people and sites devoted to the old macintosh. I have some things to discover. It's kind of a gold mine to explore.

[geforceg4]

Hi I have never posted on here before, I started using a G3 233 in 2001 before that i had an Atari 1040  Then progressed to a 333 then a G4 933 now in my studio a dp1.25 this will be my last mac i have. I hate change for change sake, with that i run VST 5.1 maudio 2496 midiman 2x4 and delta 66 ......Mikk

does the audiphile 2496 work in combination with the delta 66? i think i remember reading that you can easily use these together iwth the same driver? up to 4 cards?

[madalynmcworm]

Hello!
Picked up a MDD, needed something classic to mess with. Tired of newer stuff.

[mnemic]

hi everyone, i'm from Moscow and i like old system mac os very much. i work on pro tools tdm 5.3.1 for a long time and i'm happy that I've found this forum, where i can find people holding the same views

[bmfm5]

Used Cubase back in the 90s and just came across all my old files.  I want to export my old files and hear them for one more time.  Also want to get Rebirth running again so I can use/write/read my old Rebirth songs.  Really miss using this old software! 

[reject]

Used Cubase back in the 90s and just came across all my old files.  I want to export my old files and hear them for one more time.  Also want to get Rebirth running again so I can use/write/read my old Rebirth songs.  Really miss using this old software! 

That's awesome! What kind of setup will you be running it on?

OS 9 is my favorite Mac OS. I've been faithfully running it on my PowerBook G3 (Pismo) ever since.

[idiotoflinux]

Hi, i am Jeroen, got into Apple from my time at school in the dutch town of Zeist (where apples where used a lot.

got myself a PowerMac G4 with os9

sent from my MBP

[auto35404]

Hi Everybody!  Just wanted to thank you for all of the work done to create this resource for everybody!  I'm just looking to setup an OS9 DAW so I can use some old Korg and other synth cards in a QS G4 I bought for $50.

Thanks again!
 

[hydrophonic]

 Hello everybody! Feel so lucky to have found this forum. I purchased my first Mac 120 8K the month that they were released. I have two Power Mac G4's that are the nerve center of my ProTools recording studio running OS9.1 and PT5.1.3.

[Weedy Weed Smoker]

Hello and thanks for approving me to this community, I've been a fellow Mac user since System 6 !

I'm now a graphic designer, and my first crush at computer graphics was the awesome black and white pixels photos from the hidden question mark option in Kid Pix...

Thanks for having me here !   

[suburbGira]

hi i signed up to see the downloads. also, can mac os 9 be run on VBox?

[Knezzen]

also, can mac os 9 be run on VBox?

Short answer: No.
Long answer: You could run it emulated in Sheepshaver (use Google to find it).

[suburbGira]

also, can mac os 9 be run on VBox?

Short answer: No.
Long answer: You could run it emulated in Sheepshaver (use Google to find it).

Tried sheepshaver before, didn't work. (didnt have a linux package and couldnt be bothered running like 99999999 commands)
did i mention i use linux?

[Knezzen]

Sheepshaver is pretty much what you can use on Linux. I use Linux too, but not for my Mac OS 9 stuff, I have old Macs for that. Depending on your Linux distro there should be binarys allready compiled and how-to's awailable.

If you can't be bothered hacking away in the terminal, then the only thing I can recommend is trying to source a Mac OS 9 compatible G4 Mac somewhere.

[wankelmonkay]

Hello, introducing myself, I'm an IT guy who has always had a thing for electronic music and old macs. Trying to bring some of the passion to life, got a Gismo, B+W G3 tower, and and SE/30 and PowerBook 190.

[djs2500]

Hey new user here to the forums, although long time Mac user. Currently in the stead are:
iMac 2013 21’ 16GB with 240 SSD
MacBook Air 13’ 4GB and 128SSD
Macbook Early 2006 Core Duo, 2GB and 120 SSD new battery and runs SL great
PowerMac G5 2.0GHZ Late 2005 with Matching Monitor
PowerMac G5 1.8GHZ with Studio Display
Mac Mini 2007 with 4GB and 128 SSD 20’ Apple Alum display
Mac Mini G4 1st gen
iMac 21’ Late 2006 with 1TB HD and 4GB
2x B&W G3 PowerMacs
PowerMac G4 MDD with a bad power supply (Looking for one)
PowerMac G4 Quick Silver loaded
iBook G3 x 2 600mhz and 800mhz both loaded
iMac G5 17’ 1ST gen that is in need of repairs. 

[Stash]

Hi.. new to the forum.

Have an old iMac G4 (the flexible head one) as well as a really old classic.
In the process of restoring the iMac back so i can open a number of music files i composed on, so i can eventually update them and move them into Logic Pro.

Love Macs since 1988.

John