Okay everybody, stop me before I "kill again".
Just downloaded Mac OS X 10.5.4 Leopard from MacGarden and successfully burned an install DVD. I've also got an original OS 9 install disc and I'm wondering if this is the route to go... and then install the 9.2.2 update. Or, per GaryN's comments of January 19th 2007, should I proceed with the 9.2.2 Universal image available here?
Should I also have sought an original Mac OS X Leopard disc install set as opposed to the MacGarden variety?
It's an MDD DP FW400 with two (smallish) internal drives currently running OS 10.5.8 and OS 9.2 but I want to clear drives and begin fresh-ish... moving only what I wish back from a Time Machine back-up that I've yet to perform.
Originally, I intended to go only with a standalone 9.2.2 install but evidently, schizophrenia appeals to me in some sick and demented way.
I'll be wrasslin' with Time Machine (which I've never used), attempting to utilize a large external USB drive as target back-up residence. So, total DESTRUCTION is not imminent at this time. And yes, I'll pull the faster USB/Firewire PCI card from the machine before the attempted software re-install... and then, re-install the USB/Firewire card after successful software installation, to move select files and apps back to the machine.
...'til Daddy takes the T-bird away.