Hi.
I'm very new in the world of Macs and I don't have a lot of experience.
I'm mostly looking for a retro experience.
I bought a G3 Pismo about a year ago and I installed "Mac OS 9.2.2 Universal Install (Our Most Popular Download)"
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,2109.0.htmlEverything as been great with it so far.
Last week I bought a G4 Graphite (seems that the lowest OS for the version I got is 8.6) and a G4 QS.
On the G4 Graphite I want to install Mac OS 8.
1 - Should I install MacOS 8.7 or 8.6? Is 8.7 more similar to version 9 than to version 8? Is 8.7 incompatible with certain programs and games like version 9? Or is 8.7 just like 8.6 but with a few bugfixes?
2 - If I go with version 8.6, should I use the correct installation CD indicated in the thread "
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=2296.msg12588#msg12588" or should I use the universal install in "
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,806.0.html"? What is the difference between them? Does the universal install contains newer versions of drivers, does it support more machines than the correct installation CD?
On the G4 QS I'm probably going to install 9.2.2.
3 - In the thread "
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,2539.0.html" the user DieHard explains several differences between the "Mac OS 9.2.2 Universal Install (Our Most Popular Download)" and others (thank you). What is the difference between this and "Mac OS 9.2.2 Universal (Developed by User: Blackholemac)" (
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,2580.0.html)?I'm also a bit ignorant in terms of drivers.
4 - Should I upgrade drivers after installing MacOS, or all the latest drivers are already included in the installation CDs?
5 - In "
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,2109.0.html" the user MacTron talks that this version contains "CPU version 5.9". Is that a driver for the CPU?
6 - In "
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,2143.0.html" is written "Mac OS ROM Version 10.2.1", is "Mac OS ROM" also some kind of driver?
After installing 9.2.2 on my G4 QS, I will have two machines with 9.2.2: the G3 Pismo and the G4 QS.
7 - Do any of you suggest me to try a different OS on my G3 Pismo, like 9.1 or any other?
Thank you for all your help and suggestions.