the sunrise page mentioned that apple was removing support for g3s when they were developing os 9.2 and higher with support only for the quicksilvers + MDDs truly in mind.........
http://www.sunrisepage.com/computers/macclassic/macos9.htmfrom 9.2 time going forward they
were really focused on stability + coexisting of dual boot systems
so they started breaking things by changing them to make them work 'better' with X?
it wouldnt be the first time in software development history that changing something for the better in
one area.. actually breaks + has negative efects on something in another area.. "oops!!!!"
-OR- perhaps these systems actually NEED an mac os x install and there are some shared
files + libraries?? i mean when u do a restore on a qs from 2002. it installs 9.22 + 10.1.3
(a funny looking horrible version of osx! LOL)
maybe deleting the X install somehow can negatively affect the 9.22 install..
they both install TO THE SAME DRIVE
but thats just a thought -- who knows..
id rather sidestep the issues completely
my decision based on all the information that i've read
as well as my own personal experience....
i will only run os 9.2+ on 2002+ macs
http://www.everymac.com/systems/by_year/macs-released-in-2002.html(arjen + i both agree our qs runs better with 9.0.1 mac os rom, even when i laughed at him the first time he said this! LOL)
for older systems with lower cpu... ill run os 8.6 or 9.0.. or 9.1 at the most..
9.1 because at least with 9.1 u know its 100% osx free,.
think of all the manpower that was devoted to mac os X ..
they were working around teh clock on this thing from what i read
its not a crazy thought to theorize they kind of ignored os9..
i mean.. they knew they were going to kill it off..
it was already decided..
they didnt give anyone a say in the matter..
they had the public funeral planned ..
steve jobs prob had this in mind since the moment he got back in the door
he must have secretly hated the classic mac os enough to murder it