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Mac OS 9 Discussion => Mac OS 9, Hacks & Upgrades => Topic started by: whiskers on April 01, 2020, 05:31:42 PM

Title: Can I just burn a cd-r of mac os 9 to run on a white and blue Powermac G3?
Post by: whiskers on April 01, 2020, 05:31:42 PM

I have been looking on facebook marketplace for a old Powermac G3 and i found one, but i am unsure if the owner has the proper discs (probably not because they called it a iMac) so can i just use a cd-r with the image of mac os 9 that i found on this forum to install?
idk if its a 1st or 2nd iteration yet and i cannot go out and meet with the owner to see because of the quarantine in wa :'(

Title: Re: Can I just burn a cd-r of mac os 9 to run on a white and blue Powermac G3?
Post by: xchris on April 03, 2020, 11:22:12 AM

most images - or better should I say "all" of them- even DMG can be burned on a PC /Linux etc , I did the same even with my past 'ancient' PB1400 !

Title: Re: Can I just burn a cd-r of mac os 9 to run on a white and blue Powermac G3?
Post by: GaryN on April 03, 2020, 03:06:03 PM

Quote from: whiskers on April 01, 2020, 05:31:42 PM

Can i just use a cd-r with the image of mac os 9 that i found on this forum to install?

Yes. That's exactly how it works.