[GUARD]

I am trying to run a disc that was made to run on OS 9 and I am using 10.3.9. Someone mentioned getting an emulator that will run OS 9. Any idea if such a thing exists and if so what name would it go by and where would you find it?
Any assistance would be appreciated

Guard

[SSGoku]

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I am trying to run a disc that was made to run on OS 9 and I am using 10.3.9. Someone mentioned getting an emulator that will run OS 9. Any idea if such a thing exists and if so what name would it go by and where would you find it?
Any assistance would be appreciated

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Check out these two links.
How to use OS 9 applications?

How to install classic support?

[Randy_B_Singer]

Do you have a PowerPC-based Mac or an Intel-based Mac?
If you have the former, all that you have to do is install OS 9/Classic from your Software Restore CD-ROM.
If you have the latter, you need SheepShaver, which is free:
http://gwenole.beauc...cts/sheepshaver

[GUARD]

I have a Power PC but I am using 10.3.9 so I do not have a software restore cd rom...at least not that I know of.
Guard

[Randy_B_Singer]

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I have a Power PC but I am using 10.3.9 so I do not have a software restore cd rom...at least not that I know of.

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Which PowerPC? All Macs come with software restore CD-ROM's to restore the included software. Recent Macs come with OS 9 on these disks.
http://docs.info.app...l?artnum=107383

[GUARD]

All I have are the 3 disks that are listed as OS X Panther 10.3.5. I have looked all over the 3 disks and I cannot find anything that is even close to restore...reinstall.Nothing like it.
Guard

[drmbb]

You should have a disk labeled "Additional Software & Apple Hardware Test". On it is a package named "Install Additional Software". Run that and you will see in the customize menu the check box to install OS 9.

[GUARD]

I have checked EVERYTHING...This disk you mentioned is nowhere. Others and I have spent hours posting and I have come to the conclusion that I am going to have to shop for casino games I can play using 10.3.5. I cannot find Classic 9 anywhere on my computer and there is NO disk containing it.
Thanks to all that have attempted to help but this is becoming ridiculous and it is time to move on
Again THANKS
Guuard

[bottomline5]

I'm pretty sure you can download a copy of OS9 for free on Apple's web site, though I don't know if it includes classic support for OSX.

[Randy_B_Singer]

No, OS 9 has never been a free download. (At least not legally.) And the Macintosh OS, since about the time of OS 8, has not been available as a download from Apple. (Updaters are available as free downloads, but not full versions of the OS.)
Major releases of the Mac OS are commercial, and they can only be aquired either by purchasing them on optical disk, or by getting them on optical disk (and on the hard drive) with a new Macintosh purchase.
As was outlined in the Apple support article that I cited above, OS 9 came with all recent Macs either on a separate disk or on a Software Restore disk to install and use as Classic.
If you are the original owner of a Macintosh that should have come with OS 9, and you no longer have the disk that it is on, you should be able to contact Apple, and for a nominal fee they should be willing to send you a copy of OS 9 to replace the lost disk. Even though you have lost your OS 9 disk, you still own a license to that software. Apple should be willing to restore the software that you have a license for, and only charge you for shipping, handling, and the cost of materials, for the replacement. Of course, you will have to prove to Apple that you were the purchaser of your Mac.

[GUARD]

This mac came only with 10.3.5 There was no OS 9 with it. I may bu a os 9 disk from ebay. That would seem to be the cheapest place to get one from. What do you think?
Guard

[GUARD]

I am going to purchase OS 9 from ebay. This seems top be the cheapest. As you can read from my previous posts I am looking for OS 9 to put on my 10.3.9 Panther so I can play a game that will only operate on OSD (.
It is my understanding that I can run OS Classic on my computer while still keeping 10.3.9 in place. My questions are
1. Is this true?
2. Which version of 9 should I be looking for?
3. I see one that says restore software or something to that wording
Which OS 9 is the best for me to use?
Thanks
Guard

[Randy_B_Singer]

Yes, you can install OS 9 without disturbing OS X:
http://docs.info.app...l?artnum=106294
http://docs.info.app...ml?artnum=42929
You can get any version of OS 9 that you like. (But note that if you purchase just an OS 9 installer disk meant for an older Mac, and you don't have an older Mac that can boot into OS 9, then you can't use the installer on the disk.) You can use the free updaters from Apple to update it to version 9.2.2:
You can download these free updaters from Apple:
9.0.x to 9.1
http://docs.info.app...ml?artnum=75103

9.1 or 9.2 to 9.2.1
http://docs.info.app...l?artnum=120030
9.2.1 to 9.2.2
http://docs.info.app...ml?artnum=75186

[GUARD]

In was given this Mac from someone I work with. It was running 9 and then I inserted the discs and put 10.3.5 on the computer. I will get the info on this mac I have from home and post it here and then we should be able to tell if I can run OS 9 on it.
I am pretty sure I CAN BOOT into OS 9 and what you are saying, if I read this correctly, that If I can boot into OS 9 then I could purchase any OS 9 from ebay and that would work...I will check the info I have on the computer and post it like I said and we can go from there.
Thanks
Guard