 | In Response To: Upgrade fears linked to the Classic OS (Blayne)
Well, if the Mac you buy isn't two or three years old or older, then... YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO BOOT INTO OS9 . Apple did it to try and kill OS9. On my eMac, I can only use OSX. But, my other two computers are old enough to boot into OS9. There are NO hitches when booting into OS9. That is because you're not running OS9 through OSX, you are running OS9 itself. The problem is that booting into OS9 is annoying. That's it. If you've got a dual-boot system, then you're good to go, OS9 on your new computer will run like, well, OS9. If you DON'T have a dual-boot system...
Forge will work. It will automatically set your computer to 256 colors, and it'll slow down most apps alot (even Safari), but it'll work.
Anvil, too, will work. I don't use it much, so I don't know the problems with it in OSX. (Oh, Hakvil works too-that's what I use)
I don't know about Chisel. I've never used it myself for much more then toying, and that was back on my Beige G3 running OS9.
......thats pretty much all I can tell you. If I told you anymore, I'd have to kill you.
: I have these fears you see.
: I've used my trusty Powermac 6500/250 since about 1998 for everything
: Marathon and (before I became a MSF regular) Myth / Myth II.
: On a side note, all my upgrading madness began with my decision that
: I wanted an iPod, lol. All the issues with getting one to potentially work
: with my current system led me to *here*.
: I'm afraid that if I upgrade to a 700mhz Powermac G4 or something similar
: that uses OSX I won't be able to continue development easily of either
: WMaiD, or simply playing Marathon without the need for AO support.
: Sometimes OS 9 is easier for older games.
: On the iMac flatpannel on display at my workplace I've fiddled during some
: slow hours in the Mall with the copy of Panther (OS 10.3 I think?) - and
: it will take some getting use to.
: I'm seeking advice from those of you who are now OS 10 users - what troubles
: have you encountered with working with forge on a Dual-boot system?
: What are the in's and outs of booting into OS9, and it's compatability with
: Marathon design apps (Hakvil, Forge, cult modifier, Chisel, etc)?
: I'd presume they're more stable to run on an native OS9 system - any hitches
: running it from booted-up OS9 mode on a G4 of any type?
: Thanks everyone!
: -Blayne
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