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upgrading from 8.6 and 9.1?
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My sister and I both have iMacs (Rev. B, I think. Mine is the Graphite DVSE and she's got the grape one).
Anyway, we're both running older operating systems. I know you could upgrade (via 9.2) to Jaguar. Does anybody know how all this will shake out with Panther? Can I go from 8.6/9.1 to 9.2 to Panther?
Will I have to go to Jaguar first?
What's the plan here?
Thanks,
Brian
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Classic versions of the Mac OS (8.6/9.2) have little to do with Mac OS X. You need Mac OS 9.2 if you wan to use Classic within Mac OS X, but as far as installing OS X, the existence of Classic does not matter.
If you buy Panther, you will be able to install it without first installing anything else. You only need Jaguar if you get Panther Upgrade CDs, but you cannot get Panther upgrade CDs for your iMacs.
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Gotcha.
After digging further through the Apple site, it looks like the OS <10 transition to Panther is the same as it was for Jaguar.
Buy a copy of Panther and fill out a form to receive a copy of 9.2 for $20. Upgrade to 9.2, then go straight to Panther.
Brian
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Originally posted by Memphis_Mac:
Buy a copy of Panther and fill out a form to receive a copy of 9.2 for $20. Upgrade to 9.2, then go straight to Panther
What? You don't need 9.2 to install Panther on your iMac. You just buy Panther and install it. You can then still boot into 9.1 or 8.6 if you need/want to. You only need 9.2 if you want to run OS 8/9 (classic) applications from WITHIN Panther. With your Mac, you would be better off booting into OS 9 to run your classic apps. Don't spend more money than you need to.
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Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2001
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Originally posted by Dr. Wahnsinn:
What? You don't need 9.2 to install Panther on your iMac. You just buy Panther and install it. You can then still boot into 9.1 or 8.6 if you need/want to. You only need 9.2 if you want to run OS 8/9 (classic) applications from WITHIN Panther. With your Mac, you would be better off booting into OS 9 to run your classic apps. Don't spend more money than you need to.
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