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OS 9 in SheepShaver on MacBook

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davidnix71:
I have Classic on a G4, but never liked it. I can't upgrade some things because of permissions (I think). Some parts of the OS are locked.

How do you choose the size of the install? I don't have a lot of room left, but I do have a OS 9.0 bootable disc. If I install 9.0, can I upgrade to 9.0.4?

9.0 isn't usable for many apps.

On a 1.25 GHz ppc G4 will this run at a usable speed?

Keeping old apps makes sense. I have a friend who has thousands of dollars in legit registered web, photo and publishing apps who refuses to go with OS X and have to buy the stuff all over again. His G3 laptop is more than fast enough to run X.

What's the advantage over Mac-on-Mac?

ReggieMicheals:

--- Quote ---Hmm, neat.

Why do you need 9.0.4 for SheepShaver anyway?
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Mac OS 8 to Mac OS 9.0.4 do not require a MMU(Memory Management Unit) which sheepshaver has not implemented. So, versions over 9.0.4 are unreachable by emulation, since a step above(PearPC) won't emulate OS 9 at all.

WMD:

--- Quote from: davidnix71 ---On a 1.25 GHz ppc G4 will this run at a usable speed?
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It's a virtualizer.  OS 9 will be as fast as it has always been.

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