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jimgalbraith - Aug 18, 2005 - 11:09 am

I have a 2nd user PowerMac AGP Graphics 450/640 SDRAM running OSX 10.3.9. I am gradually transferring data from my
Bondi tray-loading iMac G3 running OS9.1 (upgraded from OS8).

Can I/Should I install OS9.1 on my "new" G4?

Reason: The Zip Drive on the G4 is non-functioning. The internal drive is CD/DVD ROM only (MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8585).

I have an ancient USB Que! Drive that seems to only work with OS9. I also purchased an external USB/Firewire external HDD to transfer data from the old to the almost new and for storage but I want to burn occasional CDs and I'm out of cash.

Any words of comfort/advice greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

Jim Galbraith
12 Hopton Road
Hereford HR1 1BE
U.K.

philippe99 - Aug 18, 2005 - 11:17 am

Jim, welcome to macosx.com

Yes, you can install the Classic layer (which is 9.1) on you 10.3.9 following these instructions
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=151871
Also
http://www.apple.com/support/panther/moretopics/
Regards
Philippe

jimgalbraith - Aug 18, 2005 - 11:20 am

Phillipe,
thanks very much for your speedy response.
Jim

philippe99 - Aug 18, 2005 - 11:25 am

Happy to have helped you and tahnk you for using macosx.com
Regards
Philippe