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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.c
To: All
Subject: Re: Can't install 9 Classic?
Date:Thu, July 17, 2008 12:54 AM


In article <2008071221010943658-stephedanospam@maccom>,
Dan Stephenson <stephedanospam@mac.com> wrote:

> On 2008-07-09 14:14:12 -0500, mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike
> Rosenberg) said:
>
> > Is there another Mac available to you that already has OS 9.2.2
> > installed? You could just copy it over. That _usually_ works.
>
> See my prior post; that's what I have always done.
>
> The last time I panicked that I'd lost Classic forever, I phoned Apple.
> That guy basically said I could only retain Classic if I continuously
> upgraded over my original Jaguar install over the years.
>
> He didn't mention the approach for copying over the System folder for
> Classic. Fortunately, I remember that trick.

I keep a Stuffit archive of my last Mac OS 9 "System Folder" in my
archive in case I ever need it again. Through the years my "installing
Mac OS 9" procedure would be "copy the Stuffit archive and expand it".
: )

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