#Mac os 9 emulator for os x install
This means that you can install and run OS 9 apps (some of which are installed with the Classic system), right from within OS X. OS X has a "Classic" environment, which is an OS 9 emulator. Feel free to correct me if I miss something or miss the mark entirely. Someone else might be able to answer this a little better, but I'm going to give it a try. I'm sorry for what must seem like a real "newbie" question, but I've been away using Windows (out of necessity) and Linux (for pleasure). If OS9 can be "ditched" safely, can anyone recommend a "do and dont" method for me. My original temptation was to buy Tiger and start from scratch - but given that the full Adobe creative suite, amongst others, is installed, I'd rather avoid that option just at the moment.
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I have already noticed from browsing my applications that OSX supports "older" software by running what I presume is OS9 emulation, so, to do this does OSX rely on there being OS9 already installed also and consequently do I need to leave the OS9 system folder alone - or can it be safety removed leaving just OSX - in other words, wil OSX "cope" within itself for the emulation. An here lies the nature of my question - I recently aquired a G4 500mhz system for a stupidly low price from my workplace, it has OSX installed on it, but also a OS9 system.
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I'm new, as you probably already realised, and I have only just returned to the mac "fold" after an absence since OS8.6 on an Imac. Hello to everyone, it's nice to find a little corner of the net so enthusiastically populated by mac fans.