Yep, definitely new hardware today

[Robin Burns]

Lawrence D¹Oliveiro wrote:

> Interesting that all the G4 configurations are now listed with "Mac OS 9
> boot supported" as a feature. I thought the only MacOS-9-bootable
> machines remaining had been some eMacs? Further realization on Apple's
> part that lots of its "professional" customers are sticking with MacOS 9
> for the foreseeable future?

Yup. When I get my G5, I'm deleting the OS X partition from my G4 and
it'll be OS 9 only.

[Matthew Russotto]

In article <ldo-B02775.21265924062003@news.wave.co.nz>,
Lawrence D¹Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:

>In article <slrnbfebhq.bb5.agreenbu@nyx1.nyx.net>,
> andrewunix <agreenbu@nyx.net> wrote:
>

>>[url]http://store.apple.com/[/url]

>
>Interesting that all the G4 configurations are now listed with "Mac OS 9
>boot supported" as a feature. I thought the only MacOS-9-bootable
>machines remaining had been some eMacs?

Nope. The 1.25Ghz machines which supported 9 have existed for a
while. Apple appears to have discontinued the non-9 G4s and left the
G4 in the legacy systems and the PowerBooks. (note that the 15"
powerbook still boots 9, reportedly, though it's not listed as a
feature)

--
Matthew T. Russotto [email]mrussotto@speakeasy.net[/email]
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue." But extreme restriction of liberty in pursuit of
a modicum of security is a very expensive vice.

[Lawrence D¹Oliveiro]

In article <bmWdnTJlscoMQmSjXTWc-g@speakeasy.net>,
[email]russotto@grace.speakeasy.net[/email] (Matthew Russotto) wrote:

>In article <ldo-B02775.21265924062003@news.wave.co.nz>,
>Lawrence D�Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:

>>In article <slrnbfebhq.bb5.agreenbu@nyx1.nyx.net>,
>> andrewunix <agreenbu@nyx.net> wrote:
>>

>>>[url]http://store.apple.com/[/url]

>>
>>Interesting that all the G4 configurations are now listed with "Mac OS 9
>>boot supported" as a feature. I thought the only MacOS-9-bootable
>>machines remaining had been some eMacs?

>
>Nope. The 1.25Ghz machines which supported 9 have existed for a
>while. Apple appears to have discontinued the non-9 G4s and left the
>G4 in the legacy systems and the PowerBooks. (note that the 15"
>powerbook still boots 9, reportedly, though it's not listed as a
>feature)

Do you find it interesting that those models that can boot MacOS 9 have
had a longer lifespan than those that could not?

[Matthew Russotto]

In article <ldo-F915C9.11351001072003@news.wave.co.nz>,
Lawrence D¹Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:

>In article <bmWdnTJlscoMQmSjXTWc-g@speakeasy.net>,
>russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto) wrote:
>

>>In article <ldo-B02775.21265924062003@news.wave.co.nz>,
>>Lawrence D�Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:

>>>In article <slrnbfebhq.bb5.agreenbu@nyx1.nyx.net>,
>>> andrewunix <agreenbu@nyx.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>[url]http://store.apple.com/[/url]
>>>
>>>Interesting that all the G4 configurations are now listed with "Mac OS 9
>>>boot supported" as a feature. I thought the only MacOS-9-bootable
>>>machines remaining had been some eMacs?

>>
>>Nope. The 1.25Ghz machines which supported 9 have existed for a
>>while. Apple appears to have discontinued the non-9 G4s and left the
>>G4 in the legacy systems and the PowerBooks. (note that the 15"
>>powerbook still boots 9, reportedly, though it's not listed as a
>>feature)

>
>Do you find it interesting that those models that can boot MacOS 9 have
>had a longer lifespan than those that could not?

It's a marketing decision, nothing more. If OS 9 boot was really that
important, Apple would have speed-bumped the OS 9 machines instead of
simply discontinuing the top-end G4 in favor of the G5.

--
Matthew T. Russotto [email]mrussotto@speakeasy.net[/email]
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue." But extreme restriction of liberty in pursuit of
a modicum of security is a very expensive vice.