Re: With Tiger is OS 9 pointless?

In article <uAyGe.148$dp1.2461@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Ricky" <rickydontlivehere@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > > Other examples:
> >
> > FrameMaker. Sorry, but I make my living in this app.
> Classic is crucial.
> > (And works great.) m.
>
> Newbie question: There's Classic and there's OS 9. What's
> the difference? Can one use Classic on OSX 10.4?

Mac OS 9 is the last version of Mac OS that predates Mac OS X.

Classic is the user-friendly name for the OS X process which uses Mac OS
9.x to provide an environment in which legacy applications may run.

One can use Classic in every version of OS X thus far.

G

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