[R-SIG-Mac]OS X and OS 9

[Jean Thioulouse]

>1. Since September OS X is the default when booting a new Mac.
>
>2. Starting January 2003 new Macs will not be able to boot into
>OS 9 any more (Classic will still work).

Not so sure... Seen in TidBits :

**Some Macs to Boot Mac OS 9 Through Mid-2003?** Although Apple
  has not yet made a public statement, it seems some Macs that can
  boot into Mac OS 9 may remain available until mid-2003, contrary
  to Apple's announcement in September that new Macs would stop
  being able to boot Mac OS 9 in January of 2003.

<http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2002/sep/10macosx.html>

  According to News.com and MacCentral, Apple claims the move is
  for education users, who ostensibly are taking longer to move to
  Mac OS X than "the rest of us." Thus, Mac OS 9-capable Macs will
  reportedly include CRT-based iMacs, the eMac, and the iBook. It's
  not clear whether these systems will be available to the general
  public or just to education customers. However, Apple apparently
  also plans to continue selling a dual 1.25 GHz Power Mac G4
  configuration which can boot into Mac OS 9 for professionals who
  need applications like QuarkXPress which aren't yet available for
  Mac OS X. (TidBITS confirmed that Quark has contacted some of its
  customers to inform them machines capable of booting Mac OS 9
  will be available through mid-2003.) This high-end configuration
  is also of interest to music and audio professionals, most of
  whom have been unable to move to Mac OS X due to lack of drivers
  and host applications. [GD]

<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0212/13.boot.php>
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-977881.html>

Jean
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