jpg format so I can use them on other systems. Graphic Converter – I use this primarily to convert Mac OS 9 screenshots to. Silverkeeper is an excellent utility for that. Silverkeeper – As with every system, backups need to be in place. Fetch is what I use to share files between this Mac and other Macs, FTP makes it compatible with any OS.Ĭlassilla – Web browsing and email client.ĪppleWorks, Office – I do a lot of typing so want these around. Stuffit, Toast & Fetch – To get and open pretty much every file for Classic OS, one of these apps is required. Here’s why these are the essentials for me: That’s pretty much everything currently installed. With the base OS installed, I got some of my essentials on the machine. I’ve used both their install images in the past and always with great success. If you have a Mac that does not natively support Mac OS 9, check out the “ Mac OS 9.2.2 For Previously Unsupported G4s” image here. In this case the iMac supports Mac OS 9 natively so I installed “ Mac OS 9.2.2 Universal Install” which is available from their forums here. The base OS is, of course, a MacOS9Lives image. Getting it all set up the way I want so I can hop on to this challenge asap! I have not even taken the time to clean this Mac since I got it a week ago, upgrade it or anything. These posts will be mirrored on ’s blog as well. The challenge is open for 68K and PPC, any Mac OS that is not OS X but I chose Mac OS 9. This may be a handy guide for anyone else attempting a challenge like this. Leading up to the start of this challenge I figured I’d share some of the issues and joys of getting my Mac ready. I can get almost anything I need to do done fast and distraction free. Later this week I will be firing up my 800MHz 17″ iMac G4 and use Mac OS 9.2.2 for as much of my computing as I possibly can.
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