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User profile for user: JOrganisciak
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Software Reinstall

Recently my dad stopped by my house and dropped off the old B&W he used to use about 10 years ago for the business. Since then (past week) I went to OWC to purchase and installed alot of upgrades. Unfortunately the original software reinstall discs are gone. I could go and purchase OS 9 and the OSX Tiger somewhere online to reinstall, but, was wondering if I got a hold of apple, if they would sell me software reinstall discs or somewhere I can purchase these??? I am just using this as a server now for my business but would like to have these so i can clear out and what not. Thanks!!!

Joey O.

Macbook 13.3 Late 2007, Mac OS X (10.5.4), Powermac G3 B&W 300 Mhz

Posted on Jul 13, 2008 9:52 PM

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User profile for user: Jeff
Jeff
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Jul 16, 2008 9:28 AM in response to JOrganisciak

The original restore disk contained OS 8.6, which does you no good for the purpose of running the Classic (OS 9.2.2) environment within OS X. I'd check eBay and try to find a universal/retail installer disk for OS 9 (white disk with a large "9" on it). Don't buy another Mac's Restore disk, because it may not install properly on your B&W G3. After installing OS 9.x, you can download/run the OS 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 Updates. Verify that the computer's firmware has already been updated to version 1.1, prior to installing OS X.
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User profile for user: Limnos
Limnos
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Jul 17, 2008 1:53 PM in response to JOrganisciak

If what you are looking for is Classic then the 8.6 CDs don't do anything for you. OS9 was a new install upgrade, not something you updated from OS8. Hopefully the OS9 CD you got is a retail install version (gold, not gray), or if it is a B$W then it matches that release of the B&W, otherwise it may not work. Will it boot your computer?
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User profile for user: Limnos
Limnos
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Jul 18, 2008 6:03 AM in response to JOrganisciak

I haven't worked with a B&W, just a beige so I am working using other's knowledge. Perhaps you could give us a rundown of the B&W, maybe even run System Profiler and copy and paste information from the first page here. Are you planning on running OSX (and which version) and Classic on this computer, or native OS9 boot, or all three?

There is a potential problem with the version of B&W. The oldest version really has problems (for lack of a better term other than "flaky") with larger drives, so apart from RAM information you need to know if it is a Rev. 1 B&W.
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