Can I install Mac OS 9.5 on an existing OSX system? Can I download OS 9.5 (Classic). Would like to run some kids games that require 9.X

9.1.2 was the last version of OS 9 (Classic). There is no version 9.5. But on top of that, no, there is nowhere you can download it. You would need to purchase a retail copy on CD.

No, you do not need to repartition. OS 9 and OS X can be on the same drive. You cannot boot to OS 9 though unless you install the OS 9 disk driver. Which would require erasing the drive since that can only be done during the installation of OS 9.

If you have a PowerPC Mac, 9.2.2 should be on its original disks. Use those instead of a retail package; if you have or get a retail package, you'll probably find that you need to have Classic already installed to use it.

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On what kind of Mac are you trying to run this? If it is an Intel Mac running Tiger then it won't run Classic.

No need to unhide anything. If you have a working version of 9.1 or higher elsewhere (like an old computer) you can copy that folder to the top level of your hard drive (right next to OSX's "System") and it will act as Classic (you might need to set things up in Preferences).

Didn't Apple say it was going to release 9.X for download to support the old classic users?

I haven't read anything like that here and Apple frowns terribly upon speculation. Given that they haven't even released the last version of OS7 for download it would surprise me. In fact Apple tends not to even pay any attention to any kind of support for anything older than about 4 years - tends to be completely off their radar.

Kurt Lang wrote:

9.1.2 was the last version of OS 9 (Classic)…

No, make that Mac OS 9.2.2, which includes Finder 9.2.2 and Classic 9.5.0.

If you just want to run in classic mode, copy the System Folder from another Mac that has OS 9.1 (or better with 9.2.1 or 9.2.2)installed. A USB thumb dive works great for this. Transfer the folder to your Mac. It won't interfere with your OS X system which is in a folder titled System. Classic mode works fine for most OS 9 apps, however, many games do not function properly in classic mode.

 Cheers, Tom 😉

Texas Mac Man wrote:

If you just want to run in classic mode, copy the System Folder from another Mac that has OS 9.1 (or better with 9.2.1 or 9.2.2)installed.

Again, just note that even this (as I also suggested above) won't work if your computer is an Intel Mac.

No, make that Mac OS 9.2.2, which includes Finder 9.2.2 and Classic 9.5.0.

Heh! Yes, I just realized this morning that I didn't get it right, either.

9.2.1 was the last retail release. 9.2.2 was the last official version, but only exists as an update for Classic on those Macs which came with both OS X and OS 9 to run as Classic.

Hagarhun,

As Texas Mac Man noted, you can just copy OS 9 from a Mac with that installed. That's what I used to use for Classic. I did a clean install of 9.2.1 from my retail disk onto a 7600, and then copied it to a G4 tower. From there, OS X would do the small updates to 9.2.2 the first time you ran Classic.

Otherwise, if your Mac came with OS X, there should be a installer package on one of the gray disks (usually the last one) that has a name something like, "Extra Software". That's the copy of OS 9 that came with your Mac.

If I do find a disk what about installing it to a removeable USB drive?

No idea. Not sure if the installer would allow it. Though if it's formatted as Apple Partition Map, then it probably will.

More Internet trash talk ?

Yes. The updates are free. Anyone who wanted OS 9 itself would still have to find a copy they could purchase.

Apr. 1, 2005

April First.

Six years ago.

What does that tell you?