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Q: Disk Burning

How to you burn a disk an an imac g3 running mac os 9.0?

iMac, Mac OS 9.0.x

Posted on Feb 16, 2014 7:02 AM

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Feb 16, 2014 7:07 AM in response to cam2363
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    Feb 16, 2014 7:07 AM in response to cam2363

    Buy an external drive and use CD burning software. Apple didn't introduce Disc Burner until after Mac OS 9.1, and if your computer shipped with 9.0.4 or earlier, it didn't include a CD burner.

     

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  • by cam2363,

    cam2363 cam2363 Feb 16, 2014 7:16 AM in response to Niel
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    Feb 16, 2014 7:16 AM in response to Niel

    oh well im never going to update it i found the soft ware i need but i need to initlize the hard drive b ut i cand do that unless booted from a disk is there any way i can install the mac os right from the computers hard drive?

  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Feb 16, 2014 7:21 AM in response to cam2363
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    Feb 16, 2014 7:21 AM in response to cam2363

    If you're installing a free updater, you don't need to and cannot erase the internal drive. If you're installing a paid OS upgrade, it'll be on a disk.

     

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  • by a brody,

    a brody a brody Feb 18, 2014 4:26 AM in response to cam2363
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    Feb 18, 2014 4:26 AM in response to cam2363

    Apple offered full retail releases of 9.0, 9.0.2, 9.0.4, 9.1, 9.2.1.  They all looked the same except for the black text indicating the operating system on the disk in fine print on one side.  They all had the orange 9 logo on white background.  And they did not say Upgrade, OEM, or Dropin.  You need to properly identify your iMac, before choosing the version of the retail release to buy:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2191