#MAC OS 9.2.2 EMULATOR MAC OS#

Mac OS 9.2.2 is fast, responsive, and rock-stable on my old PowerBooks and iBook. However, if you have an older Mac that is not supported by OS X or some of the slower G3 machines (like the WallStreet, which officially supports up to OSВ X 10.2.8 Jaguar), there is still a strong case to be made for running OSВ 9 вЂ“ and there are also certain software applications that are only supported in OS 8/9 that may be mission critical for some users. When I do, IвЂ™m always gratified by the speed and responsiveness compared with OSВ X, but I do miss the OSВ X feature set, especially preemptive multitasking, Spotlight, and Spaces. Our old 233 MHz G3 Series WallStreet PowerBook doesnвЂ™t get much use any more, but it runs very nicely in Mac OS 9.2.2, and IвЂ™m glad have the good, old Classic Mac OS available as a bootable standby even on our G3 iBook and G4-upgraded Pismo PowerBooks, although I very rarely boot into it.

Personally, I still use Classic Mode on my PowerBooks running OSВ X 10.4 Tiger to support a handful of applications IвЂ™ve never found completely satisfactory OSВ X substitutes for, and I use it daily on my вЂњutilityвЂќ Pismo PowerBook. Classic Mode is not supported in Mac OSВ X 10.5 Leopard on any Macs and was never supported on Intel Macs. MacвЂ™s Classic OS continues to fade in compatibility and relevance, with support in crucial areas вЂ“ especially Web browsers and email software вЂ“ becoming more and more tenuous.

Mac os 9.2.2 emulator