I did not like IE:Mac at all, since it sucked just as much on OS9 as it does on OSX. First thing I did, therefore, was to see if there was a OS9 build of Firefox– and was unhappy to see there is none (if you know more than I and Google do, please let me know). Since I had zero experience with OS9 other than the Classic environment in OSX, I had to start from square one when it came to available software. Then again, we’re talking unsupported software here, so it ain’t that big of a deal.
#MEDIA PLAYER FOR MAC OS 9 INSTALL#
And since both of these updates do not appear in the Update tool, you have to find and install them manually. You first have to update to 9.1.x, and then to 9.2.x. Installing OS9 was a breeze, although updating OS9 from 9.0 to 9.2.2 (the latest version) was a bit of pain. Both laughing, I opted for the mouse that works, pulled out my wallet, payed, drove home, and set the machine up. This tone on his end was perfectly worded when he asked, “do you want an Apple mouse, or a mouse that works?”. He happened to be an OSNews reader, so he knew who I was, so he understood why I bought the machine it was just clear from his tone that I should not expect all that much from the experience. The salesman at my local Apple-only retailer was quite cynical about the whole machine and its operating system. Note: Read more on the meta blog about the new Sunday eve column! However, I was in for a rather pleasant surprise. I did not expect I’d use the machine much.
I wanted to experience first hand what OS9 was like. It came with a copy of MacOS 9– and that was what I bought it for. It was a 333Mhz G3 iMac with 96MB of RAM.
A few weeks ago, I did something crazy and shelled out 50 Euros for a G3 iMac.