After all that, I found that I had an eMac disc with OS 9.2 which I installed on the iBook without any trouble except that I now have lost my OS X 3.9 but everything seems Ok so I can leave it that way!!! I suppose I could transfer my ethernet modem connection to the iBook and update the OS X? But I am worried about internet settings - if there are any with HS connection? I always find internet a problem so don't like to interfere with it!! Sorry for bothering everyone! Paul On May 5, 2007, at 10:49 AM, Paul Thomas wrote: > Last night I reinstalled the 10.3.0 onto the iBook using the eMac discs > but still no OS 9 (classic) maybe it does not exist in this version ? > Which is strange? Maybe it appears with a later update, such as > 10.3.9? Has to be done by a download I guess! > > I have an ethernet connection for internet HS cable (Rogers). Can one > just unplug it and then plug in to the other computer or are there > special settings dependent upon the computer? I don't want to lose my > internet connection!!! I know these things can be tricky!!! > > Paul > > On May 4, 2007, at 5:01 PM, Tee Cashmore wrote: > >> >> On 4-May-07, at 10:39 AM, Paul Thomas wrote: >> >>> ....Can I install the OS 9 on the iBook using the CDs (10.3.0) for >>> the eMac even though it is a different version of the OS X? Can I >>> install the OS 9 without installing the entire OS X? >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any help you can give! >>> >>> Paul >> >> I'm pretty sure that "Classic" is a separate file on your CDs. If >> that fails I have 9.1 disks and you would need to update from the >> Apple site. >> TTFN, TeeC >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo > ----------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------- For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo -----------------------------------------------------------