Re: 10.4 and 9.2.2

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On 21/07/2011, at 8:57 AM, Merv Bond wrote:

> Thanks Peter.
> Should I uninstall 10.2.8 or will 10.4 just write over the top of it? Will 
> 9.2.2 be unaffected?
> I have MSOffice 98 on it which comes in handy at odd times for viewing 
> documents, in particular Excel.
> Merv
> 

10.4 should install fine. 9.2.2 is in a completely different space, so no 
amount of messing with Mac OS X will affect it. You could even do a clean 
install of Mac OS X (without formatting the HD, of course!) without affecting 
9.2.2. In any event, I strongly recommend choosing the option of "Clean Install 
with Archive" when upgrading to 10.4.  

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Re: 10.4 and 9.2.2

[Merv Bond]

Hi Paul
One of my aims is to keep 9.2.2 but also upgrade the OS10.
I backup the iMac with among other things a complete copy of the disk 
that is bootable. So, I guess that after a cleanup, I have some music 
and some iMovie stuff that can be moved/deleted,  I could make a 
bootable copy and then take punt and try and install 10.4

Thank you for your thoughts on the issue.
Merv

On Thu21Jul2011 Thu21Jul12:30 PM, Paul K wrote:


Hi Merv

10.4 might not upgrade your 10.2 without going through 10.3 first.
I'm not sure.

You could erase and install 10.4.
This will mean, unless first copied elsewhere, any data will be erased too.
Data such as documents, files, folders, non-Apple applications and
their preferences.

The Migration Assistant can be useful for this but I am unaware if it
can do 10.2 ->  10.4 migrations.
Someone else may be able to shed light here.

Good luck
Paul



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Re: 10.4 and 9.2.2

[Paul K]

Hi Merv

10.4 might not upgrade your 10.2 without going through 10.3 first.
I'm not sure.

You could erase and install 10.4.
This will mean, unless first copied elsewhere, any data will be erased too.
Data such as documents, files, folders, non-Apple applications and
their preferences.

The Migration Assistant can be useful for this but I am unaware if it
can do 10.2 -> 10.4 migrations.
Someone else may be able to shed light here.

Good luck
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Re: 10.4 and 9.2.2

[Merv Bond]

Thanks Peter.
Should I uninstall 10.2.8 or will 10.4 just write over the top of it? 
Will 9.2.2 be unaffected?
I have MSOffice 98 on it which comes in handy at odd times for viewing 
documents, in particular Excel.

Merv

On Thu21Jul2011 Thu21Jul7:34 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:



On 20/07/2011, at 10:50 AM, Merv Bond wrote:



Sorry, first version (timed at 10.29 am), of this question had a 10 where there 
should have been a 9.
Try again.

I have an old 'lamp stand' iMac PowerPC G4 with 512MB Ram running 10.2.8 and 
when required for games such as Zoombinies, 9.2.2
The HD is only 38.15GB and has only 5.69GB available.
If I clean out some files and get at least 10GB available could I install 10.4, 
leaving 9.2.2 untouched and still available when required?
Merv
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Yes, upgrading your Mac OS X version will have no effect on Classic or any of 
its applications. Is this computer doing any other important work? It might be 
worth uninstalling Mac OS X altogether if disk space is at a premium.


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Re: 10.4 and 9.2.2

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On 20/07/2011, at 10:50 AM, Merv Bond wrote:

> 
> Sorry, first version (timed at 10.29 am), of this question had a 10 where 
> there should have been a 9.
> Try again.
> 
> I have an old 'lamp stand' iMac PowerPC G4 with 512MB Ram running 10.2.8 and 
> when required for games such as Zoombinies, 9.2.2
> The HD is only 38.15GB and has only 5.69GB available.
> If I clean out some files and get at least 10GB available could I install 
> 10.4, leaving 9.2.2 untouched and still available when required?
> Merv
> -- 
> The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden 
> confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man')
> 
> 


Yes, upgrading your Mac OS X version will have no effect on Classic or any of 
its applications. Is this computer doing any other important work? It might be 
worth uninstalling Mac OS X altogether if disk space is at a premium. 


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10.4 and 9.2.2

[Merv Bond]

Sorry, first version (timed at 10.29 am), of this question had a 10 
where there should have been a 9.

Try again.

I have an old 'lamp stand' iMac PowerPC G4 with 512MB Ram running 10.2.8 
and when required for games such as Zoombinies, 9.2.2

The HD is only 38.15GB and has only 5.69GB available.
If I clean out some files and get at least 10GB available could I 
install 10.4, leaving 9.2.2 untouched and still available when required?

Merv
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10.4 and 9.2.2

[Merv Bond]

I have an old 'lamp stand' iMac PowerPC G4 with 512MB Ram running 10.2.8 
and when required for games such as Zoombinies, 10.2.2

The HD is only 38.15GB and has only 5.69GB available.
If I clean out some files and get at least 10GB available could I 
install 10.4, leaving 9.2.2 untouched and still available when required?

Merv
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Man')




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