OS 9 is the landing from which you start the next flight of stairs towards OS X. Here is the story about firmware.
You need a source of OS 9, not only to include the possibility of using Classic Mode from within OS X, but also for the firmware updates, and even as an alternative boot system for troubleshooting from a separate partition of your HDD. Any version will do for a start: 9.0, 9.0.4, 9.1 or 9.2.1, and you can then download updaters to get to 9.2.2 for Classic Mode or as a standalone. If you look for it, even the International English (which has a 'Z' prefix in the CD number, eg Z691-3334-A for 9.2.1, or in the download file) is downloadable.
From where you are now OS X will have to start from scratch. OS X is an Upgrade, not a free Update, and must be bought.
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You need a source of OS 9, not only to include the possibility of using Classic Mode from within OS X, but also for the firmware updates, and even as an alternative boot system for troubleshooting from a separate partition of your HDD. Any version will do for a start: 9.0, 9.0.4, 9.1 or 9.2.1, and you can then download updaters to get to 9.2.2 for Classic Mode or as a standalone. If you look for it, even the International English (which has a 'Z' prefix in the CD number, eg Z691-3334-A for 9.2.1, or in the download file) is downloadable.
From where you are now OS X will have to start from scratch. OS X is an Upgrade, not a free Update, and must be bought.
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