Booting in OS 9 — #48

Post #48 by Angus_D

Source Forum	MacNN
Category	OS 9
Post Date	Sun, 4 Jan 2004 - 15:14
Original URL	https://web.archive.org/web/20050515015414/https://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=195216

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Originally posted by Eriamjh:
What if Apple released all the OS9 source code to the public so users could try to make their machines boot OS9? Or made OS9 free?

It's doubtful that "users" that would care would be bothered. Not to mention, OS 9 contains substantial amounts of IP, both Apple's and others', so it may not be possible.

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They did it with System 7.5.3 and should do it with OS8, 8.5, and probably even OS9.

No, they didn't.