Perfect. I've stopped using the OS 9 hard drive ( the other drive has Tiger ) after upgrading from OS 8.6 to OS 9 only because OS 9 would not get along with many of my audio/midi …

The 8500 Shipped with OS 7.5.x. I don't recoomend 7.5.2 but anything 7.5.5 or later (7.6.1 and 8.1 are perfect for a stock 8500) will do nicely. On G3 equipped 8500 I go for OS 9.1…

Yep, not a problem. The PowerMac 8500 is supported by Apple to run any version of Mac OS from System 7.5.2 to Mac OS 9.1, including Mac OS 8.0, 8.1, 8.5, 8.5.1 and 8.6. (of course…

You mean Mac OS 8? Sure. A 9600 can even still do 7.x, the last Power Mac that could.

I can not recall if the 8500 can do 8.

KANSAS CITY, MO — December 22, 2009 — Mark Simonsen, employee number three and later owner of Beagle Bros, will be the keynote speaker at KansasFest 2010. At Beagle Bros, whose pop…

another interesting open application http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/13986 that i had to use in my QS G4 when signed into OS 9 because i could not figure out how t…

stay tuned for more details

Thanks. Just a fast question : do i have to install OS 9 first and then add OS 9.1 ? Or Can I just trash the 9.1 that's installed now and then just run the OS 9.1 installer ? O…

OS 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 aren't supported on pre-G3 systems, you need OS 9 Helper to use those versions. Out of curiousity, are you sure that the card is even any good? Have you tested i…

OS 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 aren't supported on pre-G3 systems, you need OS 9 Helper to use those versions. Out of curiousity, are you sure that the card is even any good? Have you tested …

I appear to have the "official" OS 9 and 9.1 installers. I've done the install and re-installs so many times that at this point of trying to get that Belkin card going i'll do a b…

Yes the cable that i ordered is '8 pin MiniDIN on each end'.thank you very much for your help Bunsen.

What is the version of your Mac OS 9 CD? If you have a Mac OS 9.1 retail CD, you can install that straight away, without any trouble. If you have 9.0.0 or 9.0.4, you have to insta…

Thanks. Just a fast question : do i have to install OS 9 first and then add OS 9.1 ? Or Can I just trash the 9.1 that's installed now and then just run the OS 9.1 installer ? …

cable(s) / to connect the midiman to performa 6116(Serial: 2 Mini DIN- 8) Click to expand... 8 pin MiniDIN on each end. Click to expand... connect the roland mt-32 to …

It was a different seller. Did anyone bid on the boxed Excel 2.2 that ended today?

Macguy, I am going to send you the files via email tomorrow. One thing to note, though. You may want to try a "clean installation" of Mac OS 9.1, if you can. This has worked fo…

I wondered where that MacDraw auction had gone... You didn't buy from seller jmorand did you?

You are so lucky I didn't see that auction. I would have bid $25 on it.

A good piece of software if you're running on a modern Mac is Reason. Has enough features to create tracks without any MIDI input, but if you're wanting to do serious keyboard sess…

I just won two separate Claris auctions on eBay. One had MacDraw II but also looked to have some sort of Claris clip art collection bundled with it. The other was MacWrite II. Both…

Hey that's pretty cool. I tried doing something like that with my Mac Classic II, I got the internet set up with it fine, but I couldn't find a stable browser for Mac OS 7.5.5 .…

Ok i ordered a 8-pin cable male to male. Another question. Is it possible to connect the roland mt-32 to imac g3 with a usb midi cable (for mac 9)?

current status: IBM PC-DOS 2000 + pcmcia + PC card 16 (network everywhere) 100 base T lan + linksys 802.11G to 100 baseT wifi bridge + graphical web browser http://cheesefactory.…