Mac OS X Classic

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Mac OS X Classic

The Classic environment is a unique application. It is more than that, it is a whole Mac OS! More than the 68040 emulator Mac OS supported for the new PowerMacs back in 1994. Mac OS X lets you run a whole OS inside of itself. Virtual PC must be along the same lines, but that is another story.

Starting up Classic

Just double click on any application that was originally compiled for a previous Mac OS release.
Click on the picture icons below to see various startup phases of the Classic environment:

Classic - This shows the normal startup phase of the Classic environment. Click on the arrow to drop down the screen.
Classicresources - When you load the Classic environment, it will prompt you to let you know that resources need to be installed.
Classic OS9 - The normal Mac OS 9 screen. What is cool is that Mac OS X loads another version of the Mac OS inside of a process. This is cool stuff!
ClassicINITs - See the INITs load, just like before.
Once the Classic environment is done loading you application will appear. Unfortunately the Mac OS 9 Finder does not show up.

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	Starting up Classic

	Just double click on any application that was originally compiled for a previous Mac OS release. Click on the picture icons below to see various startup phases of the Classic environment:

	Classic - This shows the normal startup phase of the Classic environment. Click on the arrow to drop down the screen. Classicresources - When you load the Classic environment, it will prompt you to let you know that resources need to be installed. Classic OS9 - The normal Mac OS 9 screen. What is cool is that Mac OS X loads another version of the Mac OS inside of a process. This is cool stuff! ClassicINITs - See the INITs load, just like before. Once the Classic environment is done loading you application will appear. Unfortunately the Mac OS 9 Finder does not show up.