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Authored by: Anonymous on Apr 21, '03 12:42:40PM

A lot of Mac OS X users think that by removing OS 9 they are
going to improve the performance of their system, but this
simply isn't true. If its unused, there is no performance loss.

Its best to keep OS 9 around "just in case" - you don't want to
have to install OS 9 just to run some one-time-only app. Also, is
can be easier to run some diagnostics from OS 9. I spent a bit
of time explaining this to customers, but it seems a lot of
people have a hard time understanding this.



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Removing OS 9 from StartUp Selection Panel
Authored by: donfarrar on Apr 21, '03 04:23:40PM

Could one create -- and to add irony upon irony, maybe do
this while in OS 9 -- SystemPreferences (Disabled) within
the Library folder, then drag in Classic,prefPane? Then you
could at least put the Pane back where it was and reboot if
all goes poorly (even if you have to boot from an OS 9 CD).

Also, does dragging Network.prefPane out of
SystemPreferences eliminate the Network Startup icon
within the Startup panel? That could be another big plus
for some of us in the support arena.



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Authored by: chaosangeld on Jan 03, '06 10:42:07PM

So if I just have OS 9 loaded on my machine, it won't slow down say, my Gaming performance or other applications?

That's my one concern in wanting to rid myself of OS 9.



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