On 8/5/03 6:49 PM, "Catherine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've read the Jagshouse FAQ on dual booting Macs, but I didn't see it > mentioned whether or not it'd work if you installed an older system on > a newer one, in this case the machine, a Performa 6214, is currently > running 9.0.4, and I'd like to try 7.5.5 on it to speed it up a bit as > I got an install disc at a garage sale... Is it just the same process, > renaming the old System folder and moving the old Finder, or will it > not work? > > And if you're hiding the finder, does the machine just instantly crash > and let you boot up from the installer, or can you shut it down more > or less normally? > I used to run a utility called System Picker which let you run as many MacOS's as you would like. I needed this because I work in a development environment and needed to test new a OS for compatibility with our software. This way you could also migrate safely to a newer OS and still boot back to your old stable operating system. Simply, you must Clean Install your additional Mac OS and rename your System Folders appropriately, i.e System Folder 9.1, System Folder 8.6, etc. System Picker simply lists all available system folders, select the one you want from the pop-up menu and click restart. Hope this helps. Rich
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