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So there is no way to "insulate" a partitioned OS 9.04 from opening Classic? I had read that one of the reasons to partition is to be able to set up distinct OS environments in which to run apps otherwise not compatible with the dominant OS. Has the introduction of the OX X/Classic architecture eliminated this as an option?
(This is related to my associated post regarding running VPC 4.02 which won't run w/OSX.)
Thanks for any ideas.

dbahr: I'm not certain that I understand your question correctly, but I'll have a go at it.
If you have OS 9.x installed on each of two partitions or drives, and one of them is selected for use in providing the Classic environment under OS X, and OS X is running, then there is no way you can open an OS 9-native but Classic-incompatible application. If you try, it will invoke Classic, then discover that it's not compatible with Classic, and some sort of problem will ensue. The nature of the problem may vary with the program in question. This is what will happen regardless of what other version of OS 9 may be available, or where it or the application you want to run in it is located.
If OS X is running the computer, OS 9 can't be put in control of the computer "on the fly." To switch to full control by OS 9, you must reboot, choosing the desired OS 9 volume as the startup disk. If you do this, OS X will not be running, and OS X applications will not be usable, following the reboot.
So in the case of your old Classic-incompatible, OS 9-native version of VPC, it is simply impossible to have that and OS X running at the same time on the same computer. Does this answer your question?

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