Installing new software
I have been offered the use of a Canon slide scanner, but the software only is compatible with OS 9--which is installed on my iBook G4. My question is how/if I can install the Canon software on this laptop. Is there a way to start up using only OS 9, and would this work? Is there some other way to do this?
I've checked with Canon, and was told there is no way to download a fix to this that would make it work with OS X.
Thanks for any help.
iBook G4 Mac OS 9.2.x
Hi, Tom -
Your iBook G4 is not bootable to OS 9 - no G4 iBook is. However, it can use OS 9 as Classic while the machine is booted to OSX.
Before going further, check with Canon to see if that slide scanner is usable in Classic - not all hardware that is designed for use with OS 9 will work in Classic.
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