OS 9 and 10.6 In Different Partitions?

Can I install OS 9 and 10.6 in separate partitions on an iMac G4 FP and boot up from which ever partition is selected?  I don't really apprreciate the 'Classic' interface.
Thanks,
Don Rieg

Agreed--Classic is not a universal cure-all for running OS9 programs, so I also use a separate partition on my dual-bootable PPC Macs.
The problem I see you facing is that some 800 mHz iMacs shipped with both OS 9 and OSX and can boot into OS9; others shipped with OSX only and can only use Classic. Right now, the only factor can find that separates those that can boot OS9 for those that can't is the "OSX-only" version of the 800 had a fan and the dual boot versions did not--they were convection-cooled like the G3 iMacs
I found this info here:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/index-imac.html
They list three 800mHz iMacs and only two support OS9 booting.
If you find yours is dual-bootable, the only other item to worry about comes if you've upgraded the hard drive to something bigger than about 200GB: OS9 is only bootable from a partition that is under about 195GB. Easy enough to set up when you partition.

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