Will os9 run better on older macs

will it run better

The fastest machines for OS 9 (9.2.2) are those early G4 machines that can run it natively. I had one of the first G4 iMac flatpanel and had two partitions on the drive for OSX and OS9. The fastest would be one of the PowerMacs capable of running OS9. The links detail the specific machines and the Mac OS they are capable of installing.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1835
http://vintagemacmuseum.blogspot.com/2011/03/reinstalling-mac-os-9-on-powermac-g 4.html
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/imac-g4-flat-panel-faq/imac-g4-macos- x-support-boot-macos-9-windows-linux-compatibility.html

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