Re: Is this true?

[Greg Buchner <apple22@mn.rr.com>]

In article <3DD33557.30504@telus.spamless.net>,
 Wayne Stewart <waynes@telus.spamless.net> wrote:

> Greg Buchner wrote:
> 
> > Second off, unless Apple introduces all new Macs, desktops and laptops 
> > on 1/1/03, there will be Macs you can buy in 2003 that will be able to 
> > boot into OS 9.  Apple is not likely going to be changing the machines 
> > so they suddenly won't boot into OS 9.  What will happen is that when 
> > new hardware is introduced, Apple will not update OS 9 to support the 
> > new Macs.
> 
> You will be able to buy Macs that boot into OS9 in 2003 but I'm
> expecting that they will be the ones shipped in 2002. My understanding
> has been that Apple is planning on changing the ROM so that OS9 booting
> isn't possible. I guess the currant Macs usefulness as an Apple II
> peripheral will be almost gone at that point.

This will only apply to *NEW* Mac models introduced in 2003 according to 
the press release:

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<http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2002/sep/10macosx.html>

APPLE EXPO, PARIS--September 10, 2002--Apple(R) today announced that 
starting in January 2003, all new Mac(R) models will only boot into Mac(R) 
OS X as the start-up operating system...
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I may be proven wrong, but there's no sense in going Chicken Little 
until it actually happens.  And there'll always be plenty of older 
PowerMacs for sale from people upgrading to newer Macs.

Greg B.

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