[Ham-Mac] OS9

[Patricia Reiff]

Hah, yes, it's Cleese.
Let me see if I can dig up an os9 install disk.  I think I do have one.
What's your address?

On Feb 6, 2007, at 4:27 AM, John E. Cleeve wrote:

> Hello Patricia,
> Thank you for taking the trouble to respond. No, I never did find a  
> complete OS9 package. However, I could have taken the 3400 to a  
> local Mac dealer and had them load in the new operating system,  
> but, somehow, other things had greater priority....but I would  
> still like to upgrade the 3400 to its maximum potential, and use it  
> for amateur radio purposes. Throw it away....well, I bought it  
> brand new, and paid the full price, but then, never used it !!  
> Because,I have other , earlier Mac PowerBook duo's and their  
> duodocks, which have all the software I need, installed.  I then  
> bought a desktop PC system, which could handle the internet traffic  
> better than my stable of Mac Powerbook  laptops, and this response  
> to you is being processed on a cheap one month old PC system with  
> all the bells and whistles....However, I still use my Macs, for  
> wordprocessor and drawing applications.........If, Apple ever  
> produced a dual system unit on which you could reliably run Mac and  
> PC software, from DOS to Windows/Vista, without loss of speed, and  
> resort to third party PC software emulators, I would certainly  
> consider returning to the Apple Mac fold. Of course, that does not  
> prevent me from buying a one year old, used Mac lap top, just for  
> amateur radio use, but I would like see how the 3400 performs  
> first........with regard to Fawlty Towers, one of my most favourite  
> TV shows, and I was working at Television Centre, when they were  
> being made.....but you must be thinking of Cleese!! sometimes the  
> internal mail system did get it wrong!!.........sincerely, John.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Reiff" <reiff at mac.com>
> To: "Mac enthusiasts involved in amateur radio applications" <ham- 
> mac at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 4:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Mac] OS9
>
>
>> Looking thru old emails... did you find a copy?  I might have one.
>> but I'd pitch that old computer and get something recent..
>>
>> and... John Cleeve??    Do you live at Fawlty Towers?
>>
>>
>> On Oct 23, 2006, at 6:52 PM, John E. Cleeve wrote:
>>
>>> I have a PowerBook 3400c/240 which has OS8, I would like to  
>>> upgrade  to OS9, has anyone a redundant, complete OS9 package for  
>>> disposal?  a UK source would be preferable....... regards John  
>>> Cleeve
>>>
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