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What is on each of the 3 Panther OSX install discs?

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I'm assuming they are all necessary to install Panther, but I'm curious as to content of the discs... Thanks..
 
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KKaru said:
I'm assuming they are all necessary to install Panther, but I'm curious as to content of the discs... Thanks..
disc1 is the main OS and BSD system, disc 2 is applications and such, apple apps like mail, safari, address book, itunes, etc and fonts and desktop pics, disc 3 isnt necessary, its just extra language installations of everything else, in case youre using more than 1 language.
 
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My three, of course yours may differ.
1. is a DVD with Panther and the option to install Classic.
I only used the DVD as I didn't need Classic.

2 & 3 which are CDs, contain Classic I think but it may be on the DVD, Language files, AppleWorks6 and a couple of games mixed up between them.
 
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Macman said:
disc1 is the main OS and BSD system, disc 2 is applications and such, apple apps like mail, safari, address book, itunes, etc and fonts and desktop pics, disc 3 isnt necessary, its just extra language installations of everything else, in case youre using more than 1 language.

Thanks man I appreciate it... :)
 
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My three, of course yours may differ.
1. is a DVD with Panther and the option to install Classic.
I only used the DVD as I didn't need Classic.

2 & 3 which are CDs, contain Classic I think but it may be on the DVD, Language files, AppleWorks6 and a couple of games mixed up between them.
those most likely came with your mac, the ones I mentioned are the retail ones.
 
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yea, well, the first 2 really, unless you wanna install extra languages.
 
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this is related to the topic of this thread so i thought i might stick it here. on ebay there is disc 1&2 (cd's) of panther has a current price of AU$60 which is unlikely to go up much further with 3 available while all 3 are available from another ebayer for AU$120 if you buy now. i currently have Mac OS 9.2.2 installed on my iMac G3 500 and i was wondering which one would be worth my while as im not sure if i need all 3 discs or just the first two. thanx
 
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You only need discs 1&2
 
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yes, as I said earlier in this thread, only the first 2 are required for a full installation.
 
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i was just checking because im a mac newbie and having Mac OS 9 i wasnt 100% certain if it was the same
 

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