From: Dan Stephenson on
On 2008-05-21 20:41:13 -0500, "Captain Nemo" <Captain_Nemo(a)example.com> said:

>>> 3. Some Applications seem to launch and then disappear, like ResEdit
>>> (remember ResEdit?} What's going on?
>>
>> Some Classic applications won't run in Classic mode, but only when
>> booted natively into a system earlier than Mac OS X.
>
> Yes, but ResEdit isn't one of them. A websearch shows that. I checked.
>>
>>> The world does not revolve around these questions, but I would like
>>> Classic to run like OS 9.2.2 did when I booted on it.
>>
>> The only way to do that is to boot under Mac OS 8.x or Mac OS 9.x.
>
> Don't have that option in Tiger.
> What I do have under "Advanced" is the ability to start with extensions off.

I don't understand, I think the OP *is* booting into native Classic.
You can tell the machine to do that in the System Preferences.

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From: Jolly Roger on
In article <2008071221303211272-stephedanospam(a)maccom>,
Dan Stephenson <stephedanospam(a)mac.com> wrote:

> I think the OP *is* booting into native Classic.

Classic is a compatibility environment in Mac OS X.

If the OP is booted natively into *Mac OS 9*, Classic is not involved.

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