in article 9821df1.0308261521.4b5e79c2@posting.google.com, SteveL at
steve.lever@varianinc.com wrote on 08/27/03 7:21 AM:

> Hi Don,
>
> When you initially installed OSX did you also install the Classic
> environment? If so, you can set the Mac to always boot in Classic
> (OS9.1) and you wouldn't even know that OSX was there!
>
> I'm not completely sure how to make is actually happen but holding
> down the option key during boot-up leads you to a screen where you can
> choose which system. If you choose OS9, boot-up, and the restart I
> *think* it reboots in OS9 without further intervention.
>
> This way, if/when you leave China, or China becomes Mac-savvy, you can
> just switch back to OSX!
>
> Cheers!
>
> Don McCormick <Don@beautiful-china.net> wrote in message
> news:<BB7032A4.C12%Don@beautiful-china.net>...
>> Hi
>>
>> Since the early 80's I have always bought the latest operating System for my
>> MACs.
>> But now I am living in mainland China and I have no reasonable way to get
>> upgrades for my software and some of my primary software won't work in
>> System 10.X... soooooo I decided to wipe it from my hard drive and keep
>> using system 9.1. I cannot figure out a way to do it. I could wipe the
>> entire hard drive and re initialize and re install all applications but I
>> don't want to if there is another way. Anyone have any ideas?
>>
>> Sincerely
>>
>> Don McCormick
>>
>> Please reply to this address
>> wave2sail@beautiful-china.net


Steve

I did that but I just wanted to optimize the hard drive partition that the
remnants of system 10 reside on but as long as they are indelibly there I
cannot defragment the hard drive.

Take care

Don McCormick