What You've Learned

This appendix discusses the Classic Environment: how it works, and how it interacts with the Mac OS X operating system. You have also learned some troubleshooting options and approaches.

• To use the Classic environment, Mac OS 9 must be installed and properly configured. You select which Mac OS 9 System Folder to use and configure Classic options in Classic preferences.

• If an application does not respond to input from the keyboard or mouse, switch to Mac OS X and choose Apple > Force Quit, or press Command-Option-Escape to display the Force Quit Applications window. Select the application to quit, and click Force Quit.

References

The following Knowledge Base documents (located at www.apple.com/support) will provide you with further information regarding Classic:

Classic Troubleshooting

• 10182, "Mac OS: Rebuilding Desktop File and Icon Recovery"

• 75275, "Mac OS X: About the 'Install Mac OS 9 Drivers' Option in Disk Utility"

• 106677, "Troubleshooting the Classic environment in Mac OS X"

• 106678, "Mac OS X: Classic doesn't start, Mac OS 9 not installed or recognized"

• 106679, "Mac OS X: Classic Will Not Finish Starting UpExtension Conflict or 'Bus Error'"

• 106719, "Mac OS X: How to Use Mac OS 9 Applications"

• 106874, "Mac OS: Web Browser Quits Unexpectedly or Stops Responding"

• 107135, "Mac OS X 10.2: About Using Mac OS 9 Control Panels in the Classic Environment."

Classic Printing

• 106710, "Mac OS X: How to Print From a Classic Application"

• 107060, "Mac OS X 10.2, 10.3: Sharing a printer with Mac OS 9 computers"