Old mac G3 powerbook on 9.2

newer powerpc G3 on 10.2

[skwerally]

I just inherited a Mac G3 powerpc on 10.2 software. I also have an older powerbook on 9.2. I would like to install my 9.2 software on the the PowerPC, because the software it came with is missing the fun stuff I have on my laptop.

My question is:
is the laptop software (9.2) compatible with the powerPC? And/or can I load the 10.2 on my laptop?

Any help, will be greatly appreciated. Thx!
Skwerally

[Laker]

is the laptop software (9.2) compatible with the powerPC?

Yes, OS 9.2.2 is compatible with the G3. You may find it runs much better than System 10.x

And/or can I load the 10.2 on my laptop?

I dunno -- depends on how old the "older" laptop is.

I'd look on apple.com for comprehensive answers ...

[skwerally]

Thank you for the quick response! Good to know.

[ytswy]

Check you don't have an OS 9 install on the machine already - a G3 machine has quite likely seen a few updates to get it to 10.2.

In System Preferences in 10.2 there should be an icon called Startup Disk or similar - see if it has an OS9 folder it can boot from. Alternately hold down the ALT key (Option key) before turning on to select a system folder to boot from.

[Laker]

Check you don't have an OS 9 install on the machine already

ytswy - I completely forgot about that. [duh]