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   ExtraBITS for 29 September 2014

   TidBITS Staff

   In this week's collection of ExtraBITS links, we look at the viability
   of Mac OS 9 in 2014, why old security vulnerabilities just won't die,
   and Apple's iPhone stress-testing process.

   [1]Using Mac OS 9 in 2014 -- Andrew Cunningham of Ars Technica was
   challenged by his coworkers to use Mac OS 9 for a few days. Armed with
   a 2002 PowerBook G4, Cunningham set out to do his job with the now