> >On 10 Apr 2010, at 15:56, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes. Calling it a netbook would be the clue there. But it should still identify the processor as an x86, NOT as a powerpc.
Snow Leopard IDs the processor as "unidentified" in About This Mac, but of course it had to identify it as x86 --which it certainly is-- in order to have installed at all. Now, the Silverlight installer says it's a G4 and stops cold. (Well, it did until I removed the hardware identifier portion of it, thanks to Matt's tip.) My guess is that it identifies the hardware as somehow "wrong," and says "G4" because that's the only way it has to say "wrong." Installers have a somewhat limited vocabulary. > It's got all those. So how is it not a full-fledged computer? Well, technically an abacus is a computer, too. And some people say Stonehenge is one. Only the software got lost, and we're stuck with gigantic, useless hardware. It does look pretty in calendars and stuff, though. Stonehenge is the TAM of the Neolithic Period. >> I guess I'm an evil SOB. I wouldn't say that. Maybe be a hard-headed, curmudgeonly SOB. Which is OK in my book. I am a pretty impudent SOB myself. >> "Niche" is a synonym for crippled by politics and a bad OS? Politics? Please elaborate. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
