> I think the problem is that Apple has decided that it will upgrade CDRW > drivers instead of adding new ones. In many, many cases, they'll just > change one of the support plist files so that a certain model number is > changed. Therefore, if you have the old model and they change it to a > new model, then you're screwed. Usually, though, someone will go and > fix it. Look at www.xlr8yourmac.com for tips, there are a lot of hacked > CDRW drivers there.
Does Apple still maintain a page noting all the CDR/RW drives they support? That would help confirm or deny this as the case. I would go looking but my DL manager is using so much bandwidth that I can't load web pages ... dialup rules ... > Remember the firmware update that killed a lot of third-party RAM? Then > all Apple did was blame third-party RAM dealers instead of taking > responsibility. I never understood how Apple should take responsibility - if I sell RAM that does not meet Apple's specs, and then they make firmware changes for various hardware devices, and a side effect is that my RAM stops working, it seems that I should have sold RAM that complied with the guidelines ... David -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
