My Reply follows quote. On 25/09/2003 11:41 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >I've just bought an old Wallstreet (the one with the missing keys). > >It's old and cheap, not cheap enough to make it obvious that its >background is dodgy, but there is a sign that point to the possibility >of it being a little than kosher, the lack of serial number. The sticker >has been removed, though that in itself means absolutley nothing. > >Anyway, it's not the legality of the machine that is in question as >such, its surprise I had when I checked the serial number in Apple >System Information... > >... blank! > >How come ?! Can one actually change this ? ----------- Beats me, though my Wallstreet doesn't show the ser# is Apple System Profiler (OS9.2) Don't know where this is stored (PRAM, HD?) but a reset of PRAM or reformatting of the HD would probably wipe out a serial number. I know mine is ligitimate as I bought it from my daughter. She did have a hard crash and a friend reformatted the HD for her and installed a fresh system.
The serial number sticker on the bottom of the machine is also missing, probably from the way she used it. She often had it sitting on her lap, wearing shorts, in the summer. The heat of operation of the machine combined with perspiration and the glue on the sticker just wasn't up to the "abuse." Maybe she wore it an an inadvertant "tatoo" for awhile! Ken -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
