I think Apple did it on purpose. It should come as no surprise that Apple has also said no OS 9 Machines after Jan 1st. I think the two go hand and hand.
Aaron On Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at 11:29 AM, Philip Stortz wrote: > that's a serious hardware flaw, and frankly one they should have > checked > for. apple should fix it free, and should upgrade the power manager so > it's not a time bomb. with that kind of a bug i wouldn't even trust it > under x. if apple won't fix it, i'd wire the fans right to the power > supply itself, as they should be anyway. someone got too clever for > there own good at apple and then skimped on testing, not an unusual > problem but one apple should both fix and apologize for. not that > apple > should fire the engineer involved and kill his family, design flaws > happen, but they should be fixed, particularly on a high end item. > it's > particularly disturbing that os 9 can confuse things in such a way that > it explodes under os x, that suggest there may be some value in pram > etc. that can easily be corrupted to a dangerous effect, that's just > poor, having to reset things because it won't come on at all or fix the > clock etc. is one thing, failure of life support systems is another! > i'd watch that machine very closely all the time, once bitten twice > shy. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
