this must be useful for your spec. http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/stats/powermac_g4_867_dp_mdd.html
Pre-Installed MacOS: 9.2.2, X 10.2 You may barrow and install 10.2 and 9.2.2 without any license issue from a friend or a copy CD. Above it, you must have license or orginal CD. 2009/5/11 Baha Ata <[email protected]>: > I mean, what the computer had when its produced as system is legal for > Apple. Some folks misunderstood it. Other versions need license. I > think dual 866 machines using orginally 10.3 > > 2009/5/11 Baha Ata <[email protected]>: >> Sorry but it is not codswallop. >> >> Simple, if you have a Apple computer orginal manufactured system is >> yours. Your apple machine is enough to show it. Orginal manufactured >> system you may have from your friend or avaible download... as >> Microsoft licences... If you have license and lost your cd... You may >> use same kind installation cd or DVD from your friend or other sources >> even you can download it. It is legal. But if you cannot find it or >> wish to upgrade, as you say you will buy it. Have look in Ebay or >> somewhere as you mentioned retail store... Before buy please consider >> your CPU and compatibility... Ram, Mhz, Model... >> >> 2009/5/9 Bruce Johnson <[email protected]>: >>> >>> >>> On May 8, 2009, at 6:09 PM, Baha Ata wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> rapdishare.com :) license look up apple retail stores... you may >>>> declare your copy of orjinal system.. what is the production system >>>> from Apple too... but rapidshare is ok... if you install your orginal >>>> system.. license is your eprom... so it is not license issue for >>>> mac.... install mac system on orginal manufactured system is ok.... so >>>> you may look any where as site as long as you install orginal >>>> manufactured system :) >>> >>> >>> >>> The above is a complete load of codswallop. Do NOT rely on this >>> person's advice. >>> >>> No your license is NOT your eprom, and if you go to the Apple store >>> they will gladly sell you a copy of OS X 10.5, and I'm 99% sure that's >>> ALL they'll sell you. You won't be able to get a copy of 10.4 from >>> them. >>> >>> As with most computer software the license is either the installer >>> disk or official paperwork that states you are in legal possession of >>> one license to use this software, and outside of a corporate >>> environment, you're not going to see the latter. >>> >>> Purchasing a used copy of software is legal, and is the way to get >>> older Mac OSes. >>> >>> -- >>> Bruce Johnson >>> >>> "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Baha Ata >> > > > > -- > Baha Ata > -- Baha Ata --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
