On 06/08/2009, at 11:38 AM, Kris Tilford wrote:
> > My PPC dual 2.3 G5 was offered a 168 MB download via Software Update, > which I applied and so far so good. > > Apple lists the 10.5.8 stand-alone version at 274 MB, and the Combo > version at 759 MB. > > I suppose this is a sign that Apple has cut loose the PPC Macs early, > and have a special smaller delta version for legacy Macs? Or perhaps > they're giving us a custom, non-universal version, although that seems > unlikely. AFAIK all the Leopard versions are universal, so that likely > means the PPC Macs are getting less of an update than the intel Macs. > I've seen many smaller delta versions in the past, but normally these > are restricted to laptop, iMacs, and Minis with fixed hardware that > have zero upgrade of hardware potential. I can't remember seeing a > smaller update for a full-blown PowerMac. > G'day listers The download for my Al. Intel iMac was 157 MB. It double booted on install, then froze. Turned out that an external drive with a problematic Seagate drive was refusing to mount. Turned it off, and all is fine. I bought 3 1.5 TB seagate drives, all outside the range of serial numbers of faulty drives, but am having hassles with all three. I have returned one of them, and replaced it with a WD drive, and it is working well. Regards Santa --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
