On 1/30/11 10:11 PM, Kris Tilford of [email protected] sent > On Jan 30, 2011, at 8:38 PM, JoeTaxpayer wrote: > >> I have a disc labeled 9.2.1. > > Yes, this is the standard grey "semi-universal" disc that ships with > Macs that come with OS X standard. It will install a bootable System > on almost all Macs, so it's "universal" in the sense that you'll get a > bootable System, but it's not universal in the sense that it's missing > extensions for earlier PowerMac models that didn't ship with OS X. For > example, the Beige G3 series requires special extensions to enable the > Wings AV personality card, and while the grey disc will give you 9.2.1 > that boots, it won't enable the Wings AV card, so it's not a > "universal" installer. > >> I got the MDD and Apple sent this for $10 shortly after as part of >> some upgrade program. > > The MDD shipped with Jaguar 10.2. Retail boxes of Jaguar 10.2 also > contained a retail 9.1 CD. The grey 9.2.1 was probably an additional > disc with a Panther upgrade disc set? The grey 9.2.1 disc is very > common, more common than the 9.1 retail disc. For most purposes, the > differences between these discs (white 9.1 retail & grey 9.2.1 > universal) is negligible, but in certain rare circumstances it can be > slightly problematic. If your 9.2.1 disc was shipped for a MDD, it's > likely the rarest 9.2 disc, the "special" MDD disc that adds specific > support for the MDD only. I don't know, but I assume the special MDD > disc is a superset disc that will work on all earlier Macs also?
Hi Kris, Sent you and everyone a longer response with some new, maybe telling, developments. My OS 9.2.1 install CD is as you described: white background, big yellow "9" in the center, apropos logos and copyright stuff on it. Part no. 691-3334-A. I used this to install the OS 2nd time around. First time was indeed a universal "grey" label version of 9.2.2 - I scrubbed the drive clean and used this retail version of 9.2.1 hoping that it might make some sort of difference. Thanks, Dana -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
