On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at 09:10 AM, Dennis B. Swaney wrote: > At 8:16 -0500 10/15/02, Jeremy Derr wrote: >> >> yes, you own the software.... but you don't have a license to install >> OS 9 on any machine other than the iMac. > > IIRC,technically you can install it on a second machine BUT you can > only use ONE machine at a time. I believe this was allowed for those > who had desktops and laptops. However, if you are running both > machines at the same time, as in a network, you should buy a second > copy of the software.
read the Mac OS license again. Some software (notably QuarkXPress) includes a clause in the license that allows this. The MacOS license does not. >> the reason you get the message that it won't install is two-fold... >> 1) the Installer knows that a 5400 isn't an iMac >> 2) the Installer doesn't have a "full" version of OS 9, but rather it >> has the components necessary to run on an iMac. It probably doesn't >> have the enablers and/or MacOS ROM files necessary to run on a 5400. > > Jeremy, OS 9 should install on a 5400. When I bought it, I installed > it on my SuperMac C500/180 which used the same logic/motherboard as > the 5400, I believe. It still worked after I installed Sonnet's > Crescendo L2 G3 upgrade card in the C500. Yes, OS 9 will install on a 5400; but the OS 9 CD that comes with an iMac is not really an OS 9 installer ---- it ONLY INCLUDES the system components required to run on an iMac. Mac OS 9 requires a file called the Mac OS ROM file. The Mac OS ROM file needed to run an iMac is very different from the ROM File needed to run on a 5400. The iMac Software Install CD only contains the Mac OS ROM file for the iMac. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
