On Sunday, December 22, 2002, at 01:10 , Gary wrote: >> I'm using the 266 mHz Rev. C iMac, running OS 8.6. I'd like to >> upgrade to OS 9, and have seen newer iMac install CDs on eBay with OS >> 9. These CDs, though, must have come with later iMacs (I'm guessing >> starting with the DVs), since OS 9 didn't exist when the Rev. C came >> out. >> >> So, does anybody know if these newer install CDs will work in older >> iMacs? > > My system is older than yours (233 MHz iMac) but I was able to use 8.5 > and 9 > CD's with no problem....
I can do you one better than that. A friend of mine bought my old Rev B iMac when I got my new computer (a Flat Panel Combo Drive iMac). Before selling to him, I wiped the hard drive and re-installed the operating system and all software from scratch. He wanted to use OS X, so in order to make sure he was running the latest version, I installed it from the FLAT PANEL iMac's CDs. In fact, I installed exactly the same software configuration on the Rev B as I'm using right now on the Flat Panel. If the install CDs for the newest model iMac can still be used in the Rev B, I'd say you'll have no problems. :) John A. Ardelli Owner/Moderator BIFIDA-L: The Original Spina Bifida Discussion List The Crystal Corner - The Original Dark Crystal Discussion List -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
