On 3/5/03 11:01 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough:
> Dear LEM Listers, > > On eBay right now there are quite a few install discs for OS9.2.1 running for > auction. One of them (there are quite a few that all seem to be exactly this > same thing) , for example, is listed as: > > Apple Mac OS 9.2.1 Classic Full Install CD - Item # 3403819454 > > with the following URL: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3403819454&category=14912 > > My question is whether this would be the correct CD-ROM for installation on > my iMac Rev. A, drawer loading model. I have it maxed with 384 meg of RAM, > so that should be enough as the description on the auction page indicates. > > I want to upgrade my iMac from OS 8.6 and am uncertain whether this (OS > 9.2.1) will work *without* OS X on my machine, which I am not interested > installing on it at this time. I am not entirely clear with what the seller > is saying in the description. > > Any advice on this product would be appreciated. Would someone be willing to > check this auctionto see if they can verify per the decsciption there whether > this would be the right one for an upgrade on my machine. > > Sorry to seem so dumb, but better safe than sorry, I say... and you folks > will know better than I, I am sure. > > TIA > > Paul MItchell > Tampa, Florida That CD should work. I say *should* because there is no way to actually verify what the person is *really* seling. The Rev A iMac was produced long before OS 9.2.1 was released. The problems people run into are with CD's that were machine specific like one that was made and printed for a specific iMac revision with only the files necessary to boot that *specific* model iMac. Retail installer CD's have the necessary code on them to boot a wide variety of machines. Since 9.2.1 was released *long* after that iMac it should work fine. It may not work...for example... On an eMac or a newer TiBook or a machine that was released *after* 9.2.1 was released. Kyle H. Hansen Clearwater, FL -- Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern...do you know what it is? A virus. --Agent Smith, from the Matrix. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
