I have just survived two weeks of horror trying to install a usb adsl modem on a 9, 10.1.3, and Jaguar....
No when it says Mac compatible it does not mean Mac OS 8 and up. My ISP recommended a Netcomm usb adsl modem that I bought through them as they assured me that it work for Mac OS X. Dumb me never questions which OS X they were talking about. When I unpacked the modem and read the instructions it advised me that it only supported OS 9 and OS 10.1 (not 10.2). Luckily I was installing this on an iMac slot load that was just being used as a server and did not have any data on it. I reinstalled 10.1... Installed the modem and a window pop up: You need to upgrade to 10.1.3. I did. The same window just kept appearing. Please upgrade to 10.1.3. I have tried everything to no avail. Even downgraded to 9 still nothing. The modem does not get recognised. My ISP does not want to take it back either as I made the mistake (under their advice) to buy it and they don�t take responsibility. Today I went and bought an ethernet modem. It was installed in 5 minutes and I am now happily surfing with adsl. The following sentence made me jump and write this comments: "Nothing to do with Jaguar ... if it's Mac-compatible at all, it's compatible with Jag (and every other flavour of 9 or X)." NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Mac OS compatible does NOT mean all Mac OS compatible at all. When you ask about compatibility BE SPECIFIC. Maya > From: David K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Question: Is there some technical specification which noted, in the > absence of > some nifty little smiley-mac-face logo, would convey that it is (or is > not) > compatible with Jaguar? > Nothing to do with Jaguar ... if it's Mac-compatible at all, it's compatible with Jag (and every other flavour of 9 or X). Technically speaking, ANY usb modem should work with Mac OS 8.6 and up. However, in order for it to work it will need a driver. Not every company bothers to write a driver for Mac. Ergo, some USB modems won't work. Bottom line: buy a USB modem that offers Mac compatibility on the box. ______________________________________________ Don't let anyone destroy your dreams.... EVER. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
