on 6/19/04 1:44 PM, chris at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> No, Chris, only machines released in 2003 or later won't boot into OS >> 9 (and I've heard that that may not be true for the eMac). My 2.5 >> year old G4 iMac boots up in 9, as does my brother's 17" model that >> he bought in Dec 2002. > > Ok, I wasn't sure when the cutoff date was, and thus exactly which > machines were effected.
There's an Apple document that describes which machines can and can not boot into OS 9 here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86209 It sounds like you could have two iMacs that were identical in specs, but one might boot in 9 and one might not depending on the serial number. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
