nasrudin wrote:
> >Is the OS customized in any way to work specifically (and only) with
> >the machine it was
> >shipped with? The CDs are labelled with that machine on them. ....
> >What machines have cross-compatible OS install capabilities or does
> >it even matter?
>
> There is no global answer. Sometimes yes and sometimes no. My 20th
> Anniversary Mac (TAM) can use MacOS 8.5-9.0 generic and 9.1 Digital
> Audio G4 installers, but the TAM required a special installer CD for
> MacOS 8.0. My 9500 can use a MacOS 9.1 G4 Digital Audio install CD,
> but not a PowerBook FireWire 9.0.3 install CD.
Here is another interesting twist. My TiBook 550 will not allow me to install
OS 9.2.1 from the retail full version of the installers, but *will* allow me to
install 9.2.1 from the TiBook install CD's. ??????
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