On Thursday, March 28, 2002, at 01:53 PM, Jesse R Lucke wrote:
> There might not be anything wrong, either with your system or with the > CD. > > The question in my mind is this: Will OS 9 run on a 7200 at all? That > is, the installer CD may > not be machine-specific as has been suggested, but rather > hardware-specific. I installed OS 8.1 > onto my 7200/90 from the PowerMac G3 CD that came with my neighbor's > beige G3 without any > problems. However, the installer wouldn't run on my 68030 Macs. No > surprise there, once I > discovered that 8.1 requires at least a 68040 to run. The Mac OS > installers are smart enough > not to install on a system the OS couldn't run on--after all, that > would leave you with a inoperable > system. I'm not sure of the processor requirements of OS 9, but it > might not run on a 601 at all! > I have 9.1.2 on my 7200/90. It has been there for about 9 months now without any problems running IE 5 , OE 5, and Adobe PS 6. I have 144 MB Ram. It's not how fast (because it isn't) , but is it reliable ? Yes, very. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
