OK, my thanks to you and William Ahearn for setting me straight on this point. Now, where can I get (buy?) one of these 8.6 CDs? It would certainly save me a lot of time when installing OS 8.6 on people's computers.
herb Terry Graham wrote: > Herb wrote: > > >Hmmm, I was under the impression that there was no such animal as an OS > >8.6 CD, that one had to install 8.5 and then download the (free) 8.6 > >update from Apple's site and run the update on top of 8.5. Am I mistaken > >about this? > > Hi herb, > > I used an 8.6 Install CD on this 9500 and am still happily running it, > but it was a burned copy and I can't be sure but the complete bundle seems to > be on it - A/W 5, Acrobat 3.0.1, ATM 4.0.2, Disk Copy 6.3.3, CD Player 1.0, > IE 4.5 and Netscape 4.5, etc., etc. > > Could have been "where ignorance is bliss" but I took the computer > from 7.5.3 to 7.6.1 and then straight to OS 8.6 from this CD. > Took some pruning but all is well. > > HTH, > Terry -- herb schulsinger Member, Apple Consultants Network Macintosh Specialist, Baldwin Park USD 626-968-5342 Valinda, California -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
