Reply follows quoted original sent on 1/19/03 11:47 PM, by rondo waldo at [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> --- Carlos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> OS disks that shipped with specific machines won't >> work in other machines. >> You need either a startup disk for the 7500 or a >> generic Macintosh OS disk. >> > But that didn't start until the iMacs. I've had tons > of Macs -- 68k and PPC -- and I never ran into a > machine-specific installer until the iMacs. I've had > CDs labelled for the 6116CD or MacTV or Powerbook 540c > or whatever but I could always get a different system > on them. Even PowerComputing machines. > I've run into it and I've never owned an imac. Can't remember the specifics, but it was not an imac. -- 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
