At 9:34 AM -0500 1/20/2003, Carlos wrote: >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.
The first PPCs, 6100, 7100 & 8100, all shipped with machine specific installers (well, specific to the series). A CD labelled for a given machine IS a machine specific installer. It means that CD is only intended for a given set of machines. In most if not all cases it won't install on anything but the specified set of machines. Of course you can install a different OS on the machine, one CD can't limit what another CD can do. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
