----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 12:17 PM Subject: Re: 8600 and XPostfacto
> > > > From: Eric Dannewitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 09:13:48 -0800 > > To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: 8600 and XPostfacto > > > > True, but Xpostfacto is a utility that will allow you to install Panther > > on unsupported macs. It's currently still in Beta for Panther, but it > > works great with Jag (10.2) installed. > Hi....Eric, if Xpostfacto can create a truly reliable patch (We all know how > reliable "Beta-anything" can be), I'll be all over it!! I'd love to run > Panther on my Beige G3/G4-500 Sonnet workhorse machine and several others as > well. Mikie > > Whatever xpostfacto fixes the next version of OSX will kill it, apple wants to sell new machines not support 4+ year old machines. How much effort would apple had had to do when they designed osx from the start to just check what processor is running instead of going by the mac id? -- 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
