On 27/04/2004, at 1:30 PM, Yersinia wrote:
Hello listers,
Why would there be a special OS 8.6 CD for iMac? Isn't 8.6 just 8.6, and
any Macintosh capable of handling OS 8.6, iMac or not, should be able to
just install it?
Apple has a chart of which macs can use which 'standard os install' CDs, and which specific installs they can take. With the iMacs, Some that were released after OS8.6 before 9 was released needed a specific iMac 8.6 CD. From memory, that was the first of the slot loaders (I could be wrong on the exact model there). Basically the iMac architecture changed, and the special version of 8.6 they were released with had additions that allowed 8.6 it to work with that new architecture where the generic 8.6 wouldn't. After 9 was released, support for those machines was built in to all OS9 installs, so a generic 9.x install CD was the first generic one they could use.
The same thing happened with the G5s and 15" aluminum powerbooks, which were released after Jaguar came out, but before Panther. They came with a G5 specific version of Jaguar (again just from memory it may have been 10.2.7) which tided them over until the full Panther release with support built in was released.
hope that helps! dana -- http://www.danamania.com/
-- 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
