Chuck, thanks for your reply. > Happily, you have what is probably the most upgradeable Power Computing > machine, the PTP (power tower pro).
hey, that's nice to know. :) all this time I've been kicking myself for buying a clone coz I haven't been able to ugrade it and keep it compatible. do you know if the PTP needs a special version of the OS 9 cd? I've borrowed OS 9 cds in the past and tried to install them on my machine, but always got errors that the drive couldn't be upgraded. I'd be happy if I could just get to 9.something so I can have software versions that are compatible with G4 machines. (I can't install anything past Photoshop 5 coz it requires min. of OS9). If I can get OS9 running stable, I may try loading OS X via XPostFacto to use occasionally. I just won an iPod and would like to be able to use it on my home machine. so I thought I could run from OS 9 and occasionally switch to OS X when I need iTunes. re: cd drive...I do have an older version of CD-ROM ToolKit. that might work. thanks Jackie > > > OS 9 should work very nicely on your machine. Personally, I would be content > to stop at OS 9.1 (worked great on two non-pro Power Tower machines of > mine); that will do all you need is the OS 9.x world. > > You also have options concerning upgrading to OS X. It could be a fun > project, if you'd like. Personally, having been spoiled by a 1 GIG iMac > running X, I would hate to try it on a 200 mhz machine. But running > XPostFacto, you might be able to run OS X. > > But the PTP will run OS 9 just swell. > > As for your CD: You will likely need a different driver to make your CD-ROM > work. > > The old CD driver from OS 7.6 might work: > Go to: > http://www.macdrivermuseum.com/disk.shtml > > And click on: > # Apple's Universal CD ROM Driver 5.3.1 > > Unstuff it (if necessary), drag it to your System Folder | Extensions, then > restart. (In fact, I would try this before you change your OS, to see > whether this works for you. Your PTP came with FWB CD-ROM Toolkit to run > your CD; in most cases, the Apple OS CD driver won't work; version 5.3.1 may > be an exception.) > > If that doesn't work for your CD, there are other options. But do the simple > things first. > > -- Chuck > > on 12/10/03 6:13 PM, Jackie Tarry at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I'm looking for some help or advice on > > how to update my Mac Clone to system 9. > > > > I have a Power Computing Power Tower Pro 200 MHz, 604e Processor hard > > drive: > > 4 MB ROM > > 208 MB RAM > > about 6GB hard drive > > 1.4 MB floppy drive > > 8x CD-ROM drive, 1200 kb transfer rate > > IMS TwinTurbo-128M8 128-bit graphics accelerator > > 8 MB VRAM on graphics card > > > > The machine itself actually runs pretty good. The main problem is that > > it's becoming useless because I can't get any current software without > > updating the OS. Which means I can't use files from other Macs and > > general processes are cumbersome. > > > > I've been running OS 8.0 for ages because whenever I've tried to update > > > > in the past I continually got errors stating my machine could not be > > updated because it was not Apple native/not compatible. I've tried a > > million work-arounds, but I've never been able to work past OS 8. > > > > I know that I'll need to replace it with a G5, etc. but I'd like to have > > > > my current PTP get me through another year. I'd like to know: > > Is this possible? > > How can I upgrade my OS on an non-Apple native machine? (system 9 would > > be fine if OS X is not feasible.) > > will my CD-ROM drive work when I update? (it currently can't read newer > > CD formats). > > > > I'd appreciate any advice or info you may have. > > > > Jackie Tarry > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> > --> 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]> > List archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- Jackie Tarry rockstarfish 347-228-8085 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.therockstarfish.com -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
