At 10:21 AM -0700 11/27/03, Michael Valle wrote: >Terry, > >Does that mean I need the retail version of 9.0 instead of a machine specific version >of OS9(imac, G3 etc)? > >I have already downloaded the 9.1 upgrade from Apple but of course you need to start >from 9.0 or better for that to work. > >Has anybody made a machine specific OS9 disk load on their Starmax.
Hi Michael, I'm not that informed about the ins and outs of "machine specific". I have a stack of OS CDs from 7.5 to 9.2.2 and the only reasons any machine I've tried installs on rejects them, is if the update, like 9.1, needs OS 9 first, or if there isn't enough space on the drive for the basic install. Older pre-8 installers used to ask if you wanted to install the OS for "this Macintosh only" or for any Mac ‹ something like that. I don't think you need a "machine specific" OS 9 copy. My Starmax came with 9.0.4 and I promptly installed 9.1. But then I wished I had stayed with 9.0.4 to play with it; because 9.0.4 too resolves the OS 9 shortfall; and because staying with 9.0.4 saves 80 MBs of drive space on a space-challenged,1 GB drive. Cheers, Terry -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
