From: Jolly Roger on 3 Jun 2010 12:04 In article <1jji5he.e2da54cvmsnoN%nospam(a)see.signature>, nospam(a)see.signature (Richard Maine) wrote: > erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> wrote: > > > In article <jollyroger-6C7BB3.09343503062010(a)news.individual.net>, > > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > > > In article > > > <drache-9D8772.09274103062010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>, > > > erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> wrote: > > > > > > > I had the Mac store tech install it > > > > > > Is that a true Apple store, or a third party? > > > > True Mac store; they sell nothing else. > > The way you phrase that makes me unsure whether you understood the > question. A third party store can also sell nothing other than Macs. > That doesn't make it a "true Apple store". By that term, Jolly was > asking whether it was a store with the actual "Apple Store" brand, owned > or franchised by Apple. Note the way he contrasted it with "or a third > party." A "Mac store" would not be the same thing; that sounds like a > description rather than a store name. If it does happen to be a store > name, then no, that's not a "true Apple store", but would be a third > party. Exactly. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: D.F. Manno on 3 Jun 2010 12:17 In article <jollyroger-265B78.09501003062010(a)news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > You have't told us much at all about the hardware. All we know currently > is it's a G4. Well, that's his problem right there. Snow Leopard won't run on a G4. -- D.F. Manno dfmanno(a)mail.com "I want my country forward." (Bill Maher)
From: erilar on 3 Jun 2010 12:55 In article <jollyroger-E9794C.11032203062010(a)news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > Whoever told you Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5 won't support Ethernet on this > machine either knows something you aren't telling us about the machine, > or is full of bull. I've run Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4 on similar models > without issue (Ethernet was fully functional). Oh, it worked with OS 10.4.11. It went down faced with 10.6.3 8-) -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist http://www.mosaictelecom.com/~erilarlo
From: Jolly Roger on 3 Jun 2010 13:20 In article <drache-B5D28B.11552303062010(a)reserved-multicast-range-not-delegated.exa mple.com>, erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> wrote: > In article <jollyroger-E9794C.11032203062010(a)news.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > Whoever told you Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5 won't support Ethernet on this > > machine either knows something you aren't telling us about the machine, > > or is full of bull. I've run Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4 on similar models > > without issue (Ethernet was fully functional). > > Oh, it worked with OS 10.4.11. It went down faced with 10.6.3 8-) Mac OS X 10.6 won't run on a Mac that old. You must be mistaken. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: erilar on 3 Jun 2010 13:38
In article <jollyroger-E8543D.12205103062010(a)news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > In article > <drache-B5D28B.11552303062010(a)reserved-multicast-range-not-delegated.exa > mple.com>, > erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> wrote: > > > In article <jollyroger-E9794C.11032203062010(a)news.individual.net>, > > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > > > Whoever told you Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5 won't support Ethernet on this > > > machine either knows something you aren't telling us about the machine, > > > or is full of bull. I've run Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4 on similar models > > > without issue (Ethernet was fully functional). > > > > Oh, it worked with OS 10.4.11. It went down faced with 10.6.3 8-) > > Mac OS X 10.6 won't run on a Mac that old. You must be mistaken. It's not on the old Mac; it's on the new one, and it tells me the ethernet cable is unplugged, which it is now. -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist http://www.mosaictelecom.com/~erilarlo |