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  • From: B <beeline AT mindspring.com>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Help needed with Mac OS10.0.4 and HP 3-in-1
  • Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 14:25:59 -0500 (GMT-05:00)

About This Mac is where I got the info to begin with, so, yeah, it's an old
OS X. Something called "Classic" automatically runs when clicking the
update/installer, which (I gather) somehow puts the system into OS 9x mode.
But then it goes no further. (The site explains that the HP updated driver
also works on OS 9, so I *assumed* that it was doing the infamous Mac "making
it work for you" gig.)

As I'm not the owner of the Mac, I hesitate to do a lot to/with this system.
Would an old G4 (256MB RAM) be able to run an updated OS X? How much would
that cost? ~B

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Boucher <trekkie AT nomorestars.com>
Sent: Mar 12, 2005 1:58 PM
To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Help needed with Mac OS10.0.4 and HP 3-in-1


On Mar 12, 2005, at 12:54 PM, B wrote:

> Arrrugh! I'm in WV trying to help my mother (who recently broke her
> hip) install her hp psc 750xi printer/scanner/copier on her Mac Power
> PC G4, recently updated to OS 10.0.4.

First, let's clear this up.

Do an apple menu (upper left corner) and then About This Mac. Is the
OS X Version really 10.0.4?

If so, that's your problem. The driver you're trying to install won't
run on 10.0.x, probably needs at least 10.1.3 if not 10.2.x. You're on
.0 OS from 5 years ago maybe. That'd be like downloading a Windows XP
driver and being upset it won't install in Windows 98.

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