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[Ian Meyer <ianmeyer AT mac.com>]

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My Revision B Bondi Blue iMac 233 G3 runs OS X 10.3.whatever just fine. 
It has been for quite some time now. It even worked as a server (not a 
desktop) with just 96 megs of ram.

Panther costs $129 retail for the upgrade.

~ian

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- - Wait a minute, Doc. Ah... Are you telling me you built a time 
machine... out of a DeLorean?
- - The way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car, 
why not do it with some style?
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On Mar 12, 2005, at 2:25 PM, B wrote:

> 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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