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[zman <zman AT shell.neverwhere.org>]

> 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.)

It's looking to classic because the driver runs on 10.1 or better or OS 
9...

> > 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

It will run fine on 10.2 or 10.3. I've seen upgrade discs for as low as 
$29 for 10.2 from Other World Computing..

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005, B wrote:
> OK. I'm not going to suggest that Mom put out $130 right now. I'll tell her 
> that's the diagnosis, and let it go.
> She says she thinks that the appropriate driver for the HP is still in the 
> Mac, somewhere. Maybe it needs to go into Classic mode then maybe I can find 
> the printer. I don't want to be the over-the-top cook who spoils the brew. 
> (Mom has a Mac guru who's currently overwhelmed with her day job. Mom's three 
> young-teen grandchildren -- not here right now -- also do things on that 
> machine. All of them know more about the Macintosh than I. The upgrade to OS 
> X, for example, happened recently via grandchildren. I think. It was there 
> all along, Mom says, but she had to stay with v9 until recently since her 
> version of MS Word wouldn't work on v10.)

The OS 9 driver is probably still in there, only problem is it doesn't 
help with OS X... Maybe boot into OS 9 and try the printer...

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