krowmagnum
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Re:Streaming Video on G4 800mhz Digital Audio - 2008/10/24 23:53
Poncinella wrote:
Krownagnum, harryb and caciedo -
That you guys took the time and effort to look into my G4 questions and give me answers is amazing. Very unusual in this world of 'quickness' Thank you very much.
Must I update firmware before installing OSX? and is Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 Tiger DVD Retail Version Xcode 2 the correct OS to begin with?
Since you've all been so patient and informative, I wonder if there's anything I can do for any of you in return? I've spent my life in the music business - running labels, producing and writing for some artists you'd know - so if any of you could use some help or direction in the music area, I'd be happy to assist if I can.
Don't mention it... We are here to share our experiences and help if possible.
If you look at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1395 there is no firmware update needed for the Quicksilver G4.
If the OS X install DVD has no machine model printed on it (iMac, eMac, iBook Powerbook etc..) it is a retail DVD. The disk should look like this.
There were CD sets available at an additional cost for users without a DVD drive but they are more rare. And as rich415 mentioned there are some machine specific install disks that will work on other Macs but there are not many. If the seller guarantees it will install you should be ok with a machine specific disk but the retail disk is your best bet.
The eMac install disk rich415 referred to were sold by some retailers at one time but I don't think any other machine specific disks will work across the Mac line since. I've never seen any Tiger installers that will work anyway.
I also had a OS 9.1 iMac disk that would work on any Mac too but most of the iMac disks would not. At least 90% of machine specific disk will only work on the Mac they were bundled with.
No need to do anything in return, your thanks and appreciation is enough. You are welcome to stick around and offer your experiences or advice. All of us were in your shoes at one time and have learned a great deal from this site and the wide range of topics discussed here.
It gets a little slow here at times so feel free to start new topics...
Post edited by: krowmagnum, at: 2008/10/24 23:59
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