I installed OS 8.6 from an early iMac CD and it worked OK on my 8500, just
the setup and some other things kept referring to the 8500 as an iMac, but
it did work!
Tom
> From: Gander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List)
> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 16:24:47 -0600
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List)
> Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Dayna Communicard not work with OS 8.6
>
> Those iMacs used a slightly different install cd, sometimes referred to as
> the "Borg" version. Those install cd's only worked on the iMacs. I used to
> own one. The iMacs used the system software differently when it loaded as
> compared to anything else in the Mac arsenal. So those OS 8.6 install disks
> were modified to work with the iMac's rom. Other computers won't let you
> install the system from them, although you could still install such things
> as Appleworks from them.
>
> Rich
>
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