-----Original Message----- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of - drive - drift - dream - Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 22:20 To: G-Books Subject: Re: iBooks booting from CD?
Why do they do that to the machines? I'm buying a new computer, why can't I install whatever OS version I like on it? It's not like I'm trying to install the "no longer supported" OS 9 or anything. What difference would it make to them if someone wanted to run Jaguar on their machine, too? ----------------------------------------------------------------- They don't care. As far as they are concerned you can run what ever you want on your laptop. The problem lies not in your laptop but in Jaguar, or even Panther < 10.3.5. Jaguar just doesn't have the drivers for your new hardware. Apple would have to go out and release a new version of Jaguar to support your new laptop. Unlike Windows which is designed to support everything under the sun (which is one of the main reasons Windows has so many problems) Mac OS is designed to support, more or less, only the Apple provided hardware available at the OSes time of release. They could take the time to make a version of Jaguar that will run on your iBook but that would take time away from updating 10.3 for new models, and the development of 10.4, and lets face it Jaguar is 2 years old now. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
