on 12/24/03 5:43 PM, Mike Beede at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> I just purchased a "lightly used" imac G4 and (through being dumb >>> enough to >>> not ask the right questions) I've just learned that it only comes >>> with a >>> clean install of OSX, no Appleworks, imovie, idvd...etc, etc.... >> >> Somebody ripped you off. An iMac G4 comes with all that stuff >> pre-loaded, and it's also on the "Software Restore" disks that come >> with the machine. >> >> If it happened to me, I'd file a criminal complaint against the seller. > > You must live in a pretty lefty state if it's a crime to sell an > iMac without Appleworks. California? > > I assume that the software restore disks didn't come with the machine, > right? That's really kind of odd, since they're not much good without > a machine to run them on. Maybe the seller just overlooked them?
Yeah, overlooked them as he was crawling out a broken window with pantyhose over his head... =oP A search for "iMac restore" on eBay turns up some CDs sets. But I'm not sure if any are appropriate for your G4 iMac. The newest OS I see on them is 10.0. What version of the OS is installed on your iMac G4? -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
