Tom: You NEED to have OS 9.1 installed on your computer in order to run the XPostFacto or the Sonnet program that will allow you to initialise and pre-condition a hard drive to accept an install of OSX.
Not 9.2.1 You need to get OS9.1 installed on the 8500.. Your 8500 can NOT boot off the 9.2 CD and NEVER WILL. Your 8500 can not boot off the OSX CD and NEVER WILL. But from an install of 9.1 you can precondition and initialise a hard drive to act as a startup device that will accept a OSX install. M Thomas Fowler wrote: > I purchased a used 8500 off eBay that has MacOS 8.6 "evaluation" copy > installed. I had bought a hoyle copy of OS 10.1 a while ago and > thought I would install the OS 9.2.1 that came with it. I OWN that. > Come to find out it won't work because it is designed only for G3 and > above macs. Now I have this great computer with an old, used copy of > 8.6 and no way out! Do I have to buy another copy of OS 9.1 just to be > able to use the computer???? > > Help? > > Tom > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
