On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at 05:25 PM, cbirds wrote: > Michael Shaw tapped out this message on 3/19/2003 3:00 PM > >> 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. > > > X is not supported on an 8500 so don't even try to install it!
*AHEM* While it is not supported there are solutions to run X on it: http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/ You need to up the RAM quite a bit and it would be good if you got a G3 upgrade for it but there _are_ people running it. No offense, I'm going to just assume that you didn't know this existed... Mike Hebel (Who intends to run X on his converted 8500 in a 7300 case as soon as he gets more RAM.) -- 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
