[H-GEN] Apple MAC OS 9.1 software

[Johann Kwiatkowski]

On 18/12/2003, at 9:00 PM, Harry Phillips wrote:

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>> I have a non Apple SCSI drive I am trying to install
>> and the system does not want to see it.
>>
>
> Is the vendor lock-in that bad that they don't even allow third party 
> hard
> drive drive replacements? They don't make much money on the initial 
> sale do
> they? All the profit comes in the service and replacements...
>
> Are you even allowed to open the box? Are you sure they won't use the 
> DCMA
> to send you to jail?
>

hmm, I doubt this, I would rather think its a mis-configuration 
somewhere, as I have put 3rd party devices into macs without much 
hassle (including scsi and ide hds, network cards, ram etc). So I would 
check the scsi settings for the harddrive first. As for opening macs, 
apart from the clamshell ibook (which took me two hours to replace my 
mums hardrive!) they are quite easy to pull apart to get at the guts.

Simon, if no one can get an apple cd to you at humbug, you are welcome 
to drop round to my place at some stage and I can have a look.

cheers

Johann


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