Re: Sweet16 and G3 Macs

[Steven Nelson <steven-nelson@uiowa.edu>]

On Aug 5, 1:17 pm, "Simon D. Williams" <ad...@retro-net.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, Steven Nelson wrote:
> >> First dumb question: Does your iMac have a DVD-ROM drive in it?
>
> > No, that is the problem.  It has a MATSHITA CR-173 CD-ROM drive.  In
> > other words, CDs only.  Catch 22. ;-)
>
> If you have a DVD equipped Mac you can use Firewire target mode to install
> Tiger on the iMac. It also works if you have machine-specific install
> media and want to install on an unsupported model.
>

Thanks to Simon and Mark for firewire solution.  Catch 23 : the
clamshell iMacG3s do not have Firewire ports.  Only USB 1.1 and
Ethernet ports.  I never implied this would be easy! ;-) (I also doubt
that Target mode is implemented, but have never checked)

  --Steve