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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Downgrading the OS
Date: 17 Jun 2018 15:44:20 GMT
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On 2018-06-17, Charles H. Sampson <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:
> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
>> In article <d7a41e4b-0580-4f0e-b05e-d5345da24092@googlegroups.com>,
>> Király <ggrandish@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 1:24:24 PM UTC-7, Charles H. Sampson wrote:
>> > > I have an unusual problem that requires me to have a computer running on
>> > > 10.8. I bought the system disk from Apple for $20
>> > 
>> > I'm curious how you got a 10.8 install disk from Apple when Apple never
>> > produced such a thing. 10.8 was preinstalled on new hardware, or
>> > download-to-upgrade only.
>> 
>> he obviously means the download.
>
> I wish it were as simple as that. Actually, the disk I bought is 10.6,
> which probably explains a lot. That's for a PowerPC Mac, isn't it?

No, it runs on both Intel and PowerPC architectures. Your problem is you
didn't *boot* on the DVD.

> The reason I have to ask (about the PowerPC) is that I haven't been able
> to easily find technical specs at the Apple support site in some time.
> When I'm looking, I usually can't find them; when I'm not looking, I
> sometimes stumble across them.

I always find them at https://support.apple.com/specs by typing in the
serial number of the particular Mac in question into the search field.
Bookmark that page and you'll always be able to find specifications.

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