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| From | John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy |
| Date | 2015-02-27 14:01 -0800 |
| Organization | Sept. all the time |
| Message-ID | <mcqpen$fs4$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 2/27/15 PDT 12:13 PM, Jolly Roger wrote: > On 2015-02-27, John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> wrote: >> On 2/26/15 PDT 8:59 AM, Warren Oates wrote: >>> >>> What MacBook Pro is it? Or what year, if you're not sure? If it's got a >>> firewire 800 port, it's probably new enough to also boot from a USB stick. >> >> Can't access the about this Mac, but it has the large square removable >> battery on the bottom. > > It's simple to find out the name of the exact model you have: > > 1. Get the serial number off the bottom of the computer. > 2. Go to this web page in a web browser: http://support.apple.com/specs/ > 3. Click "Browse By Product" at the top of the page. > 4. Paste your serial number into the search field and click Search. > > The technical specifications for your model will be displayed. The > official name of the model is something like "Mac Pro (Early 2008)", for > instance. > > If you further want the official model identifier, you can then head > over to http://www.everymac.com and search for the model name you just > obtained. For the previous Mac Pro example, that would bring you to this > page, where you can see the model number is A1186 and the model ID is > MacPro3,1: > > <http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-eight-core-2.8-2008-specs.html> > > When someone asks you what model you have, that's the type of > information they want. > Thanks. I think I knew there was a way but was too tired to pursue it. Now I know.
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MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-24 18:41 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-02-25 16:11 +1300
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-25 16:39 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-26 00:59 +0000
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-02-24 23:17 -0500
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-02-25 00:12 -0500
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-25 07:33 -0500
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-25 16:33 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-25 16:42 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-26 01:01 +0000
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-25 17:05 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2015-02-25 19:35 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-25 21:49 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-02-26 18:56 +1300
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-02-26 08:07 -0500
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-26 07:26 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-02-26 11:59 -0500
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-27 11:12 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-27 14:13 -0500
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-27 11:30 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-27 20:13 +0000
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-27 14:02 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-28 02:23 +0000
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-27 20:13 +0000
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-27 14:01 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-26 07:41 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2015-02-26 19:03 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-27 11:14 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-02-27 16:13 -0500
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-27 14:13 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-03-03 16:29 -0800
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-03 19:40 -0500
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-04 16:15 +1300
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-04 05:55 -0500
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-04 16:02 +0000
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-04 13:06 -0500
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-04 19:06 +0000
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-04 14:28 -0500
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-03 19:56 -0500
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-04 16:49 +1300
Re: MacBook Pro is bolshy John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-03-03 21:54 -0800
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