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Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive

From Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive
Date 2014-03-05 11:43 -0800
Organization Rare
Message-ID <riwqg8a0tl.fsf@ethel.the.log> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <bfiorto8u4.fsf@ethel.the.log> <040320141820523841%nospam@nospam.invalid> <x67g89o2bw.fsf@ethel.the.log> <bnoun9FofvfU4@mid.individual.net> <050320141051380474%nospam@nospam.invalid>

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nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> writes:

> In article <bnoun9FofvfU4@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
> <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> 
> > If you don't have a stick, then I agree you should purchase the largest
> > size you can afford. I see Kingston DataTravelers have come way down in
> > price since I purchased mine. Amazon has the SE9 model at these
> > price/size combinations at the moment:
> > 
> > 8GB for $5.95: 
> > 16GB for $9.95:
> 
> *that* is my point. 
> the price is too close to bother with 8 gig anymore.

So if the poster had asked "what is the most cost effective size of
usb stick right now?" you could have defended the 16GB answer.

If the poster asked "how big a USB stick do you need to use as a Mavericks
installer," the answer is clearly 8GB.

Your inability to acknowledge that is a pathology.

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Installing Mavericks from thumb drive "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-03-04 21:49 +0000
  Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-04 17:01 -0500
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-03-04 22:52 +0000
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-04 18:07 -0500
        Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-04 15:14 -0800
          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-04 18:20 -0500
            Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-04 17:34 -0800
              Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-04 22:33 -0500
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-03-05 05:19 +0000
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-05 00:32 -0500
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-03-09 20:23 +1100
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-09 17:49 +0000
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-03-11 11:03 +1100
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-05 05:57 +0000
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 15:40 +0000
              Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 15:38 +0000
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-05 10:51 -0500
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-05 11:43 -0800
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-05 16:54 -0500
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 22:31 +0000
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 22:38 +0000
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-03-06 21:46 +1100
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-06 18:14 +0000
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-06 08:25 -0500
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-06 08:28 -0500
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-06 18:10 +0000
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-03-06 22:54 +0000
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-06 18:12 -0500
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-06 16:07 -0800
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-07 02:34 +0000
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 07:48 -0500
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-07 17:45 -0500
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 18:07 -0500
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive cb <cb@aol.com> - 2014-03-20 18:21 +0100
          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 15:25 +0000
        Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-04 19:36 -0500
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 15:25 +0000
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-03-06 00:06 +0000
  Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-04 22:18 +0000
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-03-06 00:36 +0000
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Kaltsas, Alexander G <macdude22@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-07 09:15 -0600
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 07:31 -0800
        Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-07 15:39 +0000
  Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-04 17:21 -0500
  Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-04 23:27 +0000
  Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive "Mr. Strat" <mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com> - 2014-03-05 06:10 -0800
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-05 09:26 -0500
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Kaltsas, Alexander G <macdude22@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-07 09:16 -0600
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-03-08 11:30 -0800

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