You can look up the serial number here: http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html It should give the date of manufacture. Very useful except for my Macs that have undergone radical surgery since their original conception :-) John --- On Fri, 3/20/09, Eric Smith <eric-s-smith at comcast.net> wrote: > From: Eric Smith <eric-s-smith at comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [G4] OS 9 partition > To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers." <g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> > Date: Friday, March 20, 2009, 9:32 AM > Fred Thiel wrote: > > > I am in the same situation. I think my eMac will boot > into 9, but would like to be sure before I buy a system > disc. How do I find out when this one was made. I > couldn't find it in the Apple Profiler. > > Knowing the processor speed and bus speed might help to > identify it. > They should be found from Apple menu -> About This Mac > -> More Info. > > Eric S. > _______________________________________________ > G4 mailing list > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4