[X-Newbies] take my G5 to France?

[Paul Moortgat]

Hi Carole,

You'll have no problem at all.

Paul Moortgat

On 02 Dec 2006, at 04:33, Carole Wessel wrote:

> Hi Randy,
> Thanks for your anwer.
> Instead of buying the adapter, do you think I can just buy the  
> cable with the three round prong in France? Will this work for the  
> Apple display as well?
>
> However, I am concerned about the internal modem (did not think of  
> it before you mentioned it).
> I am going to have a DSL in France. Does it mean that I can't have  
> an ethernet cable going from my G5 to an external modem with my  
> "American" internal modem, like I do it now with Verizon?
>
> Thanks again.
> Carole
>
>
> On Dec 1, 2006, at 9:55 PM, Randy B.Singer wrote:
>
>> Carole Wessel said:
>>
>>> I have a Dual 2 GHZ  PowerPC G5 which I bought 2 years ago.
>> ...
>>> I did call Apple Support, they said it was fine (just had to buy  
>>> a new
>>> plug), but I had already ask them a similar question this summer for
>>> another computer and they told me the wrong answer
>>
>> Here it is in black and white:
>>
>> http://support.apple.com/specs/powermac/Power_Mac_G5.html
>>
>>> Electrical and environmental requirements
>> ...
>>>    * Line voltage: 100-125V AC or 200-240V AC
>>
>> All that you need is a plug adapter, not a voltage converter.
>>
>> France uses a two or three round prong plug.  You want the three  
>> prong
>> grounded one.
>>
>> Here is one for $2:
>> http://www.vavolo.com/productdetails.asp?mode=1&ProductID=3219
>>
>> You may also want a phone adapter for France if you are going to  
>> be using
>> your Mac's internal modem.
>>
>>
>>
>> Randy B. Singer
>>
>> Co-Author of:
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>>
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