[X4U] readying iMacs for sale

[Matthew Barr]

You probably bought copies of Panther.. and if they are legal copies, 
they can be passed along w/ the machine.  You will get a new license 
with the new machines...  If they aren't legal copies...  consider your 
self slapped on the wrist.   I'm not really sure what happens if you 
sell a machine that was upgraded via a Family license...   Any lawyers 
around?

It is probably in Apple's best interest for the machines to be given to 
their new owners with the current OS.. but the law doesn't follow 
common sense.

I will note, however, that 10.1.5 was not the most usable thing in the 
world, especially today.  Many software packages won't support pre10.2, 
and some won't go back before 10.3.    I have yet to upgrade my server 
to 10.3...

Matthew

Matthew Barr
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On Dec 23, 2004, at 2:29 PM, Jeff Carruthers wrote:

> Mary: best thing to do would be to wipe the internal hard drive clean 
> (so your own info is harder to access) and then reinstall the basic 
> OSX package, so that everything is there and workable.
>
> From a licensing point of view, you could reinstall OS 9.2.2 and 
> 10.1.5 and provide the disks with the iMacs. The purchaser could then 
> decide whether to upgrade to Panther.
>
> The iMacs are still usable machines, although I'm not sure what you'd 
> get for them (any views?) -- maybe $300 or $400 at most.
>
> We've passed on our older Macs to family and friends, which has the 
> added benefit of broadening the Apple circle. Subsequently, a number 
> of the friends have then decided to upgrade to newer Macs, when their 
> own needs grow.
>
> Jeff
> On Dec 23, 2004, at 2:14 PM, Mary C.Youra wrote:
>
>> My two college age daughters recently decided to replace their Indigo 
>> iMac 500s (Summer 2001 models, I think, though not important for 
>> purposes of my question) with  14" iBooks. They'd like to sell the 
>> iMacs. The iMacs came with disks for OS 9.2.2 and 10.1..5, but have 
>> been upgraded to 10.3.5. What should be done to get them ready for 
>> sale? What is customary, and what is necessary from a security 
>> standpoint?
>>
>> Thanks for any advice.
>>
>> Mary
>>
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