[X4U] 10.5 instead of 10.6

Paul Moortgat paul.moortgat at pandora.be
Tue Feb 9 14:42:03 PST 2010


Wayne,

It's a 6 months old cutter table that need it.  It used to work from  
an iMac with 10.5 and Appletalk.

Paul Moortgat

On 09 Feb 2010, at 23:30, Wayne Clodfelter wrote:

> Paul,
>
> I don't know what printers and how you have them set up, but I'm not  
> so sure you still need AppleTalk. Are you sure you can't use TCP/IP?  
> I still have an old HP LJ4M that used to require AppleTalk. I  
> installed a JetDirect card in it years ago and was oh so happy to  
> see AppleTalk fade into the sunset.
> The JetDirect card provides an RJ-45 ethernet connector, and  
> configuration is made through the control panel on the printer.
>
> On Feb 9, 2010, at 11:59 AM, Paul Moortgat wrote:
>
>> On a new Mac Pro one need 10.5 instead of 10.6.  I called Apple  
>> because 10.5 would not install.  They told me that was because 10.6  
>> was already installed.
>> I argued that I started with a DVD.  The mac will see the 10.5 and  
>> will not proceed was the answer.  I removed the drive with 10.6 and  
>> it still didn't worked.
>> Can that 10.5 DVD be damaged while I can use it on a Powerbook?   
>> The 10.5 is a retail version I bought for 160 euro from Apple.
>> One need Appletalk for printers and it's not on 10.6.
>>
>> Paul Moortgat
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> Wayne Clodfelter
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