[G4] General OS Craziness w/Two machines

[Alex]

On Wednesday, Feb 11, 2004, at 11:08 Canada/Eastern, Dale Hoffman wrote:

> How specifically are the OS install disks linked to the machines they 
> came delivered with?

The question can't be answered in specific terms, because the answer 
depends on the machine and the OS. But, in general terms, the OS 
communicates with hardware components by means of small programmes 
(drivers). A new machine may (probably will) include new or modified 
hardware components, which require new or modified drivers. The copy of 
the OS supplied with the machine should include all drivers required to 
get the machine working properly. Older versions won't have them. 
Contemporary versions supplied with different machines may not have 
them.

> When the next pay-for upgrade is released, will it be pressed in 
> different flavors for G5s and pre-G5s?

This is really a product management and marketing issue.

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