[X Newbies] Software update to CD via Windows machine?

[Florin Alexander Neumann]

On Tuesday, Jun 10, 2003, at 16:25 Canada/Eastern, Konrad Waibel wrote:

> if downloading the Apple software updates using the T1 and burning a 
> cd on the Windows computer, would I be able to use the cd to install 
> the software on my iMac? Apple tech said he thought it would work, 
> wasn't sure, but thought if the iMac didn't like the data it wouldn't 
> install anything.
>
> Is this a 'dumb and dumber' plan?, or will it work??

It should work. Not necessarily from the CD, though... some of those 
updates may be encoded in MacBinary II, so you'll need StuffIt to 
decode them first.

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