On 1/13/05 2:25 PM, "silvo conticello" <silvoc at tiscali.it> wrote: >>> Simple math: iWork + Tiger is nearly the price of the computer itself. >>> Some pocket change and you have it! >> >> Um, I'd check that math... iWork and Tiger come to about $200. Add in >> iLife, >> and that's about $280. Still far from the cost of the computer. > > Still I don't understand... > If I understood correctly, the idea would be to buy Mac mini and get a > CD/DVD with Tiger and iWork and use those CD to upgrade your main > computer while loading the Mc mini with your old software, right? > Could this be possible? I think the original disks wouldn't be able to > boot/install a different kind of Mac Perhaps... Not sure. I haven't tried to use Panther disks for my iBook with another Mac, especially since I have a "normal" set of Panther disks as well. Kirk Read my blog: Kirkville -- http://www.mcelhearn.com Musings, Opinion and Miscellanea, on Macs, iPods and more Kirk McElhearn | Chemin de la Lauze | 05600 Guillestre | France