My son is handicapped and a local group gave him a PowerMac G3 running
OS 9.1. Only hardware - no disks.
I am trying to set his Mac on a wireless house network.
The other two machines or PCs.
But, when I tried to install the wireless USB adapter a window popped
up and said the USB port had the wrong software. It requires 1.4.2 or
higher, and this machine has only 1.4.1.
I tried downloading a fix but that requires inserting the Install OS
9.1 disk - which I do not have.
Anyway around this problem short of having to buy a full install disk?
Or, does anyone have that OS they would be willing to sell?
Thanks!

DavidM wrote:
> My son is handicapped and a local group gave him a PowerMac G3 running
> OS 9.1. Only hardware - no disks.
> I am trying to set his Mac on a wireless house network.
> The other two machines or PCs.
> But, when I tried to install the wireless USB adapter a window popped
> up and said the USB port had the wrong software. It requires 1.4.2 or
> higher, and this machine has only 1.4.1.
> I tried downloading a fix but that requires inserting the Install OS
> 9.1 disk - which I do not have.
> Anyway around this problem short of having to buy a full install disk?
> Or, does anyone have that OS they would be willing to sell?
> Thanks!
>

Depending on the model of G-3, and RAM, you might be well advised to buy
osX in the form of Panther, and install that. You really need to have
install disks in any event, and why buy something outdated?

On the other hand if your son is quite used to OS9 and would have
difficulty in adapting to a new OS, that'd be another consideration. In
any event, clicking the apple and choosing :about this mac should tell
you processor speed and installed RAM.

John Mcwilliams

On Tue, 11 May 2004 08:02:35 -0400, DavidM <dmcls@bellsouth.net>
wrote:

>My son is handicapped and a local group gave him a PowerMac G3 running
>OS 9.1. Only hardware - no disks.
>I am trying to set his Mac on a wireless house network.
>The other two machines or PCs.
>But, when I tried to install the wireless USB adapter a window popped
>up and said the USB port had the wrong software. It requires 1.4.2 or
>higher, and this machine has only 1.4.1.
>I tried downloading a fix but that requires inserting the Install OS
>9.1 disk - which I do not have.
>Anyway around this problem short of having to buy a full install disk?
>Or, does anyone have that OS they would be willing to sell?
>Thanks!

In article <mV7oc.72602$kh4.4172005@attbi_s52>,
jpmcwilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> wrote:

> DavidM wrote:
> > My son is handicapped and a local group gave him a PowerMac G3 running
> > OS 9.1. Only hardware - no disks.
> > I am trying to set his Mac on a wireless house network.
> > The other two machines or PCs.
> > But, when I tried to install the wireless USB adapter a window popped
> > up and said the USB port had the wrong software. It requires 1.4.2 or
> > higher, and this machine has only 1.4.1.
> > I tried downloading a fix but that requires inserting the Install OS
> > 9.1 disk - which I do not have.
> > Anyway around this problem short of having to buy a full install disk?
> > Or, does anyone have that OS they would be willing to sell?
> > Thanks!
> >
>
> Depending on the model of G-3, and RAM, you might be well advised to buy
> osX in the form of Panther, and install that. You really need to have
> install disks in any event, and why buy something outdated?
>
> On the other hand if your son is quite used to OS9 and would have
> difficulty in adapting to a new OS, that'd be another consideration. In
> any event, clicking the apple and choosing :about this mac should tell
> you processor speed and installed RAM.
>
> John Mcwilliams


Depending on the form of handicap, your son may prefer OSX. It has
several items integrated that make life easier. One member of my local
user group (great resource btw) is legally blind. But she makes use of
her OSX iBook by using the zoom feature to blow everything up so she can
see it. She used it to give a presentation on GarageBand to the group.

--
Walt Sellers
Computer Engineer For Hire
www.VirtualOutpost.com
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