New to Mac

[Rishalin]

Hi All

Im a noob to the Mac series of PC's - so i apologize for stupid questions and if these questions have been answered before, please

I have a PowerMac G5 (Pre Intel editions) with MAC OSX 10.3

I have misplaced the recovery CD - and would like to know where could i get a new one.

My company has also purchased Mac OSX Tiger 10.4 - and i need to install it, however i am not sure if the MAC OSX needs a cd-key or some sort of activation like Windows - as i did not get the documentation they only gave me the cd's

Please Help,

Regards
Rish

 

[pjhutch]

No, there is no activation or keys, you just need to register it.
As for replacement CDs, ask the supplier to see if they have any replacement CDs.

 

[MacHeadCase]

Or you can contact Apple and see if they could sell you a restore kit for your exact Mac model.

If you decide to try eBay, make extra sure that the restore disks are for exact same Power Mac G5 model, otherwise those disks will not work at all as restore disks are model-specific.

 

[smurfy]

Hi All

Im a noob to the Mac series of PC's - so i apologize for stupid questions and if these questions have been answered before, please

I have a PowerMac G5 (Pre Intel editions) with MAC OSX 10.3

I have misplaced the recovery CD - and would like to know where could i get a new one.

My company has also purchased Mac OSX Tiger 10.4 - and i need to install it, however i am not sure if the MAC OSX needs a cd-key or some sort of activation like Windows - as i did not get the documentation they only gave me the cd's

Please Help,

Regards
Rish

We prefer not to call them a 'Mac series of PCs' we call them Macs, and we call Windows computers PCs.

 

[Rishalin]

thanks guys for the replies

"Smurfy" dont start the im a PC and Mac thing..

 

[needlewithaprun]

Either way, writing "Mac" is much quicker than writing "Mac series of PC".

 

[jmexx]

A "PC" is simply a personal computer, no need to be snobby about it.

 

[needlewithaprun]

I wasn't being snobby. I used to be bothered by that too. I agree with you, I never understood why "PC" (which, yes, does stand for "Personal Computer") has always been referred to a windows-based product. I'm a newbie here just like you. I'm getting the lingo down myself. All I was saying is that it saves time to type "Mac" as opposed to "Mac series of PC".

 

[milessthomas]

I think what hes trying to say is its just easier and more all around known way in which to refer to AppleMacintosh Computers. And lingo that is commonly used here.

PC= windows (also commonly linked to linux, unix, solaris) based...
Mac= Apple Hardware (os x) based...

 

[lolingram]

A "PC" is simply a personal computer, no need to be snobby about it.

EVERY reason to be correct (snobby if you like) here. A 'PC' relates to a WIntelBox in real life.