09-17-2006, 06:31 AM
[quote Racer X]Not true. there are a number of PPC G3 and G4 macs that will boot from USB. But they are random models. The problem is that Apple won't post a TIL that actually lists which ones in a clear and concise manner with only one URL.
You need to do some random searches for USB and Booting and some other stuff, and cull through the hits. far more than "an exception", which implies that they may only be one)
Sorry if I was too vague. I knew there was at least one earlier model that could boot from USB -- I owned it (graphite iBook IIRC). I just wasn't sure that there was more than just that one, and as you point out there's no official list. Still, compared to the number of models Apple made in the PPC era, I think it's safe to say that booting from USB was the exception, not the rule.
You need to do some random searches for USB and Booting and some other stuff, and cull through the hits. far more than "an exception", which implies that they may only be one)
Sorry if I was too vague. I knew there was at least one earlier model that could boot from USB -- I owned it (graphite iBook IIRC). I just wasn't sure that there was more than just that one, and as you point out there's no official list. Still, compared to the number of models Apple made in the PPC era, I think it's safe to say that booting from USB was the exception, not the rule.