On Friday 19 April 2002 01:13, you wrote: > > > Is this because the 8.5 install CD says that it is for iMacs and it is > detecting that I have a beige G3? > It's that. Those CDs are only for the specified machine. I have heard that the "restore" CDs work while the "install" ones do not though. You'll need a universal installer. MJF