Re: OS9+Cellquest

From: Paul Weiss (pweiss1@uic.edu)
Date: Wed Mar 08 2000 - 10:59:01 EST


Cell Quest runs on G4s running OS9.  You just need to purchase a USB to ADB
adapter to attach your dongle.  I recommend the I-Mate from Griffin
Technologies.  Then download the recent version of the driver from Griffin's
website (http://www.griffintechnology.com/imac/imate_driver.html), which
will support the dongle.

> From: Adrian Smith <A.Smith@centenary.usyd.edu.AU>
> Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 00:07:34 +1100
> To: Cytometry Mailing List <cytometry@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu>
> Subject: Re: OS9+Cellquest
>
>
>> In answer to your query:  Failing that does anyone know how to remove OS9 in
>> order to install OS8.6, Our computer
>> manager is having a tough time getting Cellquest to run on a new G4 MAC.
>>
>> I've been told that once you upgrade to OS9, you can't go back to older
>> versions.  It seems that OS9 makes changes to your BIOS that are irreparable.
>> Interesting, no?
>>
>
> Extremely, given that Macs don't have a BIOS...
> (ok, the new ones have ROM in RAM which I suppose is very remotely similar...)
>
> And incorrect...
> I personally know people who have gone back to OS8.6 from OS9.0 or
> even maintain two hard disk partitions with different OS versions (I
> even think Adaptec recommends this a workaround for some current
> problems with Toast).
>
> What you may be referring to is what David Chambers described a while back...
>
> At 9:26 AM -0800 11/1/2000, David Chambers wrote:
>> Except.... THE NEW G4's WILL ONLY RUN MacOS 9.0 or LATER.  It is
>> totally impossible to install 8.6 on them
>
>
> As to original problem of CellQuest on a G4 I can see two solutions -
> give up on CellQuest (give FlowJo a try!) or keep pestering BD to
> come up with the patch to allow CellQuest to work with OS9.0.
>
> Adrian
>
> Disclaimer - I have been beta testing for Treestar and they have
> given me a great T-shirt (except for the fact that my wife won't let
> me wear it :) )
>



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