My interpretation is it is ready to go i.e. no installation of server
software required by you on receipt.
Also I would take it is it has been freshly installed i.e. clean and
uncluttered for you to go.
To me, this means that it will have OSX server installed (all xserves came with the unlimited version of OSX server, the G4 xserve probably came with OSX 10.3 panther ? server).
'It has a clean install of leopard server ready to boot' means you probably wont get any serial numbers or disks with it.
As with all things ebay caveat emptorı.
Our MacBook Air is now ready to go if any MMUGers are interested, you get first priority. Please contact me off list. Thanks.
*************************************************** Dilip Rathod Apple Certified Support Professional Native Systems Ltd - Phone 0121 743 0875 http://www.nativesystems.co.uk iChat di...@mac.com ***************************************************
I bought a G4 Xserve on Ebay with, among other things, the following in the description:-
It has a clean install of leopard server ready to boot.
Could I canvas a few views on what people would expect on reading that?
You have it exactly. Leopard Server is installed but working through
the set up process that kicks in when I fire it up sees me stopped
dead when I'm asked for the license key. The only option is to perform
an erase and install of 10.2 Server.
Incidentally, I never bid on anything that describes itself as having
lots of good stuff included on an evaluation basis. I'll only bid on
stuff that includes the original discs and a license key.
On Jun 24, 2009, at 8:49 am, Native Systems Ltd wrote:
> To me, this means that it will have OSX server installed (all
> xserves came
> with the unlimited version of OSX server, the G4 xserve probably
> came with
> OSX 10.3 panther ? server).
> 'It has a clean install of leopard server ready to boot' means you
> probably
> wont get any serial numbers or disks with it.
> As with all things ebay caveat emptorı.
> Our MacBook Air is now ready to go if any MMUGers are interested,
> you get
> first priority. Please contact me off list. Thanks.
> ***************************************************
> Dilip Rathod Apple Certified Support Professional
> Native Systems Ltd - Phone 0121 743 0875
> http://www.nativesystems.co.uk iChat di...@mac.com
> ***************************************************
> I bought a G4 Xserve on Ebay with, among other things, the following
> in the
> description:-
> It has a clean install of leopard server ready to boot.
> Could I canvas a few views on what people would expect on reading
> that?
i have to say i'd expect the g4 server to come with 10.4 discs and
serial - it would have come with them from the factory, and even
mentioning the 10.4 OS in the listing is pretty useless without them.
'ready to boot' is a misrepresentation without the license key as you
can't boot into a useable OS.
ATB
John
On 24 June, 09:12, Patrick Neame <PatrickNe...@me.com> wrote:
> You have it exactly. Leopard Server is installed but working through
> the set up process that kicks in when I fire it up sees me stopped
> dead when I'm asked for the license key. The only option is to perform
> an erase and install of 10.2 Server.
> Incidentally, I never bid on anything that describes itself as having
> lots of good stuff included on an evaluation basis. I'll only bid on
> stuff that includes the original discs and a license key.
> On Jun 24, 2009, at 8:49 am, Native Systems Ltd wrote:
> > Hi Patrick,
> > To me, this means that it will have OSX server installed (all
> > xserves came
> > with the unlimited version of OSX server, the G4 xserve probably
> > came with
> > OSX 10.3 panther ? server).
> > 'It has a clean install of leopard server ready to boot' means you
> > probably
> > wont get any serial numbers or disks with it.
> > As with all things ebay caveat emptorı.
> > Our MacBook Air is now ready to go if any MMUGers are interested,
> > you get
> > first priority. Please contact me off list. Thanks.
> > ***************************************************
> > Dilip Rathod Apple Certified Support Professional
> > Native Systems Ltd - Phone 0121 743 0875
> >http://www.nativesystems.co.uk iChat di...@mac.com
> > ***************************************************
> > I bought a G4 Xserve on Ebay with, among other things, the following
> > in the
> > description:-
> > It has a clean install of leopard server ready to boot.
> > Could I canvas a few views on what people would expect on reading
> > that?
This is just a guess.
When I sold my iBook I did a fresh install and powered it down at the
first reboot so when the buyer switches it one he/she gets the "Welcome
to Apple" screens so he/she can put their own identity in.
My reading of "clean install ready to boot" would be something along
those lines (all just guess work cus I've never seen a Mac server).
That was what I thought would be the case so you can understand,
notwithstanding Dilip's thoughts, that I was somewhat surprised to be
met with a screen asking me to enter a license key. When I asked the
seller about this he said that it does not come with a license for
Leopard and that he used to run it on 10.2.
I have now got a genuine copy of Leopard Server, the 10 client
version, on ebay for £150. I think I would have been within my rights
to file a complaint through ebay.
> This is just a guess.
> When I sold my iBook I did a fresh install and powered it down at the
> first reboot so when the buyer switches it one he/she gets the
> "Welcome
> to Apple" screens so he/she can put their own identity in.
> My reading of "clean install ready to boot" would be something along
> those lines (all just guess work cus I've never seen a Mac server).
> On Wed, 2009-06-24 at 08:11 +0100, Patrick Neame wrote:
>> Dear all,
>> I bought a G4 Xserve on Ebay with, among other things, the following
>> in the description:-
>> It has a clean install of leopard server ready to boot.
>> Could I canvas a few views on what people would expect on reading
>> that?
Why that arrived this morning, when I sent it on the 24th of June is
beyond me.
Electronic mail indeed. I could've walked there with a handwritten note
in less time.
On Fri, 2009-07-03 at 09:19 +0100, Patrick Neame wrote:
> That was what I thought would be the case so you can understand,
> notwithstanding Dilip's thoughts, that I was somewhat surprised to be
> met with a screen asking me to enter a license key. When I asked the
> seller about this he said that it does not come with a license for
> Leopard and that he used to run it on 10.2.
> I have now got a genuine copy of Leopard Server, the 10 client
> version, on ebay for £150. I think I would have been within my rights
> to file a complaint through ebay.
> On Jun 24, 2009, at 8:16 am, david wrote:
> > This is just a guess.
> > When I sold my iBook I did a fresh install and powered it down at the
> > first reboot so when the buyer switches it one he/she gets the
> > "Welcome
> > to Apple" screens so he/she can put their own identity in.
> > My reading of "clean install ready to boot" would be something along
> > those lines (all just guess work cus I've never seen a Mac server).
> > On Wed, 2009-06-24 at 08:11 +0100, Patrick Neame wrote:
> >> Dear all,
> >> I bought a G4 Xserve on Ebay with, among other things, the following
> >> in the description:-
> >> It has a clean install of leopard server ready to boot.
> >> Could I canvas a few views on what people would expect on reading
> >> that?
> Why that arrived this morning, when I sent it on the 24th of June is
> beyond me.
> Electronic mail indeed. I could've walked there with a handwritten
> note
> in less time.
> On Fri, 2009-07-03 at 09:19 +0100, Patrick Neame wrote:
>> That was what I thought would be the case so you can understand,
>> notwithstanding Dilip's thoughts, that I was somewhat surprised to be
>> met with a screen asking me to enter a license key. When I asked the
>> seller about this he said that it does not come with a license for
>> Leopard and that he used to run it on 10.2.
>> I have now got a genuine copy of Leopard Server, the 10 client
>> version, on ebay for £150. I think I would have been within my
>> rights
>> to file a complaint through ebay.
>> On Jun 24, 2009, at 8:16 am, david wrote:
>>> This is just a guess.
>>> When I sold my iBook I did a fresh install and powered it down at
>>> the
>>> first reboot so when the buyer switches it one he/she gets the
>>> "Welcome
>>> to Apple" screens so he/she can put their own identity in.
>>> My reading of "clean install ready to boot" would be something along
>>> those lines (all just guess work cus I've never seen a Mac server).
>>> On Wed, 2009-06-24 at 08:11 +0100, Patrick Neame wrote:
>>>> Dear all,
>>>> I bought a G4 Xserve on Ebay with, among other things, the
>>>> following
>>>> in the description:-
>>>> It has a clean install of leopard server ready to boot.
>>>> Could I canvas a few views on what people would expect on reading
>>>> that?
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