Hello Theresa, From your system profile what do these items say under the Hardware Overview section? Model Name: Model Identifier: Processor Name: Processor Speed: Number Of Processors: Dean Danis 519-494-8639 90 Caprice Cr. London Ontario N5V 3M2 > From: theresaroth@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [muglo] Re: machine name > Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:31:31 -0500 > To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Thank you. > My name was correct all along in the accounts section. I have now > changed the machine name and it has also changed what I read across > the top of System Profiler but not what it says for machine name > under hardware. > However, under hardware overview its still reads; > > Machine Name: Power Mac G3 (PCI graphics) > > So . . . do I have a G3 or a G4? > > Theresa > > > > > > > On 7-Jan-09, at 11:20 AM, Gerhard Kuhn wrote: > > Hi Theresa > You will find both in System Preferences. > > User Name Click on Accounts and the there is a space to type in the > name, you might have to click on the lock on the bottom to edit this > info. > > Machine name click on sharing and you will find a field were you can > edit the machine's name. > > Gerhard > gerhardk@xxxxxxx > > > > On 7-Jan-09, at 8:11 AM, Theresa Roth wrote: > > > > 1. Is the machine name something I can change or is it set > > automatically? The System profiler has "Power Mac G3 (PCI Graphics)" > > listed for Machine name but has "PowerPC G4 (2.6) listed as CPU type. > > I was under the impression I bought a G4 [that's what it was labeled > > as]. I'm asking for clarification here. > > > > > 2. My name shows up correctly under Accounts in System Preferences > > but across the top of System Profiler it says, "Teresa Roth's Power > > Mac G3 (PCI Graphics)". Again, there's the G3 plus my name is spelled > > wrong [which may have been the place I bought it as I never entered > > that data anywhere". How do I edit my name here? > > > > --- > MUGLO information at <http://www.freewebs.com/muglo> > Manage your account options at <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/ > lsg2.cgi> > > > > > > --- > MUGLO information at <http://www.freewebs.com/muglo> > Manage your account options at <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi> > > > _________________________________________________________________ --- MUGLO information at <http://www.freewebs.com/muglo> Manage your account options at <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi>