| Switcher Hangout The place for switchers to discuss their new machines, and how to work with OS X. General support can be had here for newbie stuff, like "How do I restart my new iMac?" :) |
can I upgrade straight from Panther to Tiger?
| Post Reply | New Thread | Subscribe |
|
|
Thread Tools |
 Member Since: Oct 27, 2009
Posts: 1
 
|
10-27-2009, 04:01 PM
I have an old power pc G4 running Panther version 10.3.9 which doesn't seem to be compatible with any recent downloads that I want to do as the operating system is so old now. I love my Mac and want to be able to download a more uptodate operating system so that I can carry on using it to the best of it's potential. Any suggestions on the best way to proceed gratefully received. Thanks guys. |
| QUOTE Thanks | |
 
Member Since: Feb 02, 2004
Location: PA
Posts: 12,455
 Mac Specs: MacBook
|
10-27-2009, 04:07 PM
Quote:
There is no place to download it, but there are several third-party retailers and auction sites where you can purchase a retail version of OS X 10.4 to install. __________________________________________________ Posting and YOU|Forum Community Guidelines|The Apple Product Cycle|Forum Courtesy mac: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric MAC: a data communication protocol sub-layer, also known as the Media Access Control Mac: a brand name which covers several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. 
|
|
| QUOTE Thanks | ||
Member Since: Jan 27, 2009
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 531
Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro, 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, not unibody
|
10-27-2009, 05:11 PM
 (from scienceteecher.com) 17" MacBook Pro, OSX 10.6.2 Snow Leopard |
||||
| QUOTE Thanks | |||||
 
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007
Location: Nambucca Heads Australia
Posts: 14,095
Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3
|
10-27-2009, 05:24 PM
A powermac G4, with adequate memory of say 1GB or more will handle Tiger nicely. Be prepared for a shock at the price of Tiger even when second hand. Expect to pay around the $100 mark. Also make sure you only purechase the black coloured full retail install discs, and NOT the silver grey model specific discs sold so much on eBay etc. These will only work with the model machine they were released with. |
| QUOTE Thanks | |
 
Member Since: May 20, 2008
Location: U.S.
Posts: 20,345
Mac Specs: 13" MB 2.4ghz, 2gig ram, OS 10.7.4
|
10-27-2009, 09:05 PM
Quote:
 - Nick - Computer slow, too many "beachballs", read this: Beachballs - Computer seems slower than it used to? Read this for some speedup tips: Speedup - Almost full hard drive? Some solutions. Out of Space - Apple Battery Info. Battery |
|
| QUOTE Thanks | ||
|
Member Since: Sep 07, 2009
Posts: 41
|
11-04-2009, 09:47 PM
I just (today) upgraded my G4 from 10.2.8 to now 10.5.8 and it runs very well! bought the upgrade for $70 look on craigslist~!! |
| QUOTE Thanks | |
Member Since: Oct 03, 2009
Location: Rio Rancho, NM
Posts: 2,516
Mac Specs: late 2009 MacBook - 10.7.5
|
11-04-2009, 11:27 PM
Quote:
 In any case, as long as his CPU is at 333mHz or faster, it'll run Tiger. 256 to 512 RAM (recommended is 1GB), is also required. And at least 3 gigs of hard drive space is needed, 4 for the X-Code 2 tools. And a DVD-ROM drive. For Leopard: 867mHz PPC CPU requirement DVD drive 512 RAM (1GB is recommended) 9 GB of space on the hard drive. And no, you cannot run Snow Leopard on Power PC. late 2009 MacBook - OS X 10.7.5 early 2009 Mac mini - OS X 10.7.5 4th gen iPod touch 32GB - iOS 6.0 iPhone 4 8GB - iOS 6.0 |
|
| QUOTE Thanks | ||
| Post Reply | New Thread | Subscribe |
| Thread Tools | |
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Thread |
Thread Starter |
Forum |
Replies |
Last Post |
| Problem with Tiger to Leopard upgrade? | richardcanham | OS X - Operating System | 2 | 03-03-2009 08:14 AM |
| Tiger or Leopard upgrade? | emanresu00 | OS X - Operating System | 4 | 06-30-2008 08:48 PM |
| firmware upgrade for Tiger ? | mnc80 | Apple Notebooks | 4 | 03-30-2006 12:10 PM |
