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macOS - Notebook Hardware
iBook won't load OS
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<blockquote data-quote="datamonger128" data-source="post: 1079086" data-attributes="member: 95398"><p>I looked up your model of iBook and found that the earliest version of OS X to come on that model was 10.3.5. Therefore, it would be safe to assume that the oldest version that will work on there is 10.3.5. Being that you have a 1.33GHz G4 and 1GB RAM, 10.4 (Tiger) would run quite well on that machine. It should also be easier to find a copy of Tiger than Panther. If you decide on getting Tiger, make sure the disc is black with a grey X on it. If the disc is grey, it is most likely an OEM copy that came with an Intel Mac and will not work on any PowerPC based Mac. Installing Leopard would be pushing it in my opinion. While Leopard is newer, it will most likely run too slow. I have some experience running Leopard on G4 Macs and none of them ran it too well. Tiger will likely be the sweet spot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="datamonger128, post: 1079086, member: 95398"] I looked up your model of iBook and found that the earliest version of OS X to come on that model was 10.3.5. Therefore, it would be safe to assume that the oldest version that will work on there is 10.3.5. Being that you have a 1.33GHz G4 and 1GB RAM, 10.4 (Tiger) would run quite well on that machine. It should also be easier to find a copy of Tiger than Panther. If you decide on getting Tiger, make sure the disc is black with a grey X on it. If the disc is grey, it is most likely an OEM copy that came with an Intel Mac and will not work on any PowerPC based Mac. Installing Leopard would be pushing it in my opinion. While Leopard is newer, it will most likely run too slow. I have some experience running Leopard on G4 Macs and none of them ran it too well. Tiger will likely be the sweet spot. [/QUOTE]
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