On 3 Feb 2012, at 20:26, James wrote: >>>> >>>> Quick search shows 10.5 for between $200-300. Definite ouch, >>>> especially for a dead-end OS, IMO. >>> >>> Since it seems to have been discontinued, there is no way to ensure that >>> was is sold is legal. >>> >>> As for 10.7, one can create an install DVD - just net search. It can then >>> be installed on a blank hard drive. >>> >> >> But one cannot install 10.7 on PPC hardware, which is at the root of the >> issue. > > Correct and you cannot always install 10.5 on PPC even though others > say they have. It depends on the hardware. I believe that the EFI is > checked (or some such hardware setting - CPU?) as my own sister found > out on her mac mini (first gen) the DVD I had for 10.5 said that the > hardware was incompatible with the 10.5 installation.
Have you tried this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Leopard#Usage_on_unsupported_hardware Hans _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user