The Mac already has 10.4 on it. Just that I dont have the disc in the case i need it. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: New to Mac - Just purchased used G4 > Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 18:49:02 -0500 > > > On May 10, 2009, at 6:34 PM, Mac G4 wrote: > > > I will ask the retailers around me - unfortunatly there aren't that > > many! > > In the meantime you could download and install Ubuntu just to get this > old Mac going. Ubuntu (or some Linux flavor), will likely be > ubiquitous in the near future as hardware prices drop to a point that > pricey software is economically unfeasible to sell. Apple may be able > to hold a small island of high ground, but the groundswell from below > will be a tide that even Microsoft can't weather in the long run. > Might as well get familiar with Linux if you plan to be alive 10 or 15 > years from now. > > Here's a link for a PPC Live CD (you don't necessarily need to install > Ubuntu, it will run "live" from the CD): > > <http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/jaunty/release/>
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