Hi Joe...

On Mar 26, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Joe Duran wrote:

> 
> On Mar 26, 2011, at 8:38 AM, iJohn wrote:l
>> 
>> I was wondering if anything other than performance might go wrong if I
>> moved her eMac to Leopard? Technically it doesn't meet the minimum
>> requirement of 867MHz, but it's not very far off. So if the only
>> concern is how well it might perform it seems like it's worth trying
>> it to find out.
>> 
> I'm not sure Leopard will run on the 800mhz.  The minimum is stated at 867mhz 
> and I think the install disc will not proceed if it detects a slower 
> processor.  Tiger would be a good choice and will perform faster (at least 
> according to my subjective experiences with both on an eMac).  The main 
> reason I went to Leopard was to get iTunes 10, so I could continue to upgrade 
> and sync my iPhone OS.

You can fake the installer with an Open Firmware tweak to indicate a faster 
processor speed.
 I'm running Leopard on a DA/733 and it's okay, but it's like... my number 3 
machine after the Intel iMac and Sawtooth w/1.6 GHz upgrade.

Amanda

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