> > On 9 Jan 2009, at 22:36, Jim Scott wrote: > >> >> >> Generally speaking, a stock Mac cannot boot and run from an OS that >> predates the one installed at the factory. So you won't be able to >> boot 10.4 from an external drive and run it on your Intel iMac. >
On Jan 9, 2009, at 2:45 PM, Simon Royal wrote: > > Jim > > Thanks. I had forgotten that. > > Depending on which model she has will depend on her option for booting > to 10.4 > > There is a 20" 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo model from 2007 that originally came > with 10.4 and was later shipped with 10.5 - so therefore this model > will be able to boot to an 10.4 installation on an external drive. > > There is also a 20" 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo from 2008, this only came with > 10.5 and therefore your comment is correct. > > Simon Yes, assuming Amanda's is a new Intel iMac, which her comments indicated to me, it will not be able to boot from any version of OS 10.4. However, my Intel iMac, which was bought new in October 2007, shipped with OS 10.4.10 installed. And because it shipped the very day, Oct. 26, Leopard was introduced, a copy of Mac OS X Leopard "CPU Drop-in DVD" was included in the box. So, Amanda, if you're reading this and want to trade for an Intel iMac that will boot both 10.4.10 and 10.5.6, let's talk. Heh-heh. :^) Jim --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
