On May 22, 2009, at 10:16 AM, Bill Spencer wrote:
> Hi there: I'm considering moving the one iMac (see below) to Leopard, > but it seems like there are bunches of different ways to do so. > Install discs, upgrade discs, retail discs, etc.etc. Could someone > please point me in the right direction for which options to look at > and which ones to avoid? Apple did not sell 'Upgrade' disks for 10.5, so there are only two ways to get it: Retail disk (or family pack) Restore disk. Restore disks are specific to the system they came with, and only have the version of the OS that the system came with when new. How specific is variable. Your system restore for the 2.4 system MIGHT work on the 1.8, but would be illegal, because that license is with the 2.4GHz. 'Install disk' is a generic term for 'the disk you install OS X from', it could be retail or a system specific restore disk. So, you really only have once (legal) choice: a retail copy of 10.5. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
