Hi! Thank you very much for your response. It really helps a lot. My friend doesn't even have a 10.4 disc, so it sounds like upgrading might not even be possible. He says it's wifi capable, and I know it's got a dvd drive, but that's honestly all I know about the system. I appreciate all the information you've sent. I'll just tell him that he's more likely than not going to have to keep it as is unless he manages to come into money somehow. Missy
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Blouch Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 5:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Question on behalf of a friend: Acquiring OSX 10.5 install disc If it's an iBook G4 then this really is an old laptop since the last one was discontinued in 2006, making it at least 6 years old and up to nine. Most laptops start creaking at 3 years. That said, the G4 was the last PowerPC chip used in Apple's laptops before they went to Intel and OSX 10.5 was the last version to support the PowerPC. 10.5 also requires the PPC processor to run at least 867Mhz so if it's a really early laptop running at 800Mhz it won't install. You can find out the processor speed by choosing About This Mac which is the first item under the Apple menu. assuming it's the 1.07Ghz or faster processor then you should be able to install OSX 10.5 on it. The second snag is that Apple no longer ships/sells OSX 10.5 so you're left with bargain basements, ebay and the like. I have an old G4 tower running a web server that I wanted to upgrade and had to pay through the nose to get 10.5. I think anyone who has a hoard knows that old mac owners are going to be desperate to get it. Most places I found want $150 or more for this treasured discontinued stuff. Another snag is that some of these are 'upgrade' DVDs so you'll have to have an install of 10.4 already on the drive. I got caught one time where the hard drive died and after installing a new one I found out that 10.5 wouldn't install without re-installing 10.4 first, and I didn't have my 10.4 DVD with me. Hope this helps. CB On 4/30/12 2:21 PM, Missy Hoppe wrote: > Hi! This is most definitely not an intel based macbook. It's currently > running osx 10.4.1. I found a 10.5.6 download on the apple site, but > don't know if that will do my friend any good. As for the machine > specs, I don't think the individual in question is capable of finding > out that information. All he can tell me is that it's an Ibook g4. If I > download this 10.5.6 thing for him, could I creat an install disc from it? Actually, I'm not sure this is a full osx install; it's downloading rather quickly. Again, any assistance you might be able to provide is extremely appreciated. > Missy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lewis Alexander > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 2:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Question on behalf of a friend: Acquiring OSX 10.5 > install disc > > hi missy, > > please could you find out for me what spec macbook this is and it's date / > model? > > macbooks by their very nature are capable of running snow leopard but > will struggle on lion. as OS X 10.6 is intel based, the macbooks were > intel chips, the reason your disks won't work on his machine is due to the > fact the disks are prepared for your version machine so are locked to the machine serial identifier. > > the only way to do this is to find a copy of snow leopard for sale. I > have my retail DVD here but sending it out would take a long time to the USA > from previous experience. > > let's see what we can do here. > > lew > > On 30 Apr 2012, at 19:05, Missy Hoppe wrote: > >> Hello, all. I'm hoping this isn't an inappropriate question for the >> list, but I'm trying to find out something on behalf of a friend. >> He's got an older macboo. It isn't capable of running OSX > 10.6, but he thinks it might be able to run 10.5. >> Unfortunately, when he bought the macbook, it didn't come with any >> Install CDs or anything. This individual is on an extremely tight >> budget, so I'm trying to find out if there's a way to get ahold of >> OSX >> 10.5 for little or no cost. If it's reasonably priced, I would even >> be willing to help him buy it, but if there's a free alternative >> somehow, or a resource I can point him towards, I would really >> appreciate any information you may have. Please feel free to contact > me off list to reduce list traffic. Like I said, I hope this question > isn't out of line; I definitely want to help my friend acquire the software > he needs through legal channels, but my macbook is too new for me to have the software he needs. >> Thank you all for your time, and I hope that everyone is having a really >> great day. >> Missy >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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