Hi, I'm actually also in the hunt to borrow a set of iMac g5 with iSight install disks. I posted about 10 days ago that a friend's 12yr old daughter had caused a kernel panic by starting up iTunes during a software update. All attempts so far (install Tiger CD holding down C key and try to access Disk Utility, PRAM reset, hold in power button with power turned off for 30 secs etc) have failed and the same screen keeps coming back with white text on a black b/g with request to restart the machine. Apple would no longer look at this age machine apparently so it would have to be 3rd party but before I go down that route, it's probably worth a request to see if anyone could lend the discs (iMac with iSight G5). Postage would be paid both ways (I'm now in Wiltshire). Nick On 22 Jun 2010, at 11:39, NOEL SIDEBOTTOM wrote:
> Hi everyone. > > As I raised the question in the first place I suppose I'd better contribute > here. > > I asked if anyone could lend / sell / give me a copy of 10.5 for my PPC iMac > G5 as a starting point in acquiring the software. > > I must admit I hadn't fully thought through the ethics of using unpaid-for > software within a responsible Mac group but having done so I can see that I > have crossed line. I suppose I had assumed that as it is no longer the > current OS it was somehow less of moral aberration! I would not ask anyone > for access to their 10.6 discs for example (not that I could use them on a > PPC Mac!). > > The 10.5 over the counter software is available to buy through Amazon but is > still going to cost about £85 which, as I m unemployed with little spare > income, is a significant amount. > > Anyway... don't we all have grey moral/ethical areas in our daily > life-tapestry?... > > I'm happy to abide by the administrator's raised eyebrow on this matter. > > Noel Sidebottom > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > On 22 June 2010 11:12, Jason Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > There's a distinction between license and 'possible'. The disks that cone > with a new machine usually won't install on a different machine but often > they work on a similar machine. They will always allow you to install to an > external disk, including another mac in target disk mode afaik. > > It's reasonable in my opinion to ask about these things and ask for help in > the event that disks have been misplaced etc. I also think it's not a big > deal for people to ask for legacy OS help forthe most part (you can't buy > tiger now). But blatantly calling for freebies of stuff that can be purchased > easily (and the poster verifies this!) is perhaps...pushing it rather too > far... > > From my iPhone > > On 22 Jun 2010, at 10:36, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Your discs are useful to you if they came with the computer or you bought > > them. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB.
