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Q: What is the newest OS that will run on an emac?

I am wondering if Leopard, Snow leopard, or Lion will run on an emac. I have Tiger on it and am wondering if it is worth to upgrade or not? Please answer!

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Posted on Sep 22, 2011 3:55 PM

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Q: What is the newest OS that will run on an emac?

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  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Sep 22, 2011 3:56 PM in response to w16421h
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    Sep 22, 2011 3:56 PM in response to w16421h

    More details would be helpful.

     

    Allan

  • by BDAqua,Solvedanswer

    BDAqua BDAqua Sep 22, 2011 4:30 PM in response to w16421h
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    Sep 22, 2011 4:30 PM in response to w16421h

    Leopard/10.5.8 is the absolute highest an eMac will run... ever.

     

    Leopard requirements/10.5.x...

     

        *  Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor

     

    minimum system requirements

     

        * 512MB of memory (I say 1.5GB for PPC at least, 2-3GB minimum for IntelMacs)

        * DVD drive for installation

        * 9GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)

     

    There are workarounds if the 867MHz is the only hangup...

     

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/leopardassist/

  • by Stephen Hill2,Helpful

    Stephen Hill2 Stephen Hill2 Sep 23, 2011 7:58 AM in response to w16421h
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    Sep 23, 2011 7:58 AM in response to w16421h

    I had OS10.3.9 and upgraded to Leopard. The consequences of which are that Toast will not work and Roxio have washed their hands of it.

     

    Although I can edit etc in iMovie when I try to burn the moves  it does not burn, ditto iDVD, and although I did manage to make a disc image that would burn using Disc Utilitiy I have since tried to burn three other movies with no luck. Infuriatingly I can burn audio CDs. So, stay with what you have, if can can edit your movies and burn, them stay with it.

     

    From what I can see of Leopard you are not getting much over what that you already have. And of course what other apps, that I haven't yet tried, have been crippled by the Leoprad upgrade!

     

    In sorow: eMacOS10.5.8. I.25Ghz. Disabled Toast. Crippled iMovie, Crippled iDVD. And yet to find what else is crippled.

     

    I'm even gretting "An error occurred while trying to submit ..." Is thos another Leopard strike?

  • by a brody,Helpful

    a brody a brody Oct 18, 2011 9:51 AM in response to Stephen Hill2
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    Oct 18, 2011 9:51 AM in response to Stephen Hill2

    Toast 7.1.2 or 6.0.8 I believe will work with 10.5.8.    iMovie and iDVD versions that will run under Leopard can be identified by the articles on this page:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4411

     

    It is true under 10.5 you won't get Classic support.  What's the purpose of your post?

     

    Leopard does give you compatibility with the latest i-Devices.  See this article for where you might benefit running Leopard:

     

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2275

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Oct 18, 2011 12:24 PM in response to Stephen Hill2
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    Oct 18, 2011 12:24 PM in response to Stephen Hill2

    Toast 5.2 still works here in 10.5.8, iDVD 6.0.4 works also.

  • by Star1,

    Star1 Star1 Oct 19, 2011 2:21 PM in response to a brody
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    Oct 19, 2011 2:21 PM in response to a brody

    Hi abrody,

    I guess that purpose of his post is that it's NOT WISE to install the 10.5 on eMac...

    I'd recommend the 10.4 as the highest OS for eMac - regardless what you or other 'experts' here say...

  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Oct 28, 2011 11:44 AM in response to w16421h
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    Oct 28, 2011 11:44 AM in response to w16421h

    Well, if you plan to use any fairly recent Apple mobile devices with your eMac, you may have no choice than to upgrade to OS X 10.5 Leopard, or look into a new or newer Mac.

    I was forced to upgrade my mother's eMac so she could use and backup her new iPad.

    I am running Leopard off of a FireWire drive as her internal HD has been damaged.

    It's the 800Mhz model. It runs, but is noticeably slower than OS X 10.4 Tiger.

  • by Dbrad475,

    Dbrad475 Dbrad475 Oct 31, 2011 9:11 AM in response to w16421h
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    Oct 31, 2011 9:11 AM in response to w16421h

    The emac can run up to Mac os x 10.5.8 leopard.

  • by a brody,

    a brody a brody Oct 31, 2011 9:23 AM in response to Star1
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    Oct 31, 2011 9:23 AM in response to Star1

    The lack of Classic is not an issue for all eMac users.  Spotlight I find is faster on Leopard than Tiger.   And Time Machine save your neck in many cases.   If you need 10.5 compatibility, don't be afraid of it on an eMac with 1 Ghz or more unless Classic is a must.  And you can still partition the hard disk after erasing it to keep 10.4.11 or earlier with Classic on one partition while installing 10.5 on the other.    Just depends how much your needs vary.  Since a used eMac is frequently less than many other computers of similar caliber, having a multiversatile machine like that can't hurt.     I wouldn't shun all eMac users from 10.5. They may find it quite useful.