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May 9, 2012 1:56 PM in response to slippygobangby BDAqua,Helo,
10.5 Leopard is as far as a G5 can go, currently & likely forever stuck at 10.5.8, & not cheap.
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)
Trouble is Apple no longer sells it, check eBay & such for the Retail version, not the Gray Discs...
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=mac+os+x+leopard+retail+10.5
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May 9, 2012 2:29 PM in response to slippygobangby japamac,Even with Leopard, the desire to be "up to date" with a PPC Mac is impossible.
That will require a new, Intel machine.
If you were more specific with regard to your desires, there might be some other "spot remedies" for your system....
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May 9, 2012 2:54 PM in response to slippygobangby Texas Mac Man,★HelpfulMac OS X 10.5 Leopard installation system requirements
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24950
Leopard is no longer available at the Apple Store but may be available by calling Apple Phone Sales @ 1-800-MY-APPLE (1-800-692-7753).
If you can't obtain a retail install DVD from Apple, look on eBay or Google the installer part numbers to possibly find at an on-line store. Here's what to look for:
MB427Z/A Leopard 10.5.1 install DVD
MB576Z/A Leopard 10.5.4 install DVD
MB021Z/A Leopard 10.5.6 install DVD (single user)
MB022Z/A Leopard 10.5.6 install DVD (5-user family pack)
Installing Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1544
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Installation and Setup Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/leopard_install-setup.pdf
After you install the base 10.5, download & install the 10.5.8 combo update at http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_8_Combo_Update
The DVD should look like this
Caution - Leopard does not support classic mode. So, if you currently open OS 9 apps in classic mode, you won't be able to do this if you upgrade to Leopard.
Cheers, Tom
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May 9, 2012 11:37 PM in response to Texas Mac Manby slippygobang,Thats great thanks, I think theres only one venerable program I run on classic now. basicaly I need to run the latest flash player etc. Its amazing how quickly they drop the older OS from the supported list.
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May 10, 2012 2:45 AM in response to slippygobangby japamac,★HelpfulFlash is tricky.
The "latest" that you can run on a PPC Mac is Flash 10.
There is a hack to make sites think that you have Flash 11, which is only available for Intel Macs.
http://lowendmac.com/ed/royal/12sr/flash-11-and-powerpc.html
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May 12, 2012 1:44 AM in response to japamacby slippygobang,That hack works a treat on Flash thanks
