Noa:
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Congratulations on your new iMac G3.
Your computer will support up to Tiger (OS X 10.4.11) and certainly Panther.
The full Retail Version of Panther (10.3x) comes on three CDs, so it should not be a problem for you to install it if your computer meets
the minimum system requirements for Panther. Your computer currently has 256 MB of RAM which will be barely sufficient. I suggest you consider upgrading your RAM to at least 512 MB. Your computer will support up to 1 GB of RAM: 2 - PC100 3.3V 168-pin SDRAM. Adding another 256 MB module or a 512 MB module will have you sitting pretty. You will find a list of popular brands with price comparisons at
ramseeker.
Tiger normally comes on a DVD, although you may be able to get your hands on a CD set, which Apple released through its Media Exchange Progam which has now expired. However, even if you have the DVD you have optons.
If your computer meets
the minimum system requirements for Tiger but
does not have a DVD drive here are your options:
*Use an external Firewire DVD Drive.
*Use
Firewire Target Disk Mode. Take a look at the article
Installing Tiger without a DVD drive which describes these procedures.
Tiger can be purchased at
The Apple Store. You can also find the Full Retail Version, if you shop carefully, at online outlets like
FastMac,
HardcoreMac,
AllMac, etc. You can also purchase Tiger on eBay if you are very careful, read all documentation and ask questions to be sure you are getting the Full Retail Version.
Please do post back with further questions or comments.
Cheers 🙂
cornelius
Message was edited by: cornelius
