I'm just wondering What software CD should I use to reset an iMac DV+ (Summer 2000)?
Because I have an iMac DV+ (Summer 2000 model) and im wondering what MacOS software CD i need to factory reset it?
Thanks :) Sorry this is in iMac Pro topic but there is no old iMac's topic
iMac Pro
This site confirms the highest system you can install as 10.4.11 (Tiger):
https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac_dv_plus_450.html
This install CD won't be available from Apple. If you go to another source be careful to get the 'retail' version (black), not the version specific to a particular Mac (grey - those are the ones issued with the Mac).
Tiger is a good and reliable system, but as it's very old you will find that web browing in particular is limited - many sites will either be very slow or may not load properly or at all. However email, word processing and other basic facilities should be fine if a little slow by modern standards. It will run 'Classic' (OS9) applications under emulation.
This site confirms the highest system you can install as 10.4.11 (Tiger):
https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac_dv_plus_450.html
This install CD won't be available from Apple. If you go to another source be careful to get the 'retail' version (black), not the version specific to a particular Mac (grey - those are the ones issued with the Mac).
Tiger is a good and reliable system, but as it's very old you will find that web browing in particular is limited - many sites will either be very slow or may not load properly or at all. However email, word processing and other basic facilities should be fine if a little slow by modern standards. It will run 'Classic' (OS9) applications under emulation.
Mac OS 9.1 or greater should be fine in terms of getting a functioning system on there. If you prefer macOS X then it'd be 10.4 (Tiger) at the latest). If memory serves, pretty much any version of OS X prior to 10.5 would work.
Incidentally there are forums for older system software and for older hardware which you may find useful as you proceed:
Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger - Apple Community
Mac OS X v10.3 and earlier - Apple Community
Classic Mac OS (OS9, OS8 & System 7) - Apple Community
Older Hardware - Apple Community
Yeah I made this other post as well with the issues I was having with internet:
I disassembled my 1999 iMac DV SE and installed a 7200 rpm Barracuda drive in it and maxed out the RAM (not saying much). Then I installed a freshly purchased (in 2005) macOS Tiger and had a macOS X machine that also ran classic OS 9.1. So it will work, at least mine did until the power supply failed.
The Apple Download site has Tiger security updates and combo updaters for PowerPC (PPC), but not the full installer.
What software CD should I use to reset an iMac DV+ (Summer 2000)? *Vintage*
