Q: G5 10.5/ 10.5.8 system software

Mac 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.

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BuMpRoC wrote:

 

It just doesnt make any sense to me that i can buy a PowerMac G5 Dual Core 2.3GHz/2G/250G​/DVD-RW/OS-X 10.5  installed for $200 dollars but people are selling install 10.5 osx DVD for $300... Whats this world comimg too!!

Next time, don't wait 5 years before updating!

That Mac comes with 10.5 installed, but you are not receiving any DVD's of that software to use in the event you need to re-install OS X 10.5 Leopard.

If you ever need to re-install Leopard, you'd be SOL because you do not have any Mac OS discs that came with the purchase.

The reason 10.5 is so expensive now is that it is 5 years old and very hard and rare to find, now.

People that are still selling retail version discs of OS X 10.5 Leopard are asking a premium because they can because they know it's rare and harder to find for Mac users who still need this version of OS X.

Apple charged $129 for Leopard.

This a link to a Mac reseller who still sells OS X 10.5 for just a little above Apple's original asking price.

http://store.fastmac.com/product_info.php?cPath=10_5_7&products_id=359

I've called them, recently, and these are still available?