Happyhippo1
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Q: Upgrade Mac OS X 10.4.11 to newest software.

HI!

 

I want to upgrade my old iMac so it can download the newest itunes and other programs as such.

 

I don't know what kind of upgrade is possible for my old mac and i don't know what is the newest upgrade to get.

 

Here some of the details of my Mac:

 

Mac OS X

10.4.11

Processor 1.9 GHz PowerPC G5

Posted on Jul 23, 2012 3:13 PM

by Niel,Solvedanswer
Niel Niel
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Mac OS X
A:

You need to purchase a retail Mac OS X 10.5 DVD from a source such as Amazon. Your computer can't go beyond 10.5.8.

 

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Posted on Jul 23, 2012 3:16 PM

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  • by Niel,Solvedanswer

    Niel Niel Jul 23, 2012 3:16 PM in response to Happyhippo1
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    Jul 23, 2012 3:16 PM in response to Happyhippo1

    You need to purchase a retail Mac OS X 10.5 DVD from a source such as Amazon. Your computer can't go beyond 10.5.8.

     

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  • by Allan Eckert,Helpful

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Jul 23, 2012 3:17 PM in response to Happyhippo1
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    Jul 23, 2012 3:17 PM in response to Happyhippo1

    With a PowerPc G5 Mac the only thing you can upgrade to is Leopard.

     

    Everything beyond Leopard, such as Snow Leopard, Lion and the soon to be release Mountain Lion, requires an Intel processor instead

  • by SanWong,

    SanWong SanWong Apr 22, 2015 10:14 PM in response to Happyhippo1
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    Apr 22, 2015 10:14 PM in response to Happyhippo1

    Dear Friend,

     

    Hope you are well!  I am new in this, but

    I want to upgrade my old iMac (it is still my favourite PC) so it can download the newest itunes and other programs (eg Youtube).

    I don't know what kind of upgrade is possible for my old mac and i don't know what is the newest upgrade to get.

     

    Details of my Mac:

    Mac OS X

    10.4.11

    Processor 2GHz Intel Core 2 Due

    Memory: 1GB667MHz DR2 SDRAM

     

    Appreciate any advice, thank YOU very much!

  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Apr 23, 2015 6:22 AM in response to SanWong
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    Apr 23, 2015 6:22 AM in response to SanWong

    You say you are new to this.

     

    Let me tell you that posting at the bottom of a thread that has been dead for three years is not the best way to go.

     

    I suggest you start your own thread and post it in the Intel iMac forum because your iMac does not have a PPC Processor but and Intel processor instead.