Upgrade iMac 1.6GHz 17 "powerPC from OS10.3.5 to 10.4.x or even 10.5.8 as maybe indicated in "10.3 system requirements....Version5?" If so, what steps do I follow? 2. Can I add Wireless capability to this old

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Upgrade iMac 1.6GHz 17 "powerPC from OS10.3.5 to 10.4.x or even 10.5.8 as maybe indicated in "10.3 system requirements....Version5?" If so, what steps do I follow? 2. Can I add Wireless capability to this old

1. Is it possible to upgrade an iMac 1.6GHz 17 "powerPC EMC 1989 (xx454xx) from OS 10.3.5 to 10.4 or even 10.5.8 as maybe indicated in "10.3 system requirements....Version5?" If so, what steps do I follow?

2. Can I add Wireless capability using a third party such as ASUS USB-N13 Adapter which is cheaper the Airport Extrme card and is 802.11n speed? If not, what is the best way to add wireless for my 9 yr old grandson?

iMac, 3rd party Wireless capability

Posted on Aug 19, 2012 10:34 PM

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Limnos

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Aug 19, 2012 10:39 PM in response to RLSchmidt

1) With 1.67 GHz you can go up to OS 10.5. Make sure you have enough RAM to run the system you wish to install. At least double what Apple says for minimum.

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger system requirements - http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301341

Leopard 10.5 Technical Requirements - http://support.apple.com/kb/SP517

Note some applicaiton will no longer work with Leopard, in particular anything requiring Classic.

List of Applications Not Compatible with Leopard - http://guides.macrumors.com/List:Applications_Not_Compatible_with_Leopard

Have fun trying to find discs, and be prepared to pay a lot.

Texas Mac Man, Leopard disc sources - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3636662

"a brody" post about upgrading to Leopard - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3373795

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a brody

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Aug 21, 2012 11:51 AM in response to RLSchmidt

Your Mac has built-in Airport Extreme Card with 802.11g support. If you need more speed than 33 Mbps on your wireless connection, you'll want an 802.11n wireless ethernet bridge, connecting your G5 to the ethernet LAN port of the bridge. Not all are compatible with all Mac operating systems. Apple's Airport Extreme base stations tend to be more compatible. Note those that were made prior to 2007 may not support 802.11n. While you can upgrade to 10.5, you'll lose access to Mac OS 9 applications.

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