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More and more software won't work on my Powerbook G4 running Tiger. I'm thinking particularly of latest browser versions, Itunes, Spotify, Skype etc. How much would upgrading to Leopard, which is as far as I can go on a non-Intel machine, improve this situation, and how long is the benefit likely to last? Sorry if this is covered in any existing posts, I couldn't find anything addressing this specific question.
PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
Hello,
All I can do is tell you about my current setup using Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard.
I have a PowerBook G4 17" running 1.67Ghz 2GB. Currently I'm using the latest version of Camino web browser.
YouTube videos are choppy, so I use an app called YouView. Which plays back YouTube fine.
I run Skype for Leopard and that work without fault. iTunes 10 seems to allow me to download and play video from the iTunes Store with ease. I can't sync my iPhone on IOS 6 due to Apples change in system requirements for iOS6 being Mac OS X 10.6.8 and above.
Can't comment on Spottily you will have to see what version are available. With exception to my iPhone, all works fine, even some flash sites seem to work ok on Camino web browser.
Wouldn't use safari as that's out of date on 10.5.8, but found no other software restrictions yet that won't load or install on Mac OS X 10.5.8
I admit I run out of date software like photoshop CS 3 as it supports PPC, granted its not as good as PS CS 5 but it does the job. I run other out of date software like TeamViewer, but at the moment it seems to connect fine to more updated machines running TeamViewer. I guess it will depend on what you want to do with your PowerBook.
If its just web surfing then I would suggest Camino it's like Firefox, it's up to date on this platform and work just as we'll as that of newer macs.
Best of luck
That's a generous offer Knucklesmac and I appreciate it, but as I said to Limnos after seeing all the replies I'm not convinced there's much benefit to be had from upgrading. I might still think about it if there was a cast-iron way of restoring my Tiger configuration if things went wrong or I didn't like Leopard.
Increasing limitations of Powerbook G4 running Tiger
