Mac G3

Hello,

Tiger Requirements...

To use Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, your Macintosh needs:

* A PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor

* Built-in FireWire

* At least 256 MB of RAM (I recommend 1GB minimum)

* DVD drive (DVD-ROM), Combo (CD-RW/DVD-ROM) or SuperDrive (DVD-R) for installation

* At least 3 GB of free disk space; 4 GB if you install the XCode 2 Developer Tools (I recommend 20GB minimum)

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1514

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=mac+os+x+tiger+retail+10.4

See Tom's, (Texas Mac Man), great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3089008?answerId=15305521022#15305521022#15305521

Or Ali Brown's great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10381710#10381710

Then you'll likely need XPostFacto to Install it...

http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/

Oh, I think you may need 1 or 2 Firmware updates also...

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1395

You're welcome, good luck, & let us know how it's going please! 🙂

Jacumba wrote:

My question is I'd like to pick up a retail version of Mac OS X.

If you intend to install Mac OS X then pay very close attention to the firmware updates BDAqua linked at the end of his post. Last but most definitely not least!

Failing to upgrade a G3's firmware in preparation for OS X will be an omission you'll regret.

Jacumba wrote:

I'm a little confused on the Firmware update that BDAqua linked. I have to install this software before installing Tiger Mac OS 10.4 - Do I download it from Apple's website and burn it to a CD? Or where would I get it from?

I see that link is pointing to something that isn't going to help... Apple dropped the ball somewhere over the last decade.

Read this while I search for something more useful: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3036

... unfortunately the links it contains are also broken 😟

The iMac Firmware Update 4.1.9 is available on the Mac OS X Install CD Disc 1. It also available online and can be downloaded if needed.

The bold text is a problem. I can no longer find it but I'll keep looking.

Phew! That's a relief: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1283

Jacumba,

If this is the same G3 you posted about in an earlier thread, what happened?

Were you able to get the computer to boot once you got the keyboard you said you purchased?

The firmware update is important and must be downloaded and the program run from OS 9 and not from OS X.

So, somebody will need to help you find this to run if you find you need it.

The firmware update updates the ROM chip on the G3’s logic board.

I remember you saying that this had a version of OS X already on it, but couldn't get it to run.

If it had OS X on it in the past, chances are the firmware updates have already been applied.

I am confused as to why you are posting yet another thread about the same issues you Re having with the same G3?

It has been awhile since anyone has had to deal with issues related to OS 9, but if I remember, in order to have a dual boot system of OS 9 and OS X, you need to update OS 9 to either OS 9.1 or OS 9.2.

Here are archived links to the OS 9 updates.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1387