Q: i have an emac running 10.5.8  I purchased snow leopard to upgrade. during the attempt to install, the computer says this is not an intel and is mot supported.  i think this is a power pc? am i stuck with this 10.5.8 version or is there away i can upgrade

You are stuck with 10.5.8.

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There is no way to upgrade past 1.5.8, however you may be able to return the dvd to get your money back. All eMac's before the last revision (2005) were PowerPC based. I you want to upgrade to fix an issue, you could update the other software or re-install 1.5.8.