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Will the 20 inch iMac G4 work under Tiger

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I would like to buy an old iMac G4 off the internet as I would like to run OS9-based apps without an emulator (sheepshaver, Basilik ][, etc) as I want to use a Floppy drive to transfer files to an old Macintosh Plus... So I need Classic... And I run Mavericks on my current Mac.


I would like the most powerful mac to run 10.4 (as it is the last OSX verison that supports Classic Environment), preferably an iMac G4 (because I like the design and its 20 inch display)

BUT it seems that the 20-inch 2.0 USB iMac G4 can't run 10.4, only 10.5 and onwards according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imac_G4)


Can someone confirm this? Can I "downgrade" it if that's the case?

What is the best Mac for Tiger?


Thanks,

Bad Gold Eagle

Posted on Feb 26, 2014 12:22 PM

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Posted on Feb 26, 2014 12:24 PM

That iMac can run Mac OS X 10.4. That Wikipedia page only lists the maximum OS version compatible with it, not the entire range.


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Will the 20 inch iMac G4 work under Tiger

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