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Upgrading old iMac G5 PPC from OSX Tiger to Leopard

Hi. I was given an old iMac PPC (G5, 1.8Ghz, 1GB RAM) from a friend. It was in such a state when I received it that I decided to wipe the machine and start over. I now have OSX Tiger running on it beautifully.


My friend also gave me some official Apple DVDs for OSX Leopard. However, I have now realised that they are the "wrong" discs despite being genuine, as they were intended for a modern Macbook Air, and I have learned the hard way about how Apple makes DVD sets specific to the hardware they're being installed on.


I have the grey Leopard install DVD set, and apparently (from my research) I need the black ones ... ?!


Can anyone here advise me on how to proceed? Where can I source these black install/upgrade DVDs (or CDs)? Once I have them, are there any potential issues I need to watch for? I have read horror stories about upgrading to Leopard and various things not working properly, like Sleep Mode and USB ports.


I cannot seem to connect Tiger to the internet currently as I don't understand the complex old-school setup process, i.e. I don't seem to be able to just "plug and play" with the internet, which is one reason (as well as features, security) I'd like to upgrade to Leopard. It's such a lovely little machine otherwise. Also, I am worried that doing an internet upgrade to Leopard will be slow and produce more problems (again, I have read horror stories about online installations crashing horribly and resetting).


Anyway, please help or advise as you see fit. Thanks in advance.

Posted on Apr 11, 2014 7:06 AM

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Apr 11, 2014 1:17 PM in response to sanzun

It's the "standard" interent setup stuff.


Here is an example:

http://www.campusnet.ee/en/book/export/html/154



TenFourFox -- It's a port of the latest FireFox to run on older hardware and software.

"World's most advanced web browser. Finely tuned for the Power PC."

-- works for me on 10.4. Supports 10.5

http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/

alternative download site:

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/37761/tenfourfox


Turn on pipelining. This will allow Firefox to make simaltaneous requests to the server. Chrome has pipeling turned on. Some sites could fail to load with pipeling set on. The site will be old. See "Increase pipelining" in:


http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/firefox-optimization-tips/


OmniWeb uses the lastest Safari framework. The open source WebKit. Other browsers like Safari and iCab use the OS version of WebKit. The OmniWeb downloaded dmg includes it's own copy of the latest WebKit.

http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omniweb/


Safari 4.1.3 for Tiger

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1069


iCab - The Taxi for the Internet

http://www.icab.de/


What is my user agent?

http://whatsmyuseragent.com/

Upgrading old iMac G5 PPC from OSX Tiger to Leopard

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