What is the latest version of OSX that supports my old PowerMac 6.1?

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What is the latest version of OSX that supports my old PowerMac 6.1?

I have pulled my old (2003?) POWERMAC 6.1 out of mothballs and need to retrieve some photos. I have a WD MyBook network drive that I would like to connect to make this easier. The WD "Smartware" needed to access the drive isn't compatible with my Leopard (10.5.8), although the reeasle notes says it should be. What version of OS-X can/should I go to t try and get the WD software to run? Thanks for any insights. Dave

PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jan 4, 2016 4:26 PM

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Niel

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Jan 4, 2016 4:32 PM in response to dave18134

1. Mac OS X 10.5.8.

2. Unless it's compatible with an older OS, none.

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Limnos

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Jan 5, 2016 5:38 AM in response to dave18134

The WD "Smartware" needed to access the drive isn't compatible with my Leopard (10.5.8), although the reeasle notes says it should be.

When reading support documents read an analyze every single word. Does it say something about hardware supported? I am wondering if your Smartware does run under OSX 10.5 but only on an Intel Mac.

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BDAqua

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Jan 5, 2016 12:08 PM in response to dave18134

Can you do file Sharing with a newer Mac from/with the older one?

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Jan 7, 2016 10:15 AM in response to dave18134

Thanks everyone. My iMac eventually just found the drive on the network and added it as a shared drive. Should have known my mac that iit wouldn't need any "smartware"

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