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Q: iBook User

I love my iBook G4. I was holding out for another 12" computer and Apple finally came out with one. I hear it is really slow though. However I am coming from a

1.2 GHz processor. I hear the MacBook is the same speed, I am thinking it should be good. What are people's experiences?

 

Also best method for Migration Assistant?

iBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jan 27, 2016 7:16 PM

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  • by Lanny,

    Lanny Lanny Jan 27, 2016 9:07 PM in response to grahas
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    Jan 27, 2016 9:07 PM in response to grahas

    1. The new Retina MacBook is easily 10 times faster than an iBook G4. Geekbench scores are like 600 compared to 6000.

    http://www.everymac.com/mac-benchmarks/index-mac-benchmarks.html

     

    2. Migration Assistant is not compatible with Leopard

  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Jan 28, 2016 1:55 AM in response to grahas
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    Jan 28, 2016 1:55 AM in response to grahas

    The entire experience with a new MacBook model is rather different than that of

    an old vintage or obsolete early Apple powerPC computing hardware or AppleOS.

     

    My suggestion is to set it up totally independent of the old computer because most

    if not all the applications have no direct connection; however you may be able to up

    date some of your documents... or perhaps check the iTunes store for replacement

    music from there, if you bought in the past. My most recent new Mac saw nothing

    of my other previous and rather out-dated systems or my created content; while my

    older Macs are still here and accessible. That is one way to handle a new computer.

     

    Oh, you may need to look into the options you can choose when you order one;

    or, if a retail Apple Store near you has the higher build models with better specs.

     

    Good luck!

  • by grahas,

    grahas grahas Jan 28, 2016 4:49 AM in response to Lanny
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    Jan 28, 2016 4:49 AM in response to Lanny

    I have Tiger

  • by grahas,

    grahas grahas Jan 28, 2016 4:51 AM in response to K Shaffer
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    Jan 28, 2016 4:51 AM in response to K Shaffer

    All my files are iWork documents. Only my grade school documents are AppleWorks 6. I d have some Clarisworks files from kindergarten though. I also have some KidPix (old)  files but those only open under Classic. Everything else is as I have said iWork '09 or '08

  • by grahas,

    grahas grahas Jan 28, 2016 4:56 AM in response to grahas
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    Jan 28, 2016 4:56 AM in response to grahas

    So what would the best way to move files now that Migration Assistant requires Snow Leopard? Are there any Apple KB articles on this?

     

    I was thinking I could boot the machine into target disk mode and update the OS on the HD, then do migration Assistant.

  • by my ginger,

    my ginger my ginger Jan 28, 2016 10:55 AM in response to grahas
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    Jan 28, 2016 10:55 AM in response to grahas

    I have not used oS 9 in some while. The new Macbook will not recognize the OS 9 files. You would have to get them to the Ibooks OSX side to covert any files into Iworks Apparently Iworks can open ClarisWork files, so you would have to import them to it. Music and pictures can be burned to a CD. But the new macbook does not come with an optical drive, so if you did this you would have to get an optical drive that is compatible with it.  Then you could just import of the disk. Or you could import them to the desktop of the new Macbook and then to Photos or Itunes. The files that are in IWorks or AppleWorks would have to be imported to a desktop folder to work with. You would need in the new operating system Pages,Keynote and Numbers, to work with them. they can be converted, though some may not. If you google this there are some help webpages on this. It is a lot of work.  It wood be the files and not the apps that you want.  http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-get-iwork-apps-on-os-x-yosemite-for-free-on-old er-macs/  http://www.macrumors.com/2015/10/15/iwork-for-mac-ios-gain-el-capitan-ios-9-supp ort/ To do target disk you would need a cable that has firewire and usb3 There may be some in here that have done this and can help better.

  • by grahas,

    grahas grahas Jan 28, 2016 11:10 AM in response to my ginger
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    Jan 28, 2016 11:10 AM in response to my ginger

    I don't use OS 9 and have not used it since OS X came out. I only use OS X. I use iWork and have used iWork since 2007. iWork does open all my Apple Works Files. (except drawings).

     

    The only files i have yet to convert are my kidpix files from kindergarten, but I don't ever look at those anyways. The only trouble is migration assistant. All apps I use are universal binaries, but apparently migration assistant won't work for Tiger. So my thought was to boot the iBook into target disk mode and update the OS on the drive to 10.6 then use migration assistant.

     

    I would use another mac to do the upgrade. I cannot run the Snow Leopard installer on a MacBook anyways.

     

    Best,

    Grahas

  • by my ginger,

    my ginger my ginger Jan 28, 2016 11:33 AM in response to grahas
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    Jan 28, 2016 11:33 AM in response to grahas

    Thats fine. But remember the Ibook is a power PC and the new macbook is intel. If you do a straight migration, that can mess with the newer operating system.  It means you have to pick and choose what to migrate.  https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2295

  • by grahas,

    grahas grahas Jan 28, 2016 11:51 AM in response to my ginger
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    Jan 28, 2016 11:51 AM in response to my ginger

    Thank you, but that post claims I shouldn't have issues if all apps are universal binaries, which they are as I have previously stated.

  • by my ginger,

    my ginger my ginger Jan 28, 2016 1:15 PM in response to grahas
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    Jan 28, 2016 1:15 PM in response to grahas

    Here's the problem. It you were to check all the boxes and run migration assistant. It will install apps like iworks and appleworks, which will not run in the new operating system You would not necessarily want to import your settings ether. It would be easier to put the files on the desktop of the new Macbook and work with them from there. The files from the apps not the apps themselves. This can even be a problem when importing from an early Intel Mac running 10.5 to a  intel Mac running 10.10. The link I gave you has a lot of reading to it, with the supporting links that are in it.

  • by Lanny,

    Lanny Lanny Jan 28, 2016 2:36 PM in response to grahas
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    Jan 28, 2016 2:36 PM in response to grahas
    I have Tiger

     

    Your tag indicates 10.5.8, that is Leopard, Tiger is 10.4.

     

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