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memt
May 26, 2007, 02:34 PM
Hi, i really need help on this one.

Basically i have a Core Duo iMac 20" and i have just been given a Power Mac G4 running OS 9.2.2. Is it possible to use the iMac OSX CDs that came with my iMac to update the G4 from OS 9.2.2 to OSX?

If not, how do i go about doing this?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.


NJuul
May 26, 2007, 03:02 PM
Hi, i really need help on this one.

Basically i have a Core Duo iMac 20" and i have just been given a Power Mac G4 running OS 9.2.2. Is it possible to use the iMac OSX CDs that came with my iMac to update the G4 from OS 9.2.2 to OSX?

If not, how do i go about doing this?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

No, you need to buy a retail version of OS X. For an older machine I'd recommend Panther, you can buy it cheap on ebay.
theISHkid
May 29, 2007, 01:05 AM
I actually have an unopened copy of Panther that I will sell for $30 bucks shipped. You can see it in the last picture of this gallery.
http://www.dawsonsrejects.com/powermac/
hopejr
May 29, 2007, 03:51 AM
No, you need to buy a retail version of OS X. For an older machine I'd recommend Panther, you can buy it cheap on ebay.

The intel disks also won't work on a G4.
NJuul
May 29, 2007, 04:12 AM
The intel disks also won't work on a G4.

All retail versions of OS X are PPC.
Father Jack
May 29, 2007, 04:20 AM
Tiger retail disks are fine for G4 :)

FJ
ReanimationLP
May 29, 2007, 05:58 AM
What are the system specs?
hopejr
May 29, 2007, 09:12 AM
All retail versions of OS X are PPC.

I know that, I was talking about the disks from the iMac.
Bobdude161
May 29, 2007, 10:52 PM
No, you need to buy a retail version of OS X. For an older machine I'd recommend Panther, you can buy it cheap on ebay.

eek. i wouldn't get jaguar. panther sucked, at least for me and my G4. Tiger runs about the same speed as Jaguar when you have at least 256 MB of RAM and alot faster when you have >512MB