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achie25
Mar 29, 2008, 12:07 PM
If I were to upgrade to Leopard on my Powerbook G4, will all the features of Leopard be able to run on my PPC?


richard.mac
Mar 29, 2008, 08:35 PM
Leopard is Universal Binary so yes, Leopard and all the features will work on your Power PC PowerBook G4 (except the Boot Camp 2.0 drivers on the Leopard DVD which you will have no use of).

Apple hasnt fully dropped support for PPC yet. the requirements for Leopard are 867 MHz G3 or better.
beige matchbox
Mar 29, 2008, 08:48 PM
Leopard runs just fine on my Powerbook, better than I remember Tiger running too :)
Wild-Bill
Mar 29, 2008, 08:52 PM
My 12" Powerbook (1.5 GHz, 1.25 gigs memory, 100 gig 7200RPM HDD) is running just fine on Leopard. Gives my PB a new set of legs so to speak..
ingenious
Mar 29, 2008, 09:34 PM
Apple hasnt fully dropped support for PPC yet. the requirements for Leopard are 867 MHz G3 or better.

G4 you mean?
atluten
Mar 29, 2008, 09:48 PM
Actually I think at least one of the features that requires a faster processor may exclude your Powerbook, depending on on model. The only one that I currently remember is the "improved deinterlacing" in DVD player, but I doubt this is would hold anyone back from upgrading feature-wise. Cheers.
benlangdon
Mar 29, 2008, 09:49 PM
you cannot use idvd
QuarterSwede
Mar 29, 2008, 10:02 PM
Everything in Leopard will work but DVD deinterlacing and a transparent menu bar (depends on Mac).

However, in iLife '08 you can't use iMovie '08 (since it was brought up).

It's a great upgrade from Tiger for a PPC machine. My 1.5GHz 1.25GB 12" PB runs better with Leopard than it did with Tiger here as well.
Eric Lewis
Mar 29, 2008, 10:09 PM
cant use photobooth

well the effects

either in ichat or photobooth
benlangdon
Mar 29, 2008, 10:30 PM
Everything in Leopard will work but DVD deinterlacing and a transparent menu bar (depends on Mac).

However, in iLife '08 you can't use iMovie '08 (since it was brought up).

It's a great upgrade from Tiger for a PPC machine. My 1.5GHz 1.25GB 12" PB runs better with Leopard than it did with Tiger here as well.

o ya its not idvd its imovie

or is it both?
Eric Lewis
Mar 29, 2008, 10:32 PM
o ya its not idvd its imovie

or is it both?

i have iDVD 08 on leopard on my 1.33ghz powerbook
benlangdon
Mar 30, 2008, 12:09 AM
i have iDVD 08 on leopard on my 1.33ghz powerbook

its imovie then
richard.mac
Mar 30, 2008, 12:20 AM
G4 you mean?

right G4! i got the MHz right eh?! i came into the Apple game with Intel.