Just as the title say's would I be able to upgrade to Leopard when it comes out? I was wondering this because I would like to have it on my G4 PB when it comes out in October. I hope Apple Inc., doesn't screw me and force me to upgrade to their intel macs anytime soon. But I do plan to upgrade to a iMac next year I hope to do that soon. I already have a 64 bit processor which core64 is running on 10.5. I think i would have to bump up my ram to 1.25gb instead of 768mb of ram. Any help on system requirements for Leopard would be great.
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Leopard 10.5 on PPC G4 Powerbook
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Leopard supports G4 and up, so you can run it on your powerbook. You may not be able to run all the features, but it is supported.
Would you have any idea which features I would not be able to run on my computer? I just hope the main ones are at least able to work. I know bootcamp will not work at all and photobooth is a no go too. Or unless somehow they figure how to run windows on a PPC g4 format with bootcamp? I hope these will work on my computer Quick Look, Time Machine, Spaces, Widget maker, 64-bit, Core Animation and that's all i can think of.
Oh, i thought it was a 64 bit processor? Because I remember that the 32bit iBooks didn't have the ripples as new widgets was installed or opened. Maybe I am getting some things confused with processor and GPU's then. Well, frankly I don't give a crap about bootcamp since i been with OSX since 04 of july or earlier. Well if everything will work then I am a happy camper until I score me that D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S iMac!
But what does 64-Bit do for the newer Intel/Macs? Like how does it help that system to process things faster than a 32 bit cpu? Another thing would it be wise to boost my ram from 768mb to 1.25gb? I know I am not hitting speeds like the new macs are with their special 2-4gb of ram.
But what does 64-Bit do for the newer Intel/Macs? Like how does it help that system to process things faster than a 32 bit cpu? Another thing would it be wise to boost my ram from 768mb to 1.25gb? I know I am not hitting speeds like the new macs are with their special 2-4gb of ram.
1. I think the only 64-Bit PPC machines are the G5 iMac/Powermac. Not 100% sure.
2. Yeah you are confusing the two. The rippling effect from dashboard is all about the GPU. My old iBook (32MB Video) never had the ripples, but the PB (64MB) did.
3. 64-Bit runs apps faster as in you are able to encode filters and etc much faster. But that's about it. Helps out in video and image manipulation apps like Final Cut and Photoshop.
4. It's always a good idea to boost RAM, especially with Leopard. It's going to be pretty graphic intensive.
I ran the beta (previous version) on my PowerBook G4 (1GHz 17", 1GB RAM) at work because I wanted to test it, and it was going to be reimaged anyway. Just wanted to see how it would run. Worked fine, same speed as Tiger. Core Image effects like the ripple in Dashboard still didn't work because of the video card, same as Tiger, but everything else was fine.
I really appreciate this guys! All I would need is ram with a 20inch display along with a wireless Mighty Mouse and thier new wireless keyboard. If i took this to the applenova forums(Think Secret) they would just pick on me just because I've asked a question like this. That place is soo annoying on there, b/c they are thinking that their all high and mighty
Let's hope your right then!
Beside my graphics card is this right here. I hope my graphic chipset will be able to support Core Image and Animation. I just want most of 10.5 stuff to work properly on my g4.Chipset Model: GeForce FX Go5200
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
VRAM (Total): 64 MB
Vendor: nVIDIA
Though not great, eh? I kinda figure that would be the case, I hope it will work with little or less no slowdown then.