Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar on iMac G3?

[JCLrox]

I have a Summer 2001 iMac G3 with Mac OS X 10.1, and I would like to install Jaguar on it. Before doing this, I wanted to check if I needed to update to the latest version of 10.1. This would be pretty hard, considering that I would need a connection to get the software update and I have no clue how to get connection on such an old computer. Also, is there a way to keep OS X 10.1 on the computer so that I could switch between the two versions? Thanks for any help you guys can give!

 

[Bear]

This type of question would go better in the PowerPC forum. But as I recall, the only OS X upgrade that has ever had a version requirement was Lion. And there it was just so you had the Mac AppStore application.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Mac OS X 10.2 needs to be bought, you can't download it via Software Update.

Software update, upgrade--what's the difference?

Key differences

A software update is usually downloadable free of charge; a software upgrade usually is not.
A software upgrade usually increments the first "dot" number of a product (for example Mac OS X v10.6, Mac OS X v10.5); a downloadable software update usually increments second "dot" number (for example, Mac OS X v10.6.8, Mac OS X v10.5.8).

To run both 10.1 and 10.2 on that Mac, you need to partition the internal HDD, but you need to boot from the Installation CD to do so. I don't know, how big your HDD is, but it will probably be 20 to 60 GB.

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Links to guides on how to use Disk Utility, the application Mac OS X provides for managing internal and external HDD/SSDs and its formats.

Guide on how to use Disk Utility from the restore / installation DVD.

Format Your Hard Drive Using Disk Utility
Partition Your Hard Drive With Disk Utility

Using Disk Utility - Formatting, Partitioning, Verifying, and Repairing Disks
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[JCLrox]

Thanks, I appreciate it! Sorry I posted this in the wrong forum, Bear.