upgrade from 10.2.8

[madcowley]

Howdy. I'm working with someone who has a couple of macs at 10.2.8. What are the options for upgrading those to tiger or leopard, preferably without doing a hard-drive reformat?

Or, if we'll end up needing to wipe the drive to install a new os, will we run into troubles reading files backed up from an earlier os?

thanks

 

[Fleetwood Mac]

What models are the machines? If they are Tiger or Leopard compatible there shouldn't be a problem using the upgrade option that will be available when you insert the installation disc. If you plan to upgrade more than one machine make sure that a Family Pack disc is purchased (they are available in Tiger and Leopard flavours).

Tiger and Leopard system requirements.

 

[madcowley]

thanks for the reply. They're both ppc g4's. One just barely squeaks over the leopard 'must be taller than this to ride' mark, and one doesn't. So I should be able to upgrade straight from 10.2.8 to 10.5?

Are 10.4.x versions still available, for machines that won't run leopard?

Thanks