[G4] G4 Tigers

[ewood at izoom.net]

Try out Tiger and remember that you can upgrade everything but the
motherboard itself in that system. New graphics card (has to be for Mac or
both platforms), new CPU (never see them on store shelves, but they're
available online) more RAM (universal between Mac/PC - just have to get
the right variety for your bus speed.

And if you want to play with Linux, OpenSUSE, Fedora and Ubuntu tend to
support the Mac PowerPC platform. Fedora has been the best for me as a
Linux newb, though Ubuntu is even easier to use in some ways. Its security
model is like that of OS X - no root account and password needed.

As for running older Mac software, your best bet is to find a Mac OS 9.1
or 9.2 installation CD used, and then install it either before you install
OS X or onto a separate partition or disk. It won't support installing to
a partition already containing OS X. After it's installed, there are free
updates for getting to 9.2.1 and then 9.2.2. This OS is also bootable by
itself - you can select it within the Startup Disk pane of System
Preferences, and then you simply reboot. You can return to OS X by
selecting it from the Startup Disk Control Panel in OS 9.

Lots of luck and enjoyment with your Mac!

Eric

>
> On Sep 27, 2007, at 6:39 AM, scifi wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am new to the world of mac, so new in fact that I have not even used
>> it yet. A buddy of mine gave me a G4 AGP (i think) but it had no disk
>> drive. I have installed an 80gb drive but I still have no OS, how do I
>> get this ? I would prefer tiger but I heard that there are different
>> disks for different machines. I am desperate to try out os x but have
>> so far struggled.
>>
>> Any help would be much appreciated.
>>
>> Si._______________________________________________
>
> Greetings ( + )!( + )
>
> Welcome to our world. Do you know it the platform that you were given
> has Memory? To run Tiger on a G4 AGP you should have at least:
>
> - 512 MB of RAM are almost unusable under Tiger.
> - 512 MB of RAM are usable under Panther.
> - 1024 MB of RAM is perfectly usable under Tiger & Panther.
>
> I'm running Panther and have 1750 MB and everything runs just fine.
>
> As for the version of Tiger that you need depends on whether you a CD
> or a DVD drive installed in the box. I believe that you can not
> purchase a CD version of Tiger, but you can get the CD version directly
> from Apple. Other wise you will need the retail version which should
> install on all platforms. You would not be able to use one that is
> marked for the iMac or eMac or any of the specialized models that are
> offer by Apple.
>
>
> Cheers, /\*_*/\
>
> Harry (*^_^*)
> * If pro is the opposite of con, then what is the opposite of progress?
> Congress!
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