[X4U] Leopard OK for a DP500?

[Crandon David]

John,

Would you say any stuff runs a little slower than 10.4?

David


On Nov 24, 2007, at 12:18 PM, John Baltutis wrote:

> On 11/24/07, Crandon David <tabdave at ca.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> The specs for Leopard list the minimum system requirements as a G4
>> 867 or faster.
>>
>> So where do you think that leaves me with my Dual Processor 500? Is
>> my computer essentially equivalent to a single processor 1 Gig?
>> Anybody in a similar situation?
>
> I've been running it on my unsupported G4, 450 MP for over a year  
> (beta-tested
> it) w/o major hiccups, except towards the end, when Apple popped in  
> the
> processor speed check. After it was released, I used the technigue at
> <http://blog.kupferman.net/?p=3> to modify a cloned install disk on  
> an internal
> HD and  used that to install it. Based on my experience, make a  
> bootable
> backup/clone of your current installation. Use the upgrade previous  
> version
> option, but be aware that some people have had problems using that  
> option
> because of a bug that screws up ownership and permissions. If that  
> happens to
> you, erase the volume and use the Erase & Install optioin, followed by
> migration from the backup/clone. I don't recommend the Archive &  
> Install option
> because moving things the installer doesn't copy and puts into the  
> Previous
> System folder is tedious, to say the least.
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