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Mac Forum / General / Networking / November 2006iBook Clamshell SE and forthcoming OSX Leopard
Hi. I have a clamshell with a 466 G3 processor, 576 RAM and a 7200 RPM 60 gig HD. I'm currently running 10.3.9, but I've been thinking about finally upgrading to Tiger. However, before I do so, I wanted to see if anyone has thoughts about whether the forthcoming Leopard would run on older G3s, and if so, if I should wait to upgrade. I don't have to upgrade my software, but I'd like to, at least to Tiger, if not to Leopard. Thanks in advance! > Hi. I have a clamshell with a 466 G3 processor, 576 RAM and a 7200 RPM > 60 gig HD. I'm currently running 10.3.9, but I've been thinking about [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > upgrade my software, but I'd like to, at least to Tiger, if not to > Leopard. There's no official, public statement on this matter. There are several broken-NDA reports that the developer builds don't run on G3s.  SignatureThe best intentions in the world don't make a flawed argument magically valid. [[ This message was both posted and mailed: see the "To," "Cc," and "Newsgroups" headers for details. ]] > I wanted to see if > anyone has thoughts about whether the forthcoming Leopard would run on > older G3s, Since Tiger doesn't run on older G3's without XPostFacto I would tend to doubt that Leopard would run. It won't be a Apple decision as they have already made the "no it will not be supported" decision. It will be if the XPostfacto folk can get Leopard to run on said machines. (I am running 10.4.8 on an original iBook G3 clamshell, 300 MHz, 288 MB ram, 3 GB HD). Cheers, Darrell SignatureTo reply, substitute .net for .invalid in address, i.e., darrell.usenet5 (at) telus.net > Hi. I have a clamshell with a 466 G3 processor, 576 RAM and a 7200 RPM > 60 gig HD. I'm currently running 10.3.9, but I've been thinking about > finally upgrading to Tiger. However, before I do so, I wanted to see if > anyone has thoughts about whether the forthcoming Leopard would run on > older G3s I am behaving (in my computer-buying) as if Leopard won't run on any kind of G3. m. Signaturematt neuburg, phd = matt@tidbits.com, http://www.tidbits.com/matt/ Tiger - http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/tiger-customizing.html AppleScript - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596102119 Read TidBITS! It's free and smart. http://www.tidbits.com > Hi. I have a clamshell with a 466 G3 processor, 576 RAM and a 7200 > RPM 60 gig HD. I'm currently running 10.3.9, but I've been thinking [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > to upgrade my software, but I'd like to, at least to Tiger, if not to > Leopard. According to what I've read, Leopard will not be compatible with any G3 systems. But there won't be anything official until after it ships (probably in early 2007). I think you should be OK with Tiger. According to MacTracker, the 466MHz model is a second-gen clamshell, with a FireWire port. If so, then Tiger is supported. You might be disappointed with Tiger's performance, however. Spotlight and Dashboard add more stuff running in the background. They don't consume a lot of CPU time, but they do consume memory, and you're already maxed out at 576M. -- David |
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