[FAQ]Can I install Tiger on my Mac from another Mac's DVD/CDs?

[fryke]

wrong thread, but short answer: if you don't need Tiger's features and Panther's running okay, why not stay there and save 129$. but 10.4.3 is stable.

[perfessor101]

Originally Posted by rei1974

The question is: is worth installing Tiger? (I'm just asking, I still use Panther because I've heard of many problems with it)

Yeah, I head about a lot of problems with Panther too.

Seriously, you will hear this about any new OS release until the next version is released at which point the previous version magically becomes the best and most stable version ever. Most of the problems with any new release fall into one of the following categories:

1. Previously marginal hardware (usually RAM) that cannot handle the additional stresses imposed by the new and faster OS
2. Out of date third party apps that must be updated or replaced
3. non-mainstream hardware devices
4. User hacks
5. A file system that was compromised before the new OS was installed
6. Murphy's Law

I am supporting nine Macs, all running OS X 10.4.3, and scattered from Dallas to Orlando and there has not been a problem yet.

[mdnky]

Originally Posted by perfessor101

Seriously, you will hear this about any new OS release until the next version is released at which point the previous version magically becomes the best and most stable version ever.]

Couldn't have said it better.

[rei1974]

Ok, sorry for the OT, and thanks for the replies seems the 10.4.3 isn't so bad after all!

[fotodad]

After doing a search this seems to be the closest relevant thread to address my situation.

I am a school teacher with 10 iMacs (no dvd) and 10 eMacs (no dvd). I do have a newer flat screen iMac which does have a dvd player so I was able to purchase and install Tiger. I use iMovie a lot in my classroom. After playing around with iMovie in Tiger on my flat screen iMac I noticed immediately that iMovie is much better version in Tiger than it is in Panther. So, how do I LEGALLY get Tiger on my other 20 machines that do not have dvd players without spending money I don't have?

[bobw]

Legally, you would have to buy 5 family packs for 20 machines. then exchange the DVD's for CD's. Apple has an exchange program.

Since this is for a school, I would call Apple directly. They have an education program.

[mdnky]

Call Apple's education department and ask about getting registered to become an authorized purchaser for the school (or find out who already is for your school). The discounts they give institutions is pretty nice, particularly on their software.

[perfessor101]

Originally Posted by bobw

Legally, you would have to buy 5 family packs for 20 machines. then exchange the DVD's for CD's. Apple has an exchange program.

Since this is for a school, I would call Apple directly. They have an education program.

The family pack license explicitly excludes its use in that kind of environment. Besides that it is cheaper to get a multi-seat license directly from Apple. They sell them all the time for schools, corporations, etc.