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

**fryke** · November 24th, 2005, 06:53 AM

Well, then you're good. You _do_ live in the same household most of the time and you're family, too. If you think about it, it doesn't really matter where you actually _use_ your Mac. A PowerBook might be used almost _only_ outside the house (if you also happen to have a PowerMac at home, for example), but still people qualify for the family pack by living there.

**guapagirl** · November 25th, 2005, 04:09 AM

...so if I've installed tiger onto two machines and not one, then I should uninstall it off the second? :?

**bobw** · November 26th, 2005, 08:31 AM

...so if I've installed tiger onto two machines and not one, then I should uninstall it off the second? :?

Not unless Steve Jobs is coming over

I wouldn't worry about it.

**chemistry_geek** · November 26th, 2005, 08:33 AM

When I purchased Mac OS X Tiger, it naturally came on a DVD, and my Blue & White G3 didn't have a DVD drive from which to startup, so I installed Tiger (Installation DVD) on my iPod from my external DVD, booted from my iPod, and installed Tiger on to my hard drive from the iPod. This was not an easy task, and you have to backup EVERYTHING on the iPod, wipe it completely, install Tiger, startup from the iPod and install Tiger on to an internal HD, erase Tiger from the iPod, and get all your backed-up stuff back on your iPod. Incidentally, this only works with the 4G iPods (FIREWIRE), not the newer video iPods with USB.

**tonbo** · November 26th, 2005, 01:56 PM

Under Apple Technical Info Library article no. 2615524, section 8b, paragraph 7, "Definition of Household" it says:

"Household" is defined as the equivalent of at least 2.5 persons (or more) occupying the same habitational location for at least 9 months out of the year or more. 2.25 persons (or less) do not qualify under this designation. Kids who have moved back into the home after failing exams at the local community college and are mooching off Mom and Dad are not counted as humans under this category (see "Installation for Parasitic Species," TIL artnum 76438 or "Installation on Living Room Couch for Advanced Moochers, subsection "Couch Potato iBook Etiquette", artnum 789134).

"Household" is furthermore defined as a unit of individuals possessing a minimum of twelve (12) Apple computing devices, with devices running the Windows© operating system counting as 15.5% of a computing device.

"Household" is furthermore defined as a unit of individuals none of which watches television shows such as "WWWF RAW", "Choppers" and "Desperate Housewives" or eats bag after bag of Pirate's Booty while quaffing Michelob Lights. Deduct 1.5 household units for each of these offenses.

"Household" is furthermore defined as a habitational location which possesses at least one altar, above which is positioned a recent photograph of Steven Jobs and/or Jonathan Ives (Steve Wozniak is no longer qualifiable except for users installing System 7.1 and below.)

Hope that helps.

**Ralphie Boyo** · November 26th, 2005, 02:35 PM

I sure hope we don't get into "family values" in here...

**brianmorgan** · November 30th, 2005, 02:49 PM

Two G5 desktops, G4 iBook, G3 iBook, Ruby iMac, Mac Classic II, and a PowerMac coming tomorrow for a community project - that'll be seven Macs - and believe it or not, there are four Powerbooks sometimes when putting a 40 page magazine together (community based material spread over all of them which has to be collated for the printers). All operating systems (OS7 upwards) legitimately acquired with each computer and then updated on the internet.