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April 11th, 2008, 03:26 PM
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| free os x download? imac g3 I'm looking for a free download of OSX for my 9.2.2 Imac g3. Apple doesn't sell anymore. Can't find it in stores. I'm told I need osX before upgrading any further. Aren't there FREE downloads of somthing so old by now? Robert mondoux robert_mondoux@yahoo.com  |
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#2
April 11th, 2008, 03:49 PM
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| The only free LEGAL downloads of Mac OS X are the upgrades from 10.0.x to 10.1.5 if you have 10.0.x to 10.1.x purchased version, or 10.2.x to 10.2.8 if you had 10.2 purchased version, or 10.3.. idem, 10.4 idem, 10.5 idem. Apple sells curretly Mac OS X 10.5 that is too demanding for your hardware. If you have maxxed out the RAM on that hardware, your best bet would be 10.3. For that, the best place would probably be eBay, and the disc will have to be a retail install disc. So black in color, not gray.
__________________ MacBook Pro + Mac mini | Newton 2000 | @Work : Dell D620 & 2x20" + a lot of Macs | Workstation, VC & Fusion Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. ~ Samuel Clemens | Rants | Photos |
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#3
April 11th, 2008, 04:07 PM
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| You can also download Darwin and run on the UNIX command line. That's also legally free to download.  BTW, they still DO sell them if you know where to look: http://www.macsales.com http://welovemacs.com http://lowendmac.com/deals/best-clas...os-prices.html http://lowendmac.com/deals/best-mac-os-x-prices.html http://lowendmac.com/deals/best-mac-...er-prices.html And there's always GNU/Linux for the PowerPC platform.
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April 11th, 2008, 07:03 PM
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| I had trouble finding a copy as well, but it looks like this will work: http://www.yourmacstore.com/shop/shopexd.asp?id=159 You may be better off with 10.3/4, but you need OS 9 for firmware updates sometimes.
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April 12th, 2008, 08:46 PM
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