Upgrading

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klewalk

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Hello,
I'm trying find out if I could upgrade from 8.6 to OSX TIGER with out any problems.
I have a G4 PowerMAC
5.6GB of free space
Built in Mem is 384
CD drive

I was actually looking to upgrade to Panther but I don't see anyone selling it anymore but that's ok. I was just trying to mirror another mac that we have. The other mac is a G5 though.
thanks
 
Your machine will run Tiger, but I would put more ram in it first. At min 512MB, more if you can afford it and are planning on keeping the machine.

I would also free up some more space on your drive. You only have 5.6GB free, not much when the system and any software is installed.

With the price of hard drives, I would put a second drive in the machine and install Tiger on that.

Also, check to see if you need a Firmware upgrade before installing OS X;

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86117
 
I'd try to find the retail version of Panther, any way, with old hardware. Plus: Right now, right before Leopard, might be a bad time to buy.
 
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