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Possible to install OS X on G3 Desk
Name: filip Date: December 9, 2004 at 17:07:35 Pacific OS: Mac OS 9 CPU/Ram: 266MB/64MB
Comment:
Is it possible for me to install OS X on my G3 Desktop? I am sure system specs are low but I can later upgrade both ram and proc. I just wanna know, is it possible for me to install OS X on a G3 Desktop?
Name: rgvicedo Date: December 9, 2004 at 18:16:38 Pacific
Reply:
OS X can be installed on a PowerMac G3, G4, or G5 Must have: Built-in USB 128MB RAM Apple supplied video card 2GB of available space
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Response Number 2
Name: robobob Date: December 10, 2004 at 05:58:41 Pacific
Reply:
cheack out this link:
http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/7594
XPostFacto 3.0b12 - Install OS X on unsupported PPC machines.
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Response Number 3
Name: dominicus Date: December 12, 2004 at 04:00:15 Pacific
Reply:
Yes...OSX up to at least 10.1, is fully supported on the beige G3..should install no prob..newer versions of OSX might need XPostFacto, or at least some minor tweaking...
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Response Number 4
Name: Alejus Date: December 14, 2004 at 06:56:56 Pacific
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Sure you can...i have a G3 with 10.2, Office, iTunes, etc., and works great. But you should have neough memory, starting in 256 at least. Otherwise is really slooooow.-
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