Those Macs include some of the PCI Graphics PowerMac G4, and the Blue and white G3 tower Macs.ġ0.4(.0), (April 29, 2005), 10.4.3 (October 31, 2005), 10.4.6 (April 3, 2006) were all retail releases that did not say Upgrade, Dropin, or OEM. Version of Tiger that came on similarly labelled CDs, which are hard to find but are useful for Macs that can't boot off internal DVD discs (since they didn't ship with a DVD drive, or obtaining a bootable DVD drive is difficult) or external DVD discs, but do have Firewire. There was a limited Media Exchange program iFileX (note the MacUpdate link provided on osxbytes page has a Malware advertisement for MacKeeper, do not download). If you still need Tiger over Panther, but do not like Spotlight, here's some alternatives:
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) came on several versions of retail installer DVDs that look like.
What you can do to maintain most of Tiger's compatibility without having to upgrade to Tiger:
Tiger introduced Spotlight to replace the old Find File, for some Panther's Find File is sufficient, and this tip explains For more info, read this tip.Īny Mac with a Firewire port such as is shown in the 3 ports on the image (two 6 pin Firewire 400 and 1 Firewire 800 are shown, though only one of those types of ports is needed) below,Īnd a DVD drive can boot into Tiger, until new releases came out October 26, 2007. See this tip, to find out if you need Classic.Ĭompatible phones are listed here with 10.4.11:Ĭompatible printers with Intel Macs from 10.4.4 to 10.4.11:ġ0.4 users with Intel Macs, should seriously consider upgrading to at minimum 10.5.8 as a Flashback malware is currently only treated in 10.5.8, 10.6.8, and 10.7.3 and higher, though disabling Java can also help. Also the same Macs that came with 10.4.3 or earlier, also may benefit from not upgrading past 10.4.11, as Classic is not compatible with 10.5 and up. Intel Macs can at minimum upgrade to 10.6 if they have 1 GB of RAM.
Firewire only Macs that are slower can only upgrade to 10.4.11. Macs that are G4 867 Mhz or greater (including 1 Ghz or greater), and G5 can be upgraded at least to 10.5.8. Macs that have 10.4.3 or earlier can't upgrade past 10.5.8.
If you are installing on a hard drive for the first time an operating system, remember to read this tip on formatting: To determine if that repair is necessary, post to the forum, and someone will be able to help you to find out which repairs might be necessary.
Finally, you may need to use the Startup Manager to boot the operating system when the 'C' key doesn't work in order to get the installer to work or repair the disk before installation if the initial attempt to install fails. Read the info below to ensure you are compatible. Shut down, and disconnect any peripherals before continuing with the installation. See this tip to determine if you may want to consider it.īe sure to backup your data first at least twice before installing any operating system. The Macs on this tip explain which do:Īdditionally, those interested in updating to 10.4 may also benefit from 10.3 as well. Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) or later require the correct firmware be installed. There are some Macs that came with 10.4 that can install up to 10.11. Mac OS X Sierra, which was released Septemis the first Mac OS X not compatible with any Macs running TIger. Mac OS X server questions more often are best answered by participants of the Server forums, as the limitations of Mac OS X Server can frequently differ. Note this tip, and the related tips from Mac OS X 10.3 to 10.11 refer to Mac OS X Client. When determining which operating system you meet the requirements for, see this tip on Mac model and age: On PowerPC Macs 10.4.11 is the end of Classic's compatibility), 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion and 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.11 El Capitan. To see how much memory is available, choose About this Mac from the Apple menu.Tips on 10.2 Jaguar, 10.3 Panther, 10.4 Tiger (10.4.4 is the beginning for some Intel Macs. To see how much memory is available, choose About This Computer from the Apple menu and refer to the memory size (listed in kilobytes) under "Largest Unused Block" (1,024 K = 1 MB).
The amount of available memory varies according to the number and kind of applications that are open.
Your computer dealer can help you update your system if it does not meet these requirements. Your computer should also meet the following system requirements: To use your printer with a Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x and Mac OS X