Does leopard run on ibook g4

Question

hi what does an ibook g4 need to run osx leopard

Answer 1

Hi Ronda,
I managed to get hold of Kappy to thank him for his input into my problem and I am glad to say I have now found you. Look, when you don't often visit "Communities" it's not always easy picking up where you left off and I have found getting here somewhat circular (me no doubt!) . So many thanks.
I think Communities support is great. I used to frequent Communities, but that was quite a while back now, but I find it as good now as ever.
On the topic of iBook and Leopard, the computer we were discussing re discussing changing the name of the Home folder, that was and is an iBook G4, (2005/6). It came to me when I bought it running Leopard and from what I gathered from the seller was that the "discs" had been lost and they were OS X 10.5.x discs. I guess I took it for granted that they came with the computer when he bought it new.
The previous owner no doubt purchased "upgrade" discs to run Leopard.
The big issue is can iBook run Leopard?  The answer is yes if the iBook is a G4 2005. The G4 2004 won't do.
Here is a quote from EveryMac.com
<  http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/stats/ibook_g4_1.33_12.html >:
The "Mid-2005" iBook G4 models use the same external housings as the earlier iBook G4 models, but otherwise these systems are quite different. When compared to the iBook G4/1.2 12-Inch (Late 2004) that it replaced, the iBook G4/1.33 12-Inch (Mid-2005) has a faster processor, twice the amount and faster RAM (512 MB compared to 256 MB of onboard memory), superior graphics, a larger hard drive (40 GB compared to 30 GB), and built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR as well as AirPort Extreme (802.11g).
What follows thereafter is an exhaustive layout of the iBook G4 2005-2006 specs. If you are interested in iBooks at least pay EveryMac a visit.
By the way Ronda, I stand corrected, you are right (dare I say as always?), the iBook G4 came pre-installed with Tiger not Leopard, namely: Mac OS X 10.4.2 (8D37).
I understand, however, the purchaser would be told right then on the spot that she or he could get Leopard install discs for that particular iBook G4 2005, if they so wished. If you bought online and wanted an upgrade they would upgrade the OS, memory, whatever. But the standard pre install (as opposed to customized) is as you have so correctly stated.
Wikipedia cites Apple < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Leopard > for the specs required for running Leopard:
Apple states the following basic Leopard system requirements, although, for some specific applications and actions (such as iChat backdrops) an Intel processor is required:[52]
Processor must be any Intel, PowerPC G5 or G4 (867 MHz and faster)
DVD drive (for installation of the operating system)
At least 512 MB of RAM (additional RAM (1 GB) is recommended for development purposes)
At least 9 GB of disk space available.
Not much left to discuss, I would say.  :- )
Cheers,
Gareth