How to Upgrade PPC Mini from 10.4 to 10.5

I have a G4 Mini with 10.4 (Tiger). A lot of software is starting to require 10.5 (including the iPad and iTunes 10) and I'd like to upgrade to 10.5. Unfortunately, Apple no longer sells 10.5. They do sell 10.6, but that is Intel only!
So how do I upgrade to 10.5? I'd prefer to do it legally. but Apple is making that impossible.
Thanks,
Mitch

Before upgrading to 10.5, make sure you are ready to either give up on Classic, or partition or add a Firewire external hard drive to use Classic. Partitioning will allow you to keep Mac OS X 10.4.11 and Classic installed on your Mac, while having 10.5 installed. 10.5 does not support Classic. Also on PowerPC Macs, 10.5 does not support Boot Camp, if your intent in upgrading to 10.5 was to get Boot Camp, you need an Intel Mac.
Partitioning requires erasing your hard drive, or risking the erasure of your hard drive, so having a backup before partitioning is always recommended.
Furthermore, installing any new operating system software, follow these steps*:
http://www.macmaps.com/upgradefaq.html
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.

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I would certainly expect Leopard to be compatible with PPC systems including the mini since even by next year, there will be considerably more PPC Macs in service than Intel models. For Apple (or indeed any developer) not to continue effective PPC support for a while yet would be economically disastrous.
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HT4561 how to upgrade operating system from 10.5.8 to mountain lion

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An Intel processor
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MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)
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2GB of memory (RAM)
OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
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I've already purchased the necessary upgrades for my other macs with multiple licensing so thats not the issue.
Recently I needed to use a third macbook for work but didn't want to drag along my best MBPro into such harsh conditions, so I decided to take my old macbook out of retirement, but because I don't have an app store on it I'm surprized how difficult it is to do something that should've been so simple.

There have been lots of different MacBooks. If yours is an older PPC (G4 orG5) Mac you cannot upgrade any further. If it is an Intel Mac:
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Requirements for OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard'
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
(NB: PowerPC applications can still be run in Snow Leopard using Rosetta, but they will not work in later versions of OS X.)
The OS 10.6 Snow Leopard install DVD is available for $19.99 from the Apple Store:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
and in the UK:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4479
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
Xserve (Early 2009)
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or Mountain Lion:
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HT1338 How to upgrade MacBook Pro from OS 10.5 (Leopard) to Mountain Lion?

How do I upgrade a MacBook Pro from OS 10.5 (Leopard) to Mountain Lion? Do I need to upgrade in stages, i.e. to Snow Leopard, then to Lion, then to Mountain Lion, or can it be a more direct route?
R.

Hi Richard,
You need at least 10.6.6 installed to get & use the App store for purchase & download, & just read that Lion/10.7 is no longer available!???
Snow Leopard/10.6.x Requirements...
General requirements
   * Mac computer with an Intel processor
    * 1GB of memory (I say 4GB at least, more if you can afford it)
    * 5GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)
    * DVD drive for installation
    * Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
    * Some features require Apple’s MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.
Which apps work with Mac OS X 10.6?...
http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/
It looks like they might still have it...
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It's been reported that if you have a MobileMe account, it may be free from Apple.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Lion#System_requirements
http://www.apple.com/macosx/how-to-buy/
What applications are not compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion"?
http://ow.ly/5Iz09
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
Macs that will support OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
As usual, the newer the Mac the better:
• MacBook Pro – 13″ from mid 2009 or later, 15″ from late 2007 and newer, 17″ from late 2007 and newer
• MacBook Air – late 2008 and newer
• iMac – models from mid 2007 and newer
• MacBook – 13″ aluminum from 2008, 13″ from 2009 and newer
• Mac Mini – early 2009 and newer
• Mac Pro – early 2008 models and newer
• XServe – early 2009 models and newer
Macs that are NOT expected to support OS X Mountain Lion
Older Macs and those with weaker GPU’s will likely be left behind:
• Anything with an Intel GMA 950 or x3100 integrated graphics card
• Anything with an ATI Radeon X1600
• MacBook models released prior to 2008
• Mac Mini released prior to 2007
• iMac models released prior to 2007
• Original MacBook Air
This list of compatible and incompatible Macs and system requirements are based off of the first OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview and may be subject to change, we will update when we learn more about the specifics. OS X Mountain Lion will be released this summer but presumably long before that we will know precise system requirements and what Macs are and are not supported by the new version of OS X. Stay tuned.
http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/16/os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-system-requirements/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_Mountain_Lion

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When living in the US, I bought a Mac Mini with Tiger on it. Last year I moved to Germany - taking that Mac Mini with me.
Now I want to upgrade to Snow Leopard by buying the Mac Box Set and have the problem, that I can't get US install media. The german Apple shop is selling german install media only. The US shop on the other side isn't shipping outside US. Not even Amazon.com is shipping that particular box outside US.
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Thanks Esquared,
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Leopard requirements/10.5.x...
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minimum system requirements
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http://guides.macrumors.com/List:Applications_Not_Compatible_with_Leopard
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