Imac updating to Leopard
Hi, I just bought leopard to install on my imac g4 with 1.2ghz and 768 ram
I insert the disc and it just ejects it! anybody know why that is or how to fix the problem? I'm currently running panther 10.3.9 do I have to upgrade to tiger first??
any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Except it predates the dual layer DVD support.
I have an older G4 Mac and it can't handle DVD-RW.
Apple tends to lag on new technology, just as it still has not offered Blu-ray support, even for external drives.
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Also they implement new, idotic and extremely fustrating new user interface features in a arbitrary "you take it or leave it" manner with little or no fall back method.
So upgrading OS X is a gamble on older machines that otherwise would likely work perfectly fine for the next 5 years if one didn't need to have to mess with it.
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