Mac Doesn't Meet Min. Specs, How Do I Install?

We (my company) are currently setting up a back up mac for emergencies so we can continue to do graphics if something happens in the main newspaper house. I'm setting up an old power mac (Dual 1.25 GHZ PowerPC G4, 1GB RAM) but, when I try to install aperture, I get the message "your computer does not meet the minimum hardware requirements," - is there any way to work around this?

deathleopards wrote:
When we bought it, it was designed for loads of high end work (I still find it amusing that, it now has similar specs to the mac mini) so, it should. Thanks for your help
If you bought it new, it was either in 2002 or 2003 depending on model, a minimum of two years before Aperture was even released...
We can't give you a link to bypass the system check because that would be against the terms and conditions of this forum.
Ian
P.S. In terms of processing power, a 2x1.25GHz G4 is considerably LESS powerful than a current Mac mini.

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