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Hey.
I was just checking out Aperture and noticed its minimum requirements. So, it isn't supported on an iBook G4?
This is silly. While I wish I had waited for the Intel update, my system still carries a 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 with 1 GB of memory.
The only thing I can see as holding me back from being able to run Aperture (albeit sluggishly, perhaps) would be my graphics card, the disgusting 32MB ATI Radeon 9550 tainting an anotherwise awesome computer.
Probably should be for a different thread...but why is it I can't upgrade my graphics card, anyway? Thanks for the long list of options there, Mr. Jobs.
Regards,
M. Riordan
iBook G4 14"   Mac OS X (10.4.5)   1.42 GHz PowerPC G4, 1 GB Memory, 60 GB HD w/60 GB external HD

Answer 1

Welcome to the forum.
I was just checking out Aperture and noticed its
minimum requirements. So, it isn't supported on an
iBook G4?
Technically no, although I have heard reports that it works OK, as far as the limits of the 1024x768 screen resolution will allow. The same applies to the 12" PowerBooks, so it's not just the iBook. I've used it on a 1280x854 15" screen and that was already pretty painful due to lack of screen space.
The only thing I can see as holding me back from
being able to run Aperture (albeit sluggishly,
perhaps) would be my graphics card, the disgusting
32MB ATI Radeon 9550 tainting an anotherwise awesome
computer.
No 'perhaps' when it comes to sluggishness with that graphics card.
Also, 1GB RAM is very much the minimum spec, and performance will again be bad.
Probably should be for a different thread...but why
is it I can't upgrade my graphics card, anyway?
Because it's a consumer laptop? There are a few high-end laptops in the PC world with replaceable graphics cards, but they are few and far between. The history of fairly puny graphics cards in Macs is another matter...
Ian