Restore a mac mini from the disk but getting error

hi, im trying to restore a mac mini from the disk but its giving me the error "You cant open the app "Install Mac OS X" b/c Power PC apps are no longer supported. What can i do? Trying to sell computer.

Are you booting from the disk? That should work but then you will have to through the the OSX updates to get back to ML
I would try the mthod recommended by Eustace Mendis first. It just worked on me for ny 2010 Mini

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The Text file content is...
Copyright 1996,2001 Oracle Corporation.     All Rights Reserved
This file contains installation instructions for installing the
Oracle8 ODBC Driver software.
It is divided into four parts:
o Part I: Summary of systems supported by Oracle8 ODBC client
software
Lists the platforms on which the Oracle8 ODBC Client software can
be installed.
o Part II: Oracle8 ODBC Driver software.
Describes the files, and installation prerequisites for the Oracle8
ODBC driver software.
o Part III: Exploding the kit onto your system
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o Part IV: Installation Instructions
Describes how to install the Oracle8 ODBC driver.
Part I: Systems supported by the Oracle8 client software
You can install the ODBC client software on any of the following systems:
o Windows 2000
o Windows NT X86
o Windows 95
o Windows 98
The Oracle8 ODBC Driver provides support for ODBC connections
from Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95, and Windows 98 systems
to Oracle databases.
o Part II: Oracle8 ODBC Driver software.
Refer to the following files for information about the Oracle8 ODBC Driver:
LICENSE.TXT - Oracle8 ODBC Driver License Agreement. Read carefully
before installing and/or using this product. Enclosed in
your software distribution kit.
SQORA.HLP - A Window's Help file which is the primary reference
          manual for the Oracle8 ODBC Driver.
ODBCRelnotes.WRI - The release notes for the Oracle8 ODBC Driver
which contains information which may have not been
included in the Help file.
Installation Prerequisites
See the Oracle8 ODBC Driver release notes (ODBCRelnotes.WRI),
for a complete list of software products required and their versions.
Time Required
The installation of the Oracle8 ODBC Driver takes approximately 5
minutes. The actual time may be shorter or longer, depending upon
your hardware configuration.
Disk Space Required
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megabytes of available storage space. The space required depends upon
what files you already have installed. The installation procedure
checks to see if you have enough available disk space. If you do not,
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Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation.
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The output was...
File testfile.txt in Directory READ_LOB_DIR exists
Copyright
1996,2001
Oracle
Corporation.
All
Rights
Reserved
This
file
contains
installation
instructions
for
installing
the
Oracle8
ODBC
Driver
software.
It
is
divided
into
four
parts:
o
Part
I:
Summary
of
systems
supported
by
Oracle8
ODBC
client
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I changed the code like...
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l_dir CONSTANT VARCHAR2(30) := 'READ_LOB_DIR';
-- Input File which is read word by word
l_fil CONSTANT VARCHAR2(30) := 'testfile.txt';
-- Separator Character between words is a BLANK (ascii = 32)
l_seb CONSTANT RAW(100) := UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_RAW(CHR(32));
-- Character at the end of the file is NEWLINE (ascii = 10)
l_sen CONSTANT RAW(100) := UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_RAW(CHR(10));
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l_buf VARCHAR2(4000);
-- End of the current word which will be read
l_end NUMBER;
-- Return value
l_ret BOOLEAN := FALSE;
BEGIN
-- Mapping the physical file with the pointer to the BFILE
l_loc := BFILENAME(l_dir, l_fil);
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l_ret := DBMS_LOB.FILEEXISTS(l_loc) = 1;
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' exists');
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l_end := DBMS_LOB.INSTR(l_loc, l_sen, l_pos, 1);
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END LOOP;
DBMS_LOB.CLOSE(l_loc);
ELSE
dbms_output.put_line('File ' || l_fil || ' in Directory ' || l_dir ||
' does not exist');
END IF;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
dbms_output.put_line('Error:' || SQLERRM);
DBMS_LOB.CLOSE(l_loc);
END;
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The file content is...
This is My Content
This is My Content
This is My Content
This is My Content
This is My Content
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This is My Content
This is My Content
This is My Content
This is My Content
This is My Content
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