Help... I've got an old iBook and want a new iPod

Help… I've got an old iBook and want a new iPod

bobreich

Posted: 24 April 2008 02:21 PM

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I have an old 500MHz iBook running 10.3.9. I would like to pick up a used/refurb ipod, but the specs on some of them require 10.4.something or higher. Anyway around this? What is the last generation that will work on my model without major tweaking?

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MaxW

Posted: 25 April 2008 12:45 AM

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Sure, install 10.4

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bobreich

Posted: 25 April 2008 06:47 AM

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but 10.3.9 barely runs… anyone else have something helpful?

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Intruder

Posted: 25 April 2008 08:11 AM

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You may find that 10.4 runs better than 10.3.9.

I do know that the gen 3 iPods worked fine with 10.3.x.

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MaxW

Posted: 25 April 2008 04:14 PM

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10.4 is widely viewed as a more efficient OS than 10.3. Many people found it to be faster than 10.3 on older machines.

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bobreich

Posted: 26 April 2008 01:43 PM

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Thanks! I’ll give it a shot.

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MaxW

Posted: 26 April 2008 02:51 PM

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Just a note: if you only have 256 MB ram, you may want to boost that to 512 or more. No version of OS X will run well on 256 MB.

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