# Mac Catch 22 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 14, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-catch-22/557087 "2010-10-14T03:48:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-catch-22/557087/1 "2010-10-14T03:48:40Z")
I drive a Mac. A G-5. It’s a few years old, but it works well for everything I want to do. I’m happy. Today, my husband wanted to make me happy(er). He bought me an iPod shuffle to use when I exercise. I was happy. Iplugged it iPod in. It said I needed to up-date iTunes. Ok, I can do that. I downloaded iTunes 10.0.1. Then, I opened the installer. It didn’t open. Instead, it told me I needed OS-10.5. Wait, I have a G-5, it doesn’t support 10.5. I’m going to get a call from a Mac support person on Friday. Maybe, it will help. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-catch-22/557087/2 "2010-10-14T04:00:13Z")
"Wait, I have a G-5, it doesn’t support 10.5. " it should. 10.6 is the one that drops PowerPC support. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-catch-22/557087/3 "2010-10-14T04:03:36Z")
Yes. G5’s support 10.5 just fine. Good luck finding a copy to buy, though. ---
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-catch-22/557087/4 "2010-10-14T12:47:46Z")
> [@TimeWinder](#): > > Yes. G5’s support 10.5 just fine. Good luck finding a copy to buy, though. [http://shop.ebay.com/?\_from=R40&\_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&\_nkw=osx+10.5&\_sacat=See-All-Categories](http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=osx+10.5&_sacat=See-All-Categories) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-catch-22/557087/5 "2010-10-14T14:41:26Z")
There’s some older versions of iTunes available here. Perhaps you can find one that’s new enough to keep your shuffle happy, but old enough to run on your computer. > **[Download Old versions of iTunes for Windows & Mac | Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=137578529346)** > > If you want to jailbreak you iPhone or you want to unlock the iPhone, then these iTunes are required for this purpose. These iTunes are both for Mac and Wi ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-catch-22/557087/6 "2010-10-16T04:57:09Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > There’s some older versions of iTunes available here. Perhaps you can find one that’s new enough to keep your shuffle happy, but old enough to run on your computer. > > [http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note\_id=137578529346](http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=137578529346) I have iTunes. I had a talk with the manager at the local Apple Store. She is going to try to find an older, but unused iPod shuffle that I can use. She also said that if all else fails she will load it feom my own CDs. How’s that for customer service?