My fault, I didn’t read the system requirements. I’ve been considering a new machine anyway, but I was waiting to see if Stevie is going to replace the doomed intel with something more marvelous.
Anyway, is there any way I fake out my G5 to run iPad? It won’t take leopard, of course.
I’m still torn between a 15" macbook and the beautiful 27" iMac, which might become obsolete the week after I buy it.
What do you mean by “run iPad”? You mean run the OS that runs on the iPad? Or run iPad apps? Or what?
I mean that iTunes (the latest update) on my iMac won’t set up iPad. It demands Intel.
I wasn’t clear. Sorry.
You have to have the latest build of OS X 10.5 (I believe it is 10.5.8) to interface with the iPad, but a G5 Mac should be capable of running it. Some of the builds that were provided with machines are Intel only, but the full version of 10.5 supports all G5 and most newer G4 processors; I’m running it on a five year old G4 PowerBook with only minor sluggishness.
I’m also not clear what you mean by “the doomed Intel” or what “something more marvelous” means. Apple has made it clear that they’re dedicated to the Intel Core architecture, and will be so for the foreseeable future. This was based only only on the cost breakout of the higher volume chip, but also the future scalability of the Intel (though I’m not convinced that the PPC family was as limited as claimed by some). Intel is currently dominating the mobile chip market and still has a majority market on consumer-grade desktops, although AMD has gained considerable marketshare and is very competitive in server and HPC/HTC applications.
You really need to learn to read a system spec, or at least talk to a sales rep about compatibility, before dropping hard-earned change on new hardware.
Stranger
Two things:
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The guy already knows what he should have done, so the above comment comes off as condescending, at least to me. There’s an underlying subtext of “I wouldn’t make that mistake.”
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That’s the marketing campaign for you. Apple is marketing it as a device that you don’t have to know anything about computers to use. Things were deliberately left out so that the stupid customer would not blame Apple for compatibility problems. Of course customers are going to buy it without making sure their computer will work with it.
That’s your opinion - I’ve never once heard any Apple marketing that says “works with all OS versions, no matter how ancient.”
Yes, I just hooked my iPad up to my wife’s G4 Mac mini (10.5.8, iTunes 9.1.1) and aside from bringing up some old picture dump utility upon connecting (a fixable problem) iTunes noticed my iPad, and listed all the Apps I have on it properly.
If a G4 can do this, a G5 should be able to as well.
Except he doesn’t know. Instead of reading the information that is available on any number of readily available online sources, including the requirements and specs on the Apple website, or calling up an Apple retailer or reseller for information they would freely provide, he’s bitching about how his “G5 won’t do iPad!”, which isn’t true.
This is just silly. Apple certainly does advertise that a Mac user doesn’t have to spend a lot of time downloading drivers, going through registry entries, or running anti-virus protection, all of which are largely true (unless you are a hardcore *nix user and are getting down into the guts of the OS configuration). It doesn’t advertise (except in Devlin and Emmerich movies) that you can plug in any hardware of any configuration and it all works seamlessly. That’s why they provide system requirements and specifications right on the side of the package and on their website, freely available to any person of basic literacy. And for those people who are not familiar or comfortable with trying to interpret those specs, they have assistance at the cost of making a phone call.
The information and complaints in the o.p. is a big bag o’ ignorance that could be rectified by a minimal effort at research.
Stranger
What’s your problem, Stranger? I “always” check the requirements, but this time I didn’t. There was a question buried somewhere in my post, and it’s been answered. I’ll buy the Leopard software and install it. There’s no need to be nasty. Again.
I bought the first iMac, the “bondi blue” one. All my stuff came from Apple. I’ve spent quite a lot of money there. I’ll likely spend another couple thousand before long. I can bitch if I want. Steve can bite my ass if he doesn’t like it (he doesn’t care).
Go up to your room.
now I’m actually annoyed. Apple no longer makes version 10.5, less than 3 years after the initial issue date. There doesn’t seem to be any new copies available anywhere.
I looked at that one before, but it’s used. Isn’t there some kind of protection in the software against re-use?
Thanks
No.
Apple OS install disks require no registration.
Big thanks 