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Post #3 by Anonymous Freak
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryPowerPC
Post DateWed, 12 Jan 2011 - 00:11
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/what-is-the-maximum-os-for-an-imac-g4-800-mhz.22060/
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The official minimum install for 10.5 is 867 MHz; so your model *JUST* missed it. Although 10.5 generally can be made to install without issue on systems that are just under that spec. I have a G4 Digital Audio, one generation older than the minimum-supported for 10.5, and it installed just fine even with a 450 MHz CPU, using an OpenFirmware trick. It ran just fine when I upgraded to a dual 1.0 GHz, and then to a single 1.5 GHz. It also runs fine on my minimum-spec PowerBook G4 867 MHz.

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