Does it come with Installation software to be used on older Mac Powerbook G4? Is installation needed?
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I can not speak to Mac installation, as I hooked mine up to a PC. However, with my PC, there was no software installation at all. I simple connected it to the PC and I was off an running. I imagine the same would be true for your Mac.
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I believe your older Mac came with the installation already installed. So you should be good to go , just plug and use. Hope this helps you .
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I think the "Dual Install" ability on Windows and Mac is a great feature. My first purch was the Photoshop Elements 2006, I have an HP Laptop and a MacBook Pro so I had to buy them separate and it gets costly to do this. So buying one with the installation available for both my machines is great. I never buy software from a "download" I buy actual hardware, I want physical material in hand to find if needed to reinstall or look up info.
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It does not come with any software. I had to borrow my friends OS X 10.6 software to get that operating system onto the computer
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You have to install the edit and share software first it was kind of a pain in the ass I use Mac OSX which is usually trouble free for installations I'm pretty sure the process would be similar on a windows install if you are using windows. Install the software before you hook up the G3 up to your computer Once you install the software plug the G3 into your computer, I think you can download the firmware update from the edit and share software if not from the Zoom website, I don't remember 100% what I had to do to get the firmware update but it was one of those two ways. Back up the original patches there is a PDF or some kind of document that will walk you through this whole process of backing everything up and the firmware update, that came with the edit and share install, backing the patches up is very important if there is an issue with the update you can lose all the patches and if you change stuff on the patches and want the original settings back you can just drag and drop them back and forth, also there are websites with patches you can download and you have to swap out original ones with new ones if you run out of room on the G3, I found some pretty cool stuff online. Once you get the stuff backed up you can update the firmware, I had issues with OSX recognizing the G3, even though the computer wouldn't recognize the G3 on the drop down menu in the installer program. After about an hour of YouTube videos and frustration I just did the update and it worked, probably not the best idea but it did work. Good luck, hope this helps.
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no. Only Intel-based macs. my older mac, a G4 (PPC) gets an error during install saying you must have an intel processor. Sorry
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This Macbook has worked well for me, with no issues to speak of. I am running Snow Leopard, so I cannot answer how the newest software will work.
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It came with installation software for both Mac and Windows os. I use Windows so I don't have any more info than that.
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This depends on your particular model of Macintosh. If your Mac originally came with a version of 10.3 or higher, you will not be able to install 10.2. If the Mac originally shipped with 10.2 or lower, then yes, you can erase the OS and install 10.2. As for OS 9, I believe only the PowerPC Mac, not Intel Macs, can install those.
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Yes. The instruction manual provides a URL to download the software. My Macbook Air doesn't have a cd either.
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Well it worked with his Powerbook G4, so it must be Mac compatiable... anyone have any direct experience with using this keyboard with a mac?
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Since this is a retail disc, then yes, I believe this version should work. For best results, you may be able to find iMac G4 discs on eBay--but, again, these should work fine. And, finally, as an extra tip, if you can, see if you can try Leopard instead. It's more modern and better supported by older apps. And, since you're a 4,2 and not a 6,1 model, you may need to either install 10.5 through FireWire or over clock your G4 speed. On this last part, you'll have to check if your "official" (meaning it should install flawlessly) maximum OS stops at 10.4.11 or not. Hope this helps! Good luck! :-)
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Unfortunately the Power Mac G5 (Dual 2.0GHz) takes DDR2 memory, so no this will not function with that system.
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Actually I bought one for my son's 2010 Mac Book and it worked fine. Just make sure that you have the model number correct and that yours is a unibody. It is very straight forward to install. We were very happy with it.
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I have a Macbook Air as well. It does come with a CD and I also can't find any way to get the software.
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I hadn't tried the provided software(i don't know which one was provided) as i had used OSXs Disk utility to clone/restore that. Hope that helps.
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It worked great for me, as you can see in the RAM count. Here's my Mac - Model Name: iBook G4; Model Identifier: PowerBook6,5; Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (1.1); Processor Speed: 1.2 GHz; Number Of CPUs: 1; L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB; Memory: 1.25 GB; Bus Speed: 133 MHz
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This drive is compatible with Mac OSX 10.8, so I imagine there are no problems with somewhat earlier releases of OSX like what you have. I always do my own drive reformatting/partitioning since drives arrive from the factory in Apple Partition Map/APM partitioning (because it's compatible with the old PowerPC based Macs), but I prefer the GUID Partition table/GPT partitioning scheme because it's what's required to boot from an Intel-based Mac (all Macs for the last several years). All of these can be easily changed with the "Disk Utility" software that comes with every Mac. You can reformat, repartition, etc. In any case, even if you don't repartition or reformat it should work just fine with your Mac