where do i get OSX leopard for PowerPC mac?

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i need to update an old powerpc mac to leopard and it doesn't have a way to connect to the internet to download it. do i have to buy it from apple?

Posted on Sep 26, 2021 2:17 PM

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There usually are some listings online, auction sites or 'for sale now' etc.

Sometimes a search will show "Snow Leopard 10.6.x" ~Not Leopard 10.5.x.

[Of course, the last upgrade for PowerPC 'non-intel' CPU is Leopard 10.5.8.]

And the downloads were never intended to be copied to disc media; Apple

was not in that business; so had not provided media files for that purpose.

eBay, amazon, and others sometimes have retail Leopard 10.5.x DVD media.

Most(?) results tend to say the 'item is unavailable' at this time.

But not all. Change search variable & further look into subject.

Expect where found, online; those may cost much more than Apple's last retail price.

You may luck out, some second-hand stores with disc media for sale, may have those.

Or in pawn shops, where they may hope to find a collector, with vintage mac disease.

..Avoid 'grey-label' Apple Mac discs; since those were intended to accompany new macs.

As reinstall discs, they won't work. Not intended for other build year model than shipped.

When second-hand stores had Leopard 10.5. DVD discs, inexpensively, I bought spares.

Some are limited, if they say "Drop-in Upgrade" on disc#1. ~Avoid those; they look OK.

You can download the last updated iTunes applications for Tiger & Leopard:

The versions of iTunes for PowerPC and early Intel-based Mac, were both updated

years ago. These both still work; especially 'internet music player' and audio tools.

•iTunes 9.2.1 for Tiger 10.4.11:

•iTunes 10.6.3 for Leopard 10.5.8:

These allow many music stations on internet radio to play; of all types.

And other contents. ~ I found over 4,400 stations on my G4 Mini, 10.5.8.

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