iMac OS X 10.4 Install DVDs work on any mac?

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atlus82atlus82
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in macOS edited January 2014
Do iMac OS X 10.4 Install DVDs work on any mac?



I've got a chance to make a purchase on the OS and was wondering.



Thx

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  • Reply 1 of 4
    mr. memr. me Posts: 3,221member
    The answer is "No." Each System Restore disk is specific to the model that it shipped with.
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    kingofsomewherehotkingofsomewherehot Posts: 4,185member
    The OS disks that ship with a computer will only work on that model computer.



    The OS disks that ship by themselves will work on any Mac (that's capable of running that version of the OS.)
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    areseearesee Posts: 776member
    Quote:
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    The OS disks that ship by themselves will work on any Mac (that's capable of running that version of the OS.)



    Except Intel Macs. The retail OS 10.4 disks will only work with the PPC Macs. You need the System Restore disks that shipped with the Intel Macs to reinstall their OS. When 10.5 is released you should be able to install the OS onto any Mac that supports OS 10.5.
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    kingofsomewherehotkingofsomewherehot Posts: 4,185member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by aresee View Post


    Except Intel Macs. ...



    I'll agree with that.

    But since the poster is considering buying the OS, I would assume that he doesn't have an Intel Mac, or else he'd already have install disks for 10.4
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