Re: Roadblock MacOSX 10.4 for release of LilyPond 2.16

[James]

Hello,

On 3 February 2012 18:54, James Worlton <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Hans Aberg <address@hidden> wrote:
>> On 3 Feb 2012, at 17:30, James Worlton wrote:
>>
>>> Quick search shows 10.5 for between $200-300. Definite ouch,
>>> especially for a dead-end OS, IMO.
>>
>> Since it seems to have been discontinued, there is no way to ensure that was 
>> is sold is legal.
>>
>> As for 10.7, one can create an install DVD - just net search. It can then be 
>> installed on a blank hard drive.
>>
>
> But one cannot install 10.7 on PPC hardware, which is at the root of the 
> issue.

Correct and you cannot always install 10.5 on PPC even though others
say they have. It depends on the hardware. I believe that the EFI is
checked (or some such hardware setting - CPU?) as my own sister found
out on her mac mini (first gen) the DVD I had for 10.5 said that the
hardware was incompatible with the 10.5 installation. Even though we
had gotten the DVD from a neighbour who had it running fine on a later
gen mac mini with PPC.

Good old Apple ;)

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James