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Got a free Mac G4 ...Need help

MohawkAngel

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I just got it from a friend and I want to know if the Mac operating system is free for download or i have to buy it like the Windows?
It says that the limits are Tiger OSx.

Thanks for help
 
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They're not free. You'll have to buy it.

Hah. Apple stuff for free. :roll:

Didn't come with an OS installed?
 
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You'll have to buy it or 'acquire' it some other way (not endorsing this suggestion). You could look around on Ebay or Craigslist ;)
 
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The OS is already installed but its like 10.3.9 something like that. fully working. 450mhx cpu and 768megs pc133 40gigs hdd (gonna put one 20gigs) and ill use it as downloading rig
 
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Just use 10.3.9 then. Tiger is 10.4, I don't think it's worth it to buy and old OS for an older system ;)
 
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've been looking over ebay..theres a 1ghx double processor on the tiny plate for 30$ but the heck is that one part of that plate gonna cross over the 3rd ram slot so ill lose onslott. I better stick with 1 cpu plate and go up to 900mhz and sitck with my 768megs pc133
 
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I dunno...$30 for a dual-1GHZ seems like a pretty good deal to me. And you could always use 2 512MB sticks of RAM ;)
 
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Yeah but i need to find it that stick! and not sure to fnd good deal around of 512meg pc133 ;) ..or do you know someone who got one to give? lol
 
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