I have installed leopard on that identical computer, and the easiest way is to use leopard assist. Just download, its super easy to use and comes with directions.
-Jonas On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Bruce Johnson < john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote: > > On Jan 25, 2010, at 11:00 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > > >> It's really too bad that Leopard didn't come in PPC & x86 versions.... we >> PPC users wouldn't have to have all the x86 baggage to lug around:-) Jeff >> > > There exist utilities to strip the processor specific code from apps; > however, the actual processor specific stuff is only a small part of the > whole application. > > When Leopard first came out and people asked about this I tested the theory > with Preview. Preview.app is 70 Mb; stripping the ppc code save d something > like 3 Mb. The vast amount of most applications is not actually in the code, > but all the resources, like window defs and help files, which are all > processor agnostic. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
