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WizOSX · Feb 18, 2006, 10:52 AM

I'm considering getting a Dual Core but I have a couple of pieces of software that run fine under Tiger 10.4.0 but won't run under 10.4.2+ and probably never will. I want to be able to put 10.4.0 on one partition or a seperate small HD. Will this work?

WizOSX · Feb 18, 2006, 07:40 PM

The software also runs on 10.4.2 (just not .3, .4 or .5). I think that the Dual-cores originally shipped with 10.4.2 (yes?).

Cadaver · Feb 19, 2006, 10:15 AM

What software??

WizOSX · Feb 19, 2006, 02:29 PM

The most important to me is Curvus Pro X. Apple bought it and it is now called Grapher in Tiger. But there are some problems with Grapher--first, it doesn't read Curvus Pro files and I have a lot of them and cannot figure any way to get Grapher to read them. Second, Grapher sometimes does funny things with axes and layout that Curvus doesn't do.

Maflynn · Feb 19, 2006, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by WizOSX

I'm considering getting a Dual Core but I have a couple of pieces of software that run fine under Tiger 10.4.0 but won't run under 10.4.2+ and probably never will. I want to be able to put 10.4.0 on one partition or a seperate small HD. Will this work?

The lowest version of the OS a mac can run is what was preinstalled. That is, if your mac had 10.4.2 installed it cannot load/run 10.4.0 (or 10.3 or 10.2) regardless if we are talking about a Macbook Pro or a Powerbook or a G5 powermac.

Mike