apple osx system disks

[sjcap.livejournal.com]

i'm going backwards. rather than upgrading my mac laptop, i'm looking to downgrade it to osx 10.4 (tiger).

does anyone know where i can find a copy of an older apple operating system?
almost everyone i see in the cafes with macs are running updated leopard or snow leopard. if anyone has upgraded lately, and no longer needs their original osx 10.4 disks, maybe we can work out a deal ($, box of kickass cupcakes, ?).

ideas? thanks!!

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FYI

[bostonartist.livejournal.com]

If this a newer Mac laptop, this might not be possible. You cannot install a Mac OS that is older than the OS that it was shipped with. So, If your Mac came with Leopard or Snow Leopard, the hardware will not allow you to install Tiger on it.

Also the Install disks that come with a mac are specific to that exact model Mac. They are not the same as the disks that you get when purchasing a retail box upgrade.

Re: FYI

[m00n.livejournal.com]

Indeed, they definitely make "downgrades" near impossible on the Mac. Additionally most people will likely only have "upgrade" versions any CDs they have anyway. Macs do not generally come with media that allows you to re-install their own OS (they expect you to go to a genius bar for that!).

Re: FYI

[wombatbanana.livejournal.com]

> Macs do not generally come with media that allows you to re-install their own OS

Are you sure? Every Mac I've ever bought has come with a normal OS install disc.

Re: FYI

[mjhelol.livejournal.com]

Yeah, every Mac I've ever owned can have the OS reinstalled.

Re: FYI

[pushupstairs.livejournal.com]

Aside from the CD or DVD that comes with every Mac sold... but besides that, no media.

Re: FYI

[m00n.livejournal.com]

It comes with a system restore DVD, yes, but that is designed to be difficult to use to install the OS on someone else's Mac (or a virtual machine for that matter).

Re: FYI

[pushupstairs.livejournal.com]

yes, that's why they right directly on the disc that it's for use on that system only.

you said they don't come with media to re-install the OS. they do. they don't come with a retail OS X disc that you can install on any system.