System requirements for installing Mac OS X

Mac OS X can only be installed on Macintosh computers which are officially supported by Apple Inc., although a few unsupported utilities do exist.
==Installing Mac OS X Public Beta==
==Installing Mac OS X 10.0.x==
Hardware:
* A Mac with a PowerPC G3 processor, except for the original PowerBook G3 and processor upgrade cards;
* 128 MB RAM;
* A minimum of 1.5 GB hard drive space;
* Optical drive
Software:
* Mac OS 9.1 to run the Classic environment; users of Mac OS 9.0.4 and earlier versions of Mac OS 9 must upgrade
==Installing Mac OS X 10.1.x==
==Installing Mac OS X 10.2.x==
Mac OS X 10.2 "Jaguar" requires:
* Power Mac G3 or G4, iMac, eMac, PowerBook G3 or G4, or iBook computer with 128 MB of physical RAM.
Footnotes:
# Supported video cards: nVidia GeForce2 MX, GeForce3, GeForce4 MX, or GeForce4 Ti; any ATI AGP Radeon card. A minimum of 16 MB video RAM required. (This is only for Quartz Extreme support; any graphics card will work.)
# A QuickTime 6 Pro key is required for QuickTime Pro functionality. The QuickTime 5 Pro key will not work after this software is installed.
# Requires a DVD-ROM-equipped Macintosh with built-in FireWire.
# Features or content provided by Sherlock may change or be discontinued at any time.
# The original PowerBook G3 ("Kanga") and processor upgrade cards are not supported. (This should read: "Apple won't provide support for Mac OS X on the Kanga or with processor upgrade cards.)
==Installing Mac OS X 10.3.x==
==Installing Mac OS X 10.4.x==
Installing Mac OS X "Tiger" requires:
* A Mac with a PowerPC G5, G4 or G3 processor; built-in FireWire; and 256 MB of physical RAM.
Footnotes:
# Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
# Video conferencing requires a compatible FireWire DV camera or web camera and broadband Internet access. One to one video conferencing requires a G5, G4 or 600 MHz or faster G3 processor and 100 Kbps or faster Internet access. Initiating a multiway video conference requires a G5 or dual 1 GHz or faster G4 processor and 384 Kbps or faster broadband access. Participating in a multiway video conference and initiating a 6-person multiway audo conference both require a G5, 1 GHz G4, or dual 800 MHz or faster G4 processor and 100 Kbps of faster broadband access.
# Requires .Mac account.
# QuickTime Pro requires QuickTime 7 Pro key. QuickTime 6 Pro key will not work after this software is installed.
# Processor upgrade cards are not supported. (Rather, as always, this should read "Apple won't provide support for machines with processor upgrade cards.)
This is the first version of Mac OS X to ship on a DVD. However, for $9.95, the DVD can be traded in for a five CD set for installation on Macs without DVD drives.
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