2006-12-06 12:26:09 · 4 answers · asked by Scott K117 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
You other guys have the correct answer, which is "No" but you have the wrong explanation. It is not mainly the processor that limits a PowerMac 6100 from running Mac OS X. It is the general main board (Windows guys call it motherboard) architecture. You could upgrade the processor (Motorola 601) to a 604 but that would not be enough to get OS X to install. I have run OS X on a PowerMac 7600 and 8600 that both used 604 processors. The difference is those models are PCI architecture and your 6100 is NuBus, a bit too wierd for OS X. The first link below explains what Apple models can run OS X after installing additional third-party hardware extensions that were not included by Apple in the design of OS X. The second link offers the software that will allow installation of OS X on many Apple pre-G3 computers.
2006-12-09 21:20:28 · answer #1 · answered by SilverTonguedDevil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. mac os x is totally different from earlier mac operating systems. you have to have at least a G3 to run OS X
2006-12-06 12:28:20 · answer #2 · answered by csalm87 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, you have to have at least a G3 PowerPC processor.
2006-12-06 12:29:15 · answer #3 · answered by Christopher J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No :(
2006-12-06 13:43:44 · answer #4 · answered by Elbert 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋