Well, I don't know if it's really legal, but I like to have a copy of iPhoto (and thus my well organized photos) on my iBook G3 (16 vram) in addition to my primary copy on my eMac. But for iLife '06, Apple decided "to prohibit" the installation of iLife on a G3! Seeing as how the new version of iPhoto is an essential upgrade for me (version 5 is too slow!), So I decided to try simply copying the application installed on my eMac to my iBook. Bingo, the new iPhoto runs perfectly on my old portable G3!To our knowledge, the Apple license agreement implies that the software should only be installed on one machine.
It's simple and I'm sure that many Mac G3 users had the same problem as me, but since I didn't find any reference anywhere on the web to this, I thought it would be a good idea to send it to you.
That said, I repete that I do not know if Apple allows the use of iLife on a primary computer in addition to a portable computer, but only seeing the error message ("configuration not supported") when trying to install iLife on a G3 leave me perplexed... perhaps because GarageBand and iDVD would not launch or launched with difficulty, but why deprive honest users of a wonder like iPhoto, which I have proof that it functions very well on a G3???
Let's hope that Apple does not block this method of copying to the G3 after installation on a supported machine in a possible 6.0.1 update!
It is likely that the majority of effects in iPhoto would not work on a G3, but there still should be some ability to use this software on a portable, even if it's only to empty the memory card from a camera.
[update] Aaron has sent us the link to his webpage describing a step by step procedure to turn iLife06 into a G3-friendly applications suite :
Not many people have noticed this but Apple dropped the G3 support from the new iLife '06 and iWork '06 suite of software they just released. What does this mean for all you iBook G3 users and well that's about it, well you have to turn to hacking. This is completely legal so you don't have to worry about you or I getting that "Special Call" from Apple. I tested this on my 500MHz iBook G3 with OS X Tiger, 10.4.3.Follow the link : http://mcmacsite.com/files/archive-0.html
[update by Eric]
