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Below, the file PPC_SL_10A190.dmg is a bootable disk image of a system just after successful installation. Simply restore this image to a disk or partition using Disk Utility, and you can boot into the first time setup of a working Snow Leopard PPC install.
Note that you will need to select 'erase destination' when doing the restore from the DMG file to ensure that the image is properly bootable. For more information, watch the 6 minute video walkthrough of the process here: How to install the Snow Leopard PowerPC Beta
CompatibilityPowerPC G4, PowerPC G5
Apple lets macOS users with a qualifying machine who wanted to opt into a public beta do so with a very few clicks. Visit the Apple Beta Software Program enrollment page, download an installer, and follow the instructions.
El Capitan’s public betas were very stable, even in early releases, and Apple’s incremental approach coupled with extensive testing truly seemed to help produce a mature “dot oh”: OS X 10.11.0 worked well out of the gate. But what if you don’t want to preview all the micro-releases, like the curent 10.11.1? As long as you’re in the program, you’ll get daily reminders about these new betas.
But you can opt out in a remarkably easy fashion.
The pre-release option disappears and you’re no longer shown these updates in the App Store nor notified. You can opt back in through the page linked above if you want to resume testing early releases.
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