A Tiger on Wallstreet.

After wiping some drives in eager anticipation, I ran into a small wall when attempting to install Tiger on the Wallstreet. I was puzzled until I figured out that that machine didn't come with a DVD drive, and Tiger is the first version of Mac OS X to come on DVD by default. (The Wallstreet won't tell you this, by the way; it will just tell you it wants to have a shot at formatting the installation DVD. In Pro-DOS format, no less.)

I have to figure out whether I can boot from a FireWire or other attached drive. I'm pretty sure the installations are machine-specific (e.g. I can't use the Titanium to install it one a drive and then transplant it). Either that, or take advantage of the Tiger Media Exchange (sidebar) by July 9th. Turn in your DVD and proof of purchase, plus $9.99, and Apple will mail you a set of Tiger CDs.

PDF: Apple Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger Media Exchange

UPDATE I may have spoken too soon. It looks like someone has done the transplant successfully.