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Xcode can always target one or two versions back. As for testing, you have two options:

1. Buy old hardware as a dedicated testing server and run the older operating systems on different partitions

2. Run the older versions in VMWare (10.6 can do this, but I'm not positive about 10.5)

If you don't have 10.6, it's still available for free through the Mac Developer Program.




10.5 ia also available for download through the Mac dev resource subsite.


Probably worth noting that you can seamlessly boot Mac OS X from external USB storage. Just plug the drive in before booting and hold down the "option" key when you power on.


But older OSes often don't run correctly on newer hardware.




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