> > On Apr 8, 2015, at 7:33 AM, Mark My Word wrote: > > > ... the machine can be "brought up to date" enough to use a more modern > web browser that will display content and features like a modern machine. > ... it would need to move up to a version of OS10, rather than the OS9.1 > that is installed. Is this true, and could this machine be updated with a > version of OS10? Will the hardware support and play nice with a version of > OS10? Any guidance or help would be greatly appreciated. >
> On Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 2:39:33 PM, Clark Martin wrote: > > OS 10.4 (Tiger) will work very nicely on this machine. ... > Tiger is the most recent version that can be readily or practically > installed. ... > > Clark Martin > KK6ISP > Another Designated Driver on the Information Super Hiway. > ~~~~~ Ditto what Clark wrote: install OS X 10.4.11 (aka Tiger). Over the years I've found a few tips and tricks to force Mac venerables to keep up with changes: - Best browser to use is TenFourFox, which is Mozilla FireFox for vintage Macs. http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/ It's only for vintage Macs, and is quite frequently updated. Current version is 31.6 (Safari is too buggy in these older Macs.) - Install Add-Ons: QuickTime Enabler and AdBlock Plus (these are available on TenFourFox) - Install Flip4Mac (Microsoft) to run Windows video. Both QT Enabler and Flip4Mac help with video play on older Macs. The iMac will run faster if you get rid of ads, so AdBlock Plus. - Install and run Monolingual https://ingmarstein.github.io.monolingual/ It'll get rid of languages besides the one(s) you actually use, and by so doing it frees up a lot of disc space. - Install and run Onyx every couple of months or so. www.titanium.free.fr/onyx.html It's a great maintenance and optimizer tool. - Max out the RAM. - Installed a larger HD if possible; this machine will probably run beautifully with an SSD! - To prolong battery life, once a month or so, unplug the power and let the machine run down to zero battery until the screen goes dark. - As much as possible, never turn it off. - Remember to always download and install the OS X 10.4.11 (Tiger) software version of any other apps you download! -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
