Macs can also run PC software, so you get a twofer! Mike Amato
On September 13, 2016 at 11:27:23 AM, 'John Hobbs' via iMac Group ([email protected](mailto:[email protected])) wrote: > > > On 12 Sep 2016, at 15:09, J Janks wrote: > > I'm not the Mac user the hubby is but he is NOT tech friendly in the least. > He has a desktop iMac 5.2 (I did find that is produced week 34 of 2006) that > is running OS X Tiger. I found the update log but can't find it again so > based on memory last update was 2010/11 (sound about right??). I ran updater > this morning just to make sure it had been updated and there were not > outstanding updates and there weren't so Mac has stopped supporting Tiger?? > Issue is at start up sometimes it doesn't want to load anything, it just runs > and runs, so you have to reboot usually just once but a few times now it has > taken 2 - 3 reboots. He thinks he needs a new Mac but I'm thinking just an > update to the operating system may be in order, maybe an optimization/clean > up or he just get a non-Mac Windows based PC. He has NO extra programs that > he has installed on it, using Safari to check email, do some scheduling > online and online research for his dad's coin business is the extent of his > computing, seriou sly. Would he use it for anything else if it could do it - no, so no need for a new $1,500 computer IM (humble wife) O if we can update the OS or if there is something I can optimize or do clean up so it boots right. > > This is the system info: > Intel Core 2 > 1.83 GHZ > only 512MB of memory though > running at 667 MHZ > > I have spent the past 3 hours trying to figure out if I can update this to at > least Snow Leopard and I don't talk tech so partitioning this or that is not > anything I know how to do. I need to know, in non tech terms, if I buy Snow > Leopard can I do a straight install off the disc? I don't think he has enough > memory, doesn't Snow Leopard need at least 1G of memory but even if I can > update to SL what are some complications that could happen? Fail to install > and corrupt the current OS?? I highly doubt he has any discs from when he > bought it, if it even came with any so reinstall of Tiger is out if it screws > up. > > FSF, if I need to increase memory, by time we put money in that and time > installing Snow Leopard (my business gets crazy this time of year so time is > at a premium) he could have bought a Window's based PC for what he does IM > (humble wife) O again. But seriously, I do photography and digitize designs > on a PC so why spend more on one that is not going to be fully utilized and > no, I don't want a new one at the moment, I don't have time for learning > curves or installing/setting up my software on a new one. I'm just wanting to > (hopefully) do a quick install of SL on his machine, optimize/clean it up so > it boots right or just buy him a Windows PC and tell him to deal with it. > Yeah I'm a mean wife. > > I don't see why changing operating system would help. > If it boots sometimes then the os is ok. > does this mac have an internal battery? > > look under the apple menu/ about this mac/more info > copy the serial number and paste it into the identifier at > > http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/ > > this should tell you everything you need to know concerning ram and os. > > Good luck > John > > -- > 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. -- 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.
