>Group >I have tried to excess apples website to download Quicktime 5.0 to play stuff >on my computer. >Does anyone know how to get quicktime. I have talked to aol and they say for >my system I have an older version 5.0 of Internet Explorer that limits the >websites I can load. They suggested getting 5.1.7 of Internet Explorer at >mactropia.com but says I need an expert to even load the new browser. >I don't want to have to go through all that to get quicktime 5 and since I am >running an older version of OS 8.5, it limits my internet travel. >Any suggestions. >Thanks >Jan
Hi, Jan. The first thing you should do is update your MacOS version. MacOS 8.6 is a free download, and fixes a bunch of bugs that were running around in MacOS 8.5 - and some of the newer browsers require the bug fixes in 8.6. Go to <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60283> to grab the updater - afraid it is about 35MB, but at least the cost is right..... After you are running 8.6, you can upgrade to newer browsers and a new version of QuickTime. The last version of QuickTime that can run on MacOS 8.6 is QuickTime 6.0.3, get it at <http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/>. You can install the last version of Internet Explorer, 5.1.7, from <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx>. You can also use the Netscape Communicator browser, version 4.8 - get it at <http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/archive47x.jsp>. Also available is the newer, somewhat slower, but nicer and newer Netscape 7.0.2 browser from <http://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscape7/english/7.02/mac/macos8/sea/Netscape-mac-full.bin>. I'm not sure about other 3rd party browsers like Opera or OmniWeb - maybe someone else can chime in about versions that would run on MacOS 8.6. I kind of doubt they will be able to display a site that Internet Explorer or Netscape can't, but you might like their features better. With those updates, you'll have your best shot at surfing current websites. If you hit a site that won't work even after these updates, I'm afraid you'll need to get a newer computer that can run MacOS X so you can run the latest, greatest, most current browsers. Hope this info helps..... Jerry -- Jerry W. Ethington 245 Hawkeegan Drive Frankfort, KY 40601-3912 (502)223-5489 (502)682-2607 cellular jethington at mac.com "Quando omni, flunkus moritati." (When all else fails, play dead.) | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be February 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
