Help with clamshell ibook OS 9.2 upgrade to OS 10.6

I have a clamshell ibook OS 9.2 and I want to upgrade it to OS 10.6 so my mom can see her pictures from her new Canon Power Shot. I do have Leopard or 0S 5.6 but I cannot open the cd door to the clamshell it is broken. The exterior piece fell off.
Can I download from the internet what I need? Also is the clamshell able to support Canon Powershot software?

The iBook G3 clamshell FireWire model could upgrade to Tiger 10.4(.11)
+ the earlier, Panther 10.3.9. Some earlier Macs were able to use the Tiger
4 CD disc set (rare version) to install when the computer had no Combo
drive, only the early CD drive. And then, the RAM would need to be at the
max in either one to run their latest supported OS X operating system.
So the upgrade to Leopard 10.5(.8) version is out.
The idea of a USB card reader may allow
access to any jpg images from the camera.
This would avoid need to have camera software
in the computer. OS9.2 could access images.
I attach a few of my digital cameras direct to the
computer even though I do not use iPhoto or
have software download the images, because
there are times when the camera works better
as a card reader than some third-party reader.
The camera's memory card is seen as a disc
or drive on the desktop, so it should open if
double-clicked. Images could be dragged out.
Just don't mess up the card's file system.
A fairly good MacBook 13" could be bought
for about $300. with limited guaranty, from
reputable companies who rebuild them...
see wegenermedia online for an idea.
Good luck & happy computing!

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256 MB RAM is the biggest problem.
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/specs/ibook_g4_1.2_12.html
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iBooks-PowerBooks/G4-iBook/
Tiger Requirements...
To use Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, your Macintosh needs:
    * A PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor
    * Built-in FireWire
    * At least 256 MB of RAM (I recommend 1GB minimum)
    * DVD drive (DVD-ROM), Combo (CD-RW/DVD-ROM) or SuperDrive (DVD-R) for installation
    * At least 3 GB of free disk space; 4 GB if you install the XCode 2 Developer Tools (I recommend 20GB minimum)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1514
Apple may even have an International version...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5231053?tstart=0
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=mac+os+x+tiger+retail+10.4
See Tom's, (Texas Mac Man), great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/15305521#15305521
Or Ali Brown's great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10381710#10381710
Leopard requirements/10.5.x...
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minimum system requirements
    * 512MB of memory (I say 1.5GB for PPC at least, 2-3GB minimum for IntelMacs)
    * DVD drive for installation
    * 9GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)
Classic/OS9 Apps no longer supported.
May be available from Apple again, or not...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4720126?tstart=0
Trouble is Apple no longer sells it, check eBay & such for the Retail version, not the Gray Discs...
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=mac+os+x+leopard+retail+10.5
What color &what is the 2z691-****-A number on yourInstall Disc?

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I downloaded an interactive book on to my computer from iTunes. It says "downloaded". I sync'd my iPad with it and it downloaded most of the book into my iBooks app, but will not finish the process nor will it let me delete it, open it or do anything else. Any suggestions??? Thank you!!

You're problem is you purchased a PowePC Mac computer. Apple left the PowerPC processor and architecture behind in 2006 when they switched to Intel cpu's and associated architecture. For awhile, there was software being coded for both systesm, but as the Mac PowerPC has faded into history, and Intel Mac's came into their own, many developers have simply dropped all software support for PowerPC systems.
You will need to use archival sites to find older releases of software compatible with PowerPC.
for some you will find material
e.g. adobe reader - http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4977
firefox - http://www.oldapps.com/mac/firefox.php
But you will have to search for such versions, and for some software, you simply will not find anything available for PowerPC.
P.S. you also cannot update your OS X as 10.5 was the last release for PowerPC. OS X support for PowerPC machines officially ended with the release of OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) in 2009. The emulation layer, Rosetta, was then finally dropped with OS X 10.7 (Lion), and Apple ended parts service and support for PowerPC machines in 2013.

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If you don't have a sim card in the phone, you won't be able to activate it. You can't activate any GSM iPhone without a valid sim card installed in the phone. The sim itself need not be activated, but it must be valid & present.

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I had this problem too.
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I am new to Apple Discussions and am having a issue ; I received a iBook notebook with running 10.1.5 ; I noticed Internet Explorer ( not safari ) which after reading up on, apparently was stopped as of 2005. I looked when the last update was completed on this iBook and it was 2004/2005.
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1- I want to reset back to how it 'once' was. Issue with this is I do not have any disks for it. ... So no 'boot' disk.
That's a show stopper right there.
You can revert an iBook to its originally shipped condition without its original installation discs, but to do so would require another boot device containing its original installation disc image. Apple may be able to sell you a copy but may not give you the time of day without paying a modest fee for technical support. Given these challenges I don't recommend even attempting to revert that Mac to its originally shipped condition.
It's a shame to dishonor its tenth anniversary with this comment, but OS X 10.1.5 is, frankly, horrible. You ought to be able to upgrade it to Tiger, and original Tiger discs are available on the used market. They are not cheap. You will need the retail version which is distinguished with a big X on a black background - grey discs are machine-specific and will not work.
The earliest iBooks can only be upgraded to Panther.
Your first task is to identify the exact hardware model. Click the  menu and select "About this Mac..." or words to that effect. There may be a "More Info..." button in that window. If there is click it and see if you can find out there. I don't recall what its nomenclature was with OS X 10.1. I've been trying to suppress those memories.

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I working in Adobe CS6 Master Suite on a Windows 7 Ultimate PC. I mainly use Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, and Audition. I create very complete animations and videos with many layers and effects (via Boris & Red Giant). I also use Skype to record group video calls (with the program Evaer) for a reality T.V. recap show which I also edit with my Adobe suite. However I have two main problems.
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MOTHERBOARD:
Gigabyte G1.Assassin http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3752#ov
PROCESSOR:
Intel Core i7 X 980
5 HARD DRIVES:
(1) SATA II WD (WD15EADS-00P8B0) 3gb Hard Drive @ 1.5TB
(2) OCZ SATA AGILITY II SSD drives @120GB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227543
(2) Hitachi 6gb SATA III drives @2TB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145473
3 DVD/CD/BLUERAY DRIVES:
(1) SATA DVD DRIVE
(1) SATA BlueRay Drive
RAM:
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GRAPHICS:
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NONE DEDICATED: But Onboard Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Digital Audio Processor (20K2) with X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity™ and EAX® AHD 5.0™ Technologies built into MoBo.
PLUS: NVIDIA High Definition Audio
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Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Intel(R) ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller
Realtek PCI GBE Family Controller
Marvell 91xx SATA 6G Controller
Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller
MY HARD DRIVE SETUP:
*I also have a network server which I use to back up files, and access files across my other systems.

Eric,
I would hardly call the Quadro card an upgrade to a GTX 680!
Regarding getting more speed from a faster MB / CPU, since you already have a 6-core rig with 24GB of RAM I would think that any gains you would get would not be that dramatic.
Check out your cpu usage (Task manager) and see how busy your cores are during a test render. I am guessing that the Boris and / or Red Giant effects could be jumping your projects from gaining the full multi-core capabilities of the Adobe software.
Regards,
Jim

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If you did not get an OS X install-restore DVD with the computer you may need
to buy one from somewhere, and you may be lucky to get a retail OS X 10.5.x
version. The original grey-label install set of software and OS X it shipped with
likely would be an older system than Leopard 10.5. Last versions of G4 Mac, &
G5, shipped with a Tiger 10.4 system; so did early Intel-based Mac. Grey discs
which accompanied other computer build models generally do not interchange.
The last OS X version a PowerPC architecture can use, if supported, is 10.5.8.
A PPC processor at 867MHz & faster should be able to run OS X 10.5 Leopard.
{With the correct disc installer, you can use it to change a password and other
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There is a chance you may be able to get a white-label Replacement 10.4 DVD
or Replacement 10.5 DVD from AppleCare or the online Apple Store (800myapple)
from a Mac OS X system specialist; these have been available yet hard to get
as not all persons involved with them seem to know if they still exist until someone
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specific series of Mac. Generally they'd work in supported PowerPC G4/G5; but
do not replace specialized original install DVD, such as an early Intel mac requires.
You'd need to have a serial number of the computer, and a method of payment
when seeking some replacement system media from Applecare or Apple sales
and these discs are not available in a retail store. The original Retail discs are
labeled differently and shipped in a retail box with a big X on the front. Other
sources for retail 10.4 Tiger or 10.5 Leopard may be online via amazon sellers
or computer resellers who handle repaired Macs. Avoid mystery grey label ones
that were intended to be sold and kept with their original computer kits.
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