My iMac A1173 intel core duo 1.83 GHz is beyond sluggish

Everything I try to do with my iMac seems to be taking forever (no really, it's slow)
I checked out what I could with the system profiler and it says everything is good to go... albeit, it took an hour just to go through the list. Safari takes forever to upload a page (for example, I'm working from my macBook Pro now 'cause typing this on the iMac was just too painful. The little blue dot in the dock no longer shows when an application is open... I bought this computer in August of 2006... don't tell me it's time for a new one... Can someone show me the steps to take to see what the problem is?
Thanks

Just downloaded the java update... things seem better now... anyone know if the two are related?

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