Old imac with osx 10.5.8 How do I upgrade to a more recent os?
I've recently been given an old imac with OSX 10.5.8. The itunes is 10.6.3 (25)
I'm having no joy downloading newer versions.
What do I do?
Please someone help.
Thanks
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