Help for an old iMac

Hi,
I was wondering. I have an old mac OS X 10.1.5, 192 MB, and can't afford to upgrade. I have iTunes 4.7 but I cannot buy songs in that version. Is there anyway I can download an iTunes version to get songs?
Thanks.

Well, go to software update ( Click Apple button - click Software Update...) and see what updates you have. I think you can update your iTunes up to 4.9. (Not sure of that...that OSX is unheard of anymore...) I know for sure that it can be updated to 4.7.1.
According to Apple, Itunes 4.7 was the first one with support for music downloads, but not video. So either way you should be able to so. I am sorry, but that OS is really old, and it wasn't popular in the first place. I hope I helped though! I completely understand your financial position (Look at my imac....), but you really do need to think about upgrading to at-least OSX 10.2, or 10.3....as i don't think it will handle Tiger. They are BIG improvements over 10.1.5. Hope I helped!
-Tyler

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