Imac getting slow

Question

With an older imac (early 03) at some point should i no longer download some software updates as it could cause my imac to continue to get slower as i add things? These are the specs of my imac. or is it just an allaround slow mac. Is there anything in general i could do to help speed it up? I have about 52 gig of free hard drive space.
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: PowerMac6,1
Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (3.3)
Processor Speed: 1 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 1
L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 133 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.5.9f1
Serial Number (system): W8325*NHX <Edited by Host>
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-000A95942B18
Message was edited by: garysinohio

Answer 1

You really can't do an Erase & Install if you have nowhere to backup your data. The Erase & Install would remove everything from the computer and just have the Operating System in place. (Even if your computer is running OK, you should still have important files saved elsewhere--on CDs, DVDs or an external hard drive. Your hard drive could fail at any time!)
If things work OK in the new account, you can migrate your data from the old account to the new one, and I'll look for the article about that tomorrow (it's a bit late for me and I'm heading off to bed shortly).
This statement from my previous post:
"If so, you've got a software issue on your hands" basically means you could have a software issue with some part of OS X if an Erase & Install would clear up your web browsing problem.
~Lyssa