Mac OS 10.4.11 and Upgrading
Hi - I have a MacBook and it is operating on OS 10.4.11. Somehow I lost Firefox Mozilla and now I am unable to download
either the current version or old version. Only problem is that my uni course is not compatible with Safari and they say to use
Firefox! Can someone advise what my best option is - am I best to upgrade my OS? I have since bought a new ipad and use
that for most things but not for word based documents and work + uni - I find the Macbook best for this. Many Thanks.
Hi eddyberzak, and a warm welcome to the forum!
I take it that is a G5!?
The latest OS you can run on a G5 is 10.5.8
Leopard requirements/10.5.x...
* Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor
minimum system requirements
* 512MB of memory (I say 2GB at least)
* DVD drive for installation
* 9GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)
You have to call Apple & ask for a Product Specialist to get it.
And that won't run FCP7 or even FCP6, I think FCP5 was the last one for PPC Macs.
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