My father has a 1.25 GHz Power PC G4 Mac Mini with 1 GB of memory. He is running 10.5.8. It is running very slowly. Should I do a clean install of his system?

His internet is very slow though is on a cable modem. Pages take forever to download. Mail doesn't get delivered. I've tried the usual unplug, plug.
Maybe it's time for a new machine. He bought his in 2006. The guy is almost 90 (old people and computers - there ought to be a law!) and is on a budget.

A clean install sounds like a good idea.
Watch those remarks about us old people. We might get insulted. Remember we have the experience and the money.

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