Problems with iCal 2.0.5 subscribing to a .mac calendar published with 3.0

I'm having trouble subscribing to a calendar published on my .mac account on my older machine which I keep at home. I have a nasty suspicion the problem may just be one of compatibility. But, as the home machine is only used for web browsing and itunes streaming I really have no need to upgrade it to Leopard!
Every attempt to subscribe results in the following message:
+"Error subscribing to the calendar+
+Data downloaded from http://[URL] is not valid."+
I've had a look through the forums and so far haven't found anything.
Has anyone experienced a similar problem? Surely Apple would ensure backwards compatibility to at least the previous version of iCal!!??!!

I have a similar problem, except my iCal 2 machine gets no error, just completes its subscription-refresh and ends as though everything went just fine. Although nothing ever gets updated.
I did check the .Mac location and the real ical file is there and updated per its modification date.

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It depends on what iMac you have. If it is an old PPC (G4 orG5) iMac then no further upgrades are possible. If it an Intel iMac:
Start by checking if you can run Snow Leopard:
Requirements for OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard'
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
(NB: PowerPC applications can still be run in Snow Leopard using Rosetta, but they will not work in later versions of OS X.)
The OS 10.6 Snow Leopard install DVD is available for $19.99 from the Apple Store:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
and in the UK:
http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
When you have installed it, run Software Update to download and install the latest updates for Snow Leopard to bring it up to 10.6.8, or download the combo update from here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
Check via Software Update whether any further updates are required, particularly to iTunes.
You should now see the App Store icon in iTunes, and you now need to set up your account:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4479
You can now upgrade to Mavericks OS 10.9 for free IF you have one of the following Macs, with not less than 2GB of RAM, and at least 8GB of available space on your hard drive:
iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
Xserve (Early 2009)
iCloud system requirements:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4759
If you cannot run Mavericks you can purchase the code to use to download Lion from the App Store (Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and 2GB of RAM, running the latest version of Snow Leopard):
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion
or Mountain Lion:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion

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Matt02,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Those calendars are worthless and have not been updated in ages.
Go back several years and you will probably find entries.
Rest assured, you are not having problems with your system.
I suggest that you submit: http://www.apple.com/feedback/ical.html

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