Skype on Mac OS 10.3.4 ?

Hi all,
I run an eMac with 256 MB RAM on OS 10.3.4 and I once installed Skype on it, but never used it much. Now I have a contact that wants to skype with me, but when I opened Skype it said I need to upgrade and the upgrade requires at least 10.3.9 and 512 MB. Needless to say I do not approve of this, even if Skype is free. Why should I upgrade my computer to be able to do what used to be possible?
Is there a version of Skype somewhere that still works on my machine? Or maybe anything compatible?
Greetings,
Sjaak

Hi sjaak,
You said: "Needless to say I do not approve of this, even if Skype is free"
As with any software, developers upgrade the software to become more powerful and useful for the end user especially with the advent of more powerful modern hardware. They cannot just support or continue to support older systems at a certain point. Believe me, I can relate to not being able to use softwares that require upgrades to use, as I too use an older iMac G3 which cuts me out of much such as video chat with iChat AV etc.
Kappy is correct though, that upgrading your RAM would not only allow you to use Skype but your whole system and your computer usage would benefit. RAM is very cheap/inexpensive now so another 256 MB chip would not be that expensive.
Additionally, as Kappy says, 10.3.9 is free. Check out Apple Downloads and download the 10.3.9 Combo update (Client version). This will bring your OS up to 10.3.9 without having to download all the delta updates in between and will include any security and other related bug fixes. I think you'll find that 10.3.9 will be far less troublesome for you regardless of using Skype.
Sorry, I don't have an answer for your more direct question of if there is still a version of Skype that your system config will work with.
good luck,
littleshoulders
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