Upgrade OS 10.5.8 to Snow Leopard - any problems?

My computer info:
Model Name:
iMac
Model Identifier: iMac8,1
Mac OS X Version 10.5.8
Processor: 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: IM81.00C1.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.30f1
I've been happy with my OS X 10.5.8, but I'm getting messages that my Safari Version 5.0.6 browser will no longer be supported by various web sites and Google Mail. I can't upgrade my browser unless I upgrade my OS.
I guess I'll have move into the 21st Century!
I don't use any apps like Blue Tooth, Cell Phone, etc. but I do use Airport for connecting to the internet.
My questions for you tech wizards:
- If I purchase and install Snow Leopard, will I lose anything I already have on my computer: files, photos, software, etc?
- Will I still be able to keep Photoshop Version 8.0 or will it disappear? I don't have the disk to reinstall it.
- How difficult would it be to upgrade Safari and Firefox after Snow Leopard?
Thanks for any help for this "in the stone age" computerist.
Nina

If yoU do not want to upgrade your OS X immediately, you can try another web browser.
You can try an older version of Mozilla FireFox. Last compatible version for OS X 10.5.8 was two years, ago.
Found here.
http://www.oldapps.com/mac/firefox.php?system=mac_os_x_10.5_leopard_intel

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