Re: Upgrade iMac 8.1

On 7/29/2024 10:05 PM, BungleBob wrote:

On 2024-07-30 02:22:36 +0000, philo said:

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Have to admit I am not familiar with this machine. (or any of the Intel Macs)
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I was given an iMac 8.1 running OSX 10.5.8
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The owner had a 10.6 upgrade DVD but when I try to run it to upgrade, I get a message "will not run on this version."

 The iMac8,1 will run Mac OS X 10.5.2 to 10.11.6
 The upgrade DVD might not work for a few reasons (could be for a specific Mac model, etc.).
 You can download install disk images of older versions of MacOS direct from Apple's website at
<https://support.apple.com/en-us/102662>
in the "Use a web browser for older versions" section.
  

Thanks
I did finally find an old version of Firfox on uptodown.com

 

Actually, what I really need to do is just upgrade the browser.
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Safari 5 connects to very few websites...I can't even connect to the Apple store
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Any idea where I can get a browser that is better than what I have>
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new version of Firefox will not run

 Even Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) is getting old and the version of Safari it comes with may not work on the websites you want. Firefox or one of the spin-offs like WaterFox may be a better option.
   

Also:
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I wanted to empty SOME files from the trash bin NOT all of them
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The ONLY option is to empty the bin>
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I did Google and found two answers
Either hit the command or else the option key
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That gives no option to delete only that file
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Thanks

 - Open the Trash (click on the Trash icon in the Dock)
- Right-click on any file to delete and choose "Delete Immediately"
- You can select multiple files by holding down the Command key while
  clicking on each file, then right-click on any file to delete all the
  selected ones.
 

No such option on the context menu
I need to know how to delete just a few files that I created
I do not want to delete any that were there previously...that is up to the owner