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Not Quite OSX, but...
emuelle1 | Feb 18 2006
I figure this is as good a place as any to ask. A friend gave me an old iMac. I keep hearing about how great Macs are, but I can't really afford one right now, so I took the free old one. It's running OS 8.6. Is there anything I can do with it, or any place I can get software (freeware)for it? I can't even install iTunes on this thing. Most Mac users I talk to say I need OSX, but that's not really an option (at least not a purchase option). Is this just a colorful desk ornament? 12 Comments
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 These folks are nutsSubmitted by dancingbrook on February 21, 2006 - 9:04am.
If it's running, it's a great machine. You can do a ton of stuff with it. For organizing, get Palm Desktop (free). If it came with apps, AppleWorks will do most things the average user needs. Claris Emailer is a great mail app. And use the latest Netscape Navigator that will run on it. Hopefully it came with the original install disks, so the first thing to do might be to reformat the drive and get a clean install going. It's not the state of art, but it will do an awful lot. emuelle1 wrote: I figure this is as good a place as any to ask. A friend gave me an old iMac. I keep hearing about how great Macs are, but I can't really afford one right now, so I took the free old one. It's running OS 8.6. » POSTED IN:
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