Please Help I Need To Know How To Update My Computer

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Please Help I Need To Know How To Update My Computer

Hi,

My dad has a 1998 Powerbook G3 with the most classic software that was installed in 1998. When i try to update any of the software the computer seems to think that it is too old and doesn't recognize the software i am trying to update. I want the older computer to have Mac Os 10 or something close to that. I want that nice bar on the bottom of the screen where you can pick and choose which file you want to go into just by clicking. If you don't exactly understand what i want, i just want to update my Powerbook G3 series that still has the same software as when we purchased the computer in 1998. Thanks

Powerbook G3 Series, Mac OS 9.2.x, It migh be an earlier version but it came out in 98

Posted on Oct 1, 2007 12:47 PM

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Answer 1

jpl

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Oct 1, 2007 7:47 PM in response to damo0501

damo,

You have the Powerbook G3 Series M4753 without USB and FireWire ports; this 'book is also known as the 'Wallstreet'. It originally shipped with a special OS 8.1, then later with OS 8.5.1.

I would head over the Powerbook G3 Discussions > Using Your Powerbook G3 where there are many threads discussing installing OSX on this model.
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1066

Here are just a few threads to get started:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=966183&tstart=105
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=746669&tstart=285

If yopu have any questions, post in the Powerbook G3 Forums.

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Answer 2

Oct 2, 2007 6:05 AM in response to damo0501

If you want a Dock similar to the OS X Dock, check out the freeware A-Dock for OS 8.5 - OS 9.x @ http://jerome.foucher.free.fr/ADock/ADock.html

 Cheers, Tom 😉

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Answer 3

Oct 2, 2007 6:21 AM in response to Texas Mac Man

The predecessor of the Dock was the Launcher Control panel, which can be set to open at startup. It can have as many as 8 panes with single-click buttons to select the panes, and can be made long and skinny or short and fat and placed anywhere on screen, including along the bottom of the screen.

Panes are created by putting a folder starting with option-8 (bullet character) into the Launcher Items Folder in the System Folder, such as •Utilities. Then Items to be added can just be dragged to the current pane in the Launcher window to be installed there, Option-dragged to remove. I also added an Alias of Launcher to my Apple Menu Items Folder so that I could bring Launcher to the front using the Apple Menu.

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