itunes for 8.6 os

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itunes for 8.6 os

Hi!
I recently got "classic" iMac from a family member that went to PC & just wanted rid of it. I have an eMac w/OSX & don't have any knowledge with this os. I've used 9.2 but nothing prior to that.
I want to use this iMac for song storage because I already have 2 other computers (1 mac, 1 pc) & that's really the only thing I wanted it for. It is still in good working condition (I'm using it right now to send this post) although it is slow. If I could find a use for it then I could keep it, otherwise it's just taking up space.
Are there any iTunes programs that will work on this iMac? The only thing I have come across requires an os of 9 or later. I thought I could just download the upgrade but I read that you have buy it. I'm really not interested in spending any money on this machine unless it is very minimal.
Here are the computer details: iMac 8.6 PowerPC G3 w/333 MHz processor.
Any help would be great! Thanks in advance!

Posted on Apr 3, 2005 11:55 PM

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Answer 1

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Texas Mac Man

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Apr 4, 2005 4:06 PM in response to Phil Johnston

ITunes Mac OS 8.6 patch - Unlocks the iTunes installer and application, so that they will run on Mac OS 8.6 (Mac OS 8.0/8.1 and 8.5/8.5.1 use a different interface library which is not compatible with iTunes.)
http://www.wormintheapple.gr/downloads/index.html

Download of iTunes version 1.x is also available at this site.

Cheers, Tom

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Answer 2

May 6, 2005 6:42 AM in response to taerchen

Another alternative (and one that would let you use your cd-writer to burn audio cd's, which iTunes doesn't) is SoundJam. It's free, you can pay the license fee, but the only good thing about that is that you get to use the equalizer (which I never used) and it let's you convert soundfiles into some other soundfiles, but there are zillions of other tools for that anyway. So don't pay, try the equalizer out for 30 days and notice you never use it anyway, and then just let the extra's vanish, and use the freeware stuff from that moment on.
It's a nice piece of software, and I think is better than iTunes on OS 8.x
It can be downloaded here:
http://www.mp3machine.com/software/SoundJam/

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Answer 3

May 5, 2005 4:05 AM in response to John Wyllie

I have both files you need. (ie. iTunes 1.1 and Patch for iTunes 1.1.3
Please repost with your email address and I'll be glad to send them to you.

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taerchen

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May 5, 2005 6:40 PM in response to Melanie Zapotocky

Another option for music, instead of iTunes (or in addition) is Panic Software's Audion. Panic has recently made both Audion and Transmit (a cool FTP client) available as freeware. Audion is quite a sophisticated piece of software for music. If interested, check out the links at:

http://www.panic.com/extras/

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Answer 5

Jul 21, 2005 7:15 PM in response to CATHERINE BERNARD

You can download the iTunes Patch for OS 8.6 (necessary to install iTunes) here:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/5401

You can download iTunes v1.1 here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60807

Cheers, Tom

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Answer 6

Aug 26, 2005 1:27 PM in response to Melanie Zapotocky

I did a Google search for the iTunes patch, but all of the sites had a link to the Worm in the Apple site which no longer has it. However, I found a Spanish site where you can download it. Go to:

http://www.abcdatos.com/programas/programa/l5882.html

Click on "Descargar".

The download worked & the documentation is in English.

Cheers, Tom

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Answer 7

Apr 4, 2005 7:23 AM in response to Melanie Zapotocky

It is possible to run iTunes 1.0 or 1.1 under OS 8.6 if you use iTunes Patch, I have it on my 5500.
iTunes Patch is available here -
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/5401
However, you may have trouble getting iTunes 1.0 or 1.1, I think it used to be available from Apple's download archive, but I was not able to find it just a few minutes ago. Some-one else may be able to help in this regard.

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eww

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Apr 4, 2005 4:48 AM in response to Melanie Zapotocky

Hi, Melanie. If all you want is more storage space for music, why not just buy an external hard drive or, if there's space available, add another internal drive to your G4? That would take up a lot less space than a bulky iMac, and you wouldn't need to track down an old version of iTunes or maintain another computer. And you could give the iMac to someone who could really use it.

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taerchen

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May 19, 2005 11:26 AM in response to Willem Frederik

Although I have both SoundJam and Audion, I've used neither more than a few times, mostly just to play mp3s a few times. However, I think Audion has almost all the equivalent features as does SoundJam, so if one doesn't work, it might be worth it to investigate the other.

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Apr 5, 2005 6:47 AM in response to Melanie Zapotocky

Looks like Worm in the Apple has ceased operation. Go to this link.
http://www.icpug.org.uk/national/features/020602fe.htm

Cheers, Tom

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eww

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Apr 5, 2005 7:24 AM in response to Melanie Zapotocky

Melanie: Don't throw it away I certainly wasn't suggesting that. Give it to someone who wouldn't be able to afford to buy a computer, and might get snookered into buying a PC if she could afford one. Or give it to a local thrift store, where someone of limited means will be able to buy it cheaply.

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Nov 2, 2005 6:25 PM in response to George Hill1

IPod Shuffle Mac system requirements

* Macintosh computer with USB port(5)
* Mac OS X v10.2.8 or Mac OS X 10.3.4 and later (Mac OS X 10.3.6 or later recommended for use with low-power USB ports)

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Answer 13

Apr 5, 2005 12:14 AM in response to eww

I really don't need the extra storage space at the moment, I just wanted to utilize this machine instead of putting it out to pasture. I have a thing about throwing away stuff that still technically works. I guess I was just looking for a reason to keep it alive & figured music would be the best thing to store on it. Thanks for your input though. I will definately keep the external drives in mind for the future.

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Answer 14

Apr 5, 2005 12:51 AM in response to Texas Mac Man

Tom,
I followed your link to the website but I'm not sure what I'm suppose to be looking at. I checked out a few of the links under iTunes but they seem to be for music downloading. Is there a particular site I need to become a member of to get the patch & iTunes v1.x that you mentioned in your post? I'm not too much of a web surfer so I might just be missing it.
Thanks for your reply.
-Mel

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Answer 15

Apr 5, 2005 11:45 AM in response to eww

I got the system to do what I wanted it too. However, if I decide not to keep it I'm sure I could find someone that could use it. I never thought about giving it to a thrift store, I guess I figured they wouldn't want it.
Thanks,
-Mel

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