Wrong OS 10.2.8 on my IMac G3

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Wrong OS 10.2.8 on my IMac G3

Hi I bought an Imac G3,that has the OS 10.2.8 (6R73) which is recommended for G5 only. From what I've learned, I should have the OS 10.2.8 (6R65). Of course I did not get any software when I bought it. The problem I'm having is creating an email account be it with Yahoo or any other mail service. This Imac is strickly going to be used to send and receive emails, chat on different forums and searching the Internet. What can I do that will not incur purchasing expensive hardware or software?

Imac G3, Mac OS X (10.2.x), 350 Mhz processor

Posted on Jul 20, 2008 1:41 PM

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Kappy

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Jul 20, 2008 2:23 PM in response to howdymac

iMac G3s never came with any version of OS X, so any version works up through Panther or Tiger depending on how old the machine is. What makes you think the version you have is the wrong one? G5 iMacs require 10.3.5 or later. Jaguar does not work on a G5 iMac. Only the first G5 desktop was delivered with a version of Jaguar - 10.2.7.

There is no 6R73 or 6R65 version of Jaguar listed as included with any Mac: Mac OS - Versions builds included with computers (since 1998).

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Jul 20, 2008 4:08 PM in response to Kappy

Thanks for the info. I forgot to mention one important element. The OS X is in French and I learned the info that I posted earlier from this site: http://www.configmac.com/jaguar.php.

Does this make things any clearer?

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Kappy

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Jul 20, 2008 5:03 PM in response to howdymac

Those are simply build versions. They are not stipulated as required for a particular model, rather the build supplied with that version number.

You have a G3 iMac. Basically any version of OS X from 10.0 to 10.4.11 will work unless it's a first or second generation iMac in which case up through 10.3.9. Any retail version, just don't use a machine specific OEM (gray labeled) version because those are machine specific and may not work.

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Jul 20, 2008 5:12 PM in response to Kappy

Hi Kappy,

I found this Apple Knowledge Base article "Mac OS X 10.2.8, G5: About the Mac OS X 10.2.8 (G5) Update".

It states:

"Important: This update works only with Power Mac G5 computers. To update a different kind of computer to Mac OS X 10.2.8, refer to technical document 25524, "Mac OS X: About the Mac OS X 10.2.8 Update"."

Not sure if that means that it is or is not a problematic update installed on the OP's machine.

regards,

littleshoulders 🙂

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Kappy

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Jul 20, 2008 5:25 PM in response to littleshoulders

That version probably is machine specific.

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howdymac Author

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Jul 20, 2008 6:43 PM in response to Kappy

Thanks again for the info. It is a 2nd generation iMac (version 2.2). Can you direct me to where I can acquire any version of OS X that will work at the lowest cost possible? I'm really new in this world and would greatly appreciate all the help I can get.

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Kappy

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Jul 20, 2008 10:12 PM in response to howdymac

If you have the 350 MHz model you can install up to 10.3.9. If it's the 400 MHz model then you can install up to 10.4.11. You can look for retail copies at eBay or FastMac.com. Be sure to only purchase true retail versions (no gray labeled OEM discs.)

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howdymac Author

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Jul 21, 2008 4:20 AM in response to Kappy

A great big thanks Kappy! I've learned a lot in just a few hours.

Cheers!

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