What can I do with my 2003 iMac

With either Mac OS X 10.4.11 or OS X 10.5 8, you could get & run a hybrid browser that

is as up to date as the 'coding in mozilla firefox versions' on which TenFourFox is based.

My older G4 Macs use TenFourFox and a recent update to their FPR build is available.

One Mid-2005 G4 iBook shipped with and still runs Tiger 10.4.11, 1.5GB RAM, 40GB HDD,

133GHz CPU; little slow online, could be faster if Ethernet cable used to access internet.

If your iMac has 5400-to-7200 RPM rotational hard drive, w/ at least 1GB or 2GB RAM inside

Tiger 10.4.11 should run adequately; TenFourFox also allow best/only probable web access.

{With at goodly amount of unused storage capacity in hard drive, the system & browser can

work a bit faster; the need for Virtual Memory (read-write temp files to HDD) is high when

demand for actual RAM memory is marginal.}

Newer Leopard 10.5.8 requires more resources to function, better bus speed, faster RPM HDD,

more RAM, with larger memory/virtual memory reserves. Temp swap files (read/write) HDD

also a bottleneck or choke-point when rationing limited resources to hungry Mac.

The other G4 Mac is Late 2005 mini w/ 1.5GHz PPC CPU with limits of its own. This also has

TenFourFox updated to latest build from the floodgap site link. ~ You can still get internet

radio (many channels, online free) and use iTunes player for local media disc too. iTunes

for Tiger 10.4.11 and later version 10.5.8, still may be downloaded free from Apple support.

• TenFourFox: fork of Mozilla Firefox for Power Macintosh ~ Mac OS X Tiger & Leopard:

http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/

And for those on the fringe, with early Intel-based Mac with 10.6.8 or earlier, TenFourFox

G3 version can work; it requires special attention to installation details for it to work. My

MacBook1.1 13-inch 1.83GHz coreduo w/ 2GB RAM & 160GB HDD (7200-RPM) runs 10.5.8

and TenFourFox-G3 version very well. Better than single-core PPC machines. Also updated.

So the 2003 iMac G4 should be able to go online by Ethernet or perhaps slower wi-fi and

browse internet, play iTunes internet radio, and run either Tiger 10.4.11, or Leopard 10.5.8.

(My iMac G4s require hardware repair to be restored to workable state; have two, still.)

Upload a bunch of your photos and use it to play a constant slide show in iPhotos or use the screensaver to do the slide show.. Use it to display recipes while you cook. If iTunes works, do not update it and use it for music, CD's or use internet radio.

Pretty much nothing. That's got a PowerPC processor in it so you couldn't even install Windows on it. You might be able to find an old Linux build for it, but that's not going to be much more useful on the internet than OS X 10.4 is.

You're not going to find any modern browsers for it at all. It's pretty much outlived its usefulness.

you did not mention was OS version you are running. One web browser that runs on those older machines/OS versions:

https://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/

I guess this is the old white dome base kind of G4 iMac? Too bad you can't turn one of those into an aquarium like the original first generation G3 iMacs. (might work with G5 iMacs also)

http://www.jakeharms.com/imacaquarium

this guy has plans for how to make one of those dome bases into a lamp shade:

http://www.jakeharms.com/diy-kits

Saw this topic and see K Shaffer already posted what I would have written. I have a 2001 G4 running next to me as an emergency computer and it has Tiger OS and TenFourFox. A bit slow anf I haven't tried it with any really challenging web pages. Not many of those I have found so far but actually the new Apple Support Communities web site is one of the few out there that tends to not work with older Apple equipment so the next time I use the G4 I'll have to see if it can still get access to this site.

The only reason to keep it is for nostalgia. Certainly nothing current will run on it.

If it is in good shape and still runs, you may want to try to sell it (or keep it as a legacy item) - I used to have one and loved it.

PS: if missing or update to last version(s) is desired, see iTunes for Tiger & Leopard, here:

• iTunes for Tiger 10.4.11 & Leopard 10.5.8 - Apple Community

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-13011

Good luck & happy computing!😊

Try to Google this issue on your 2003 iMac?

Can you remove me too? Your "help" wasn't helpful at all in any way. "I really can't say" isn't anything at all. An old OS running an old browser would be bigly unsecure. I would hate to imagine what kind of "help" you would offer during a flood.

Boat anchor?

I really can't say. I don't know if there are any browsers that would run on it and support modern webpages.