I have an older Mac desktop unit that is not able to establish connections with websites. I am able to do a google search and find websites that I want to connect to ….., but when I try to connect I get a messge that says “ Safari can’t open the page” and “Safari can’t establish a secure connection to the server www.chase.com”
not just Chase website, every website gives me the same message.
Windows, 6
Most recent websites use an encryption method that Mac is not capable of decoding. By "recent" I mean websites that have been developed and supported for use with browsers for the past ten years or so. That iMac is a lot older than that, and its hardware simply cannot keep up with those more demanding browsers.
Read Avoid fraud by using encrypted websites in Safari on Mac - Apple Support for a description of those security requirements. Many websites do not require encryption, but they use it anyway. Some websites have no particular need for encryption, and don't use it. They are becoming increasingly rare.
But in the case of the specific example you cited (www.chase.com) as a financial services or banking site it would be irresponsible for them to use anything but the latest encryption.
The unfortunate fact of life today is... you need a newer Mac. If you want to save a decent amount of money on a newer one, consider perusing Apple's Refurbished Mac Deals page. You can buy a very nicely equipped iMac for about $1100 — which as I recall is about $100 less than the purchase price of yours back when it was sold.
Most recent websites use an encryption method that Mac is not capable of decoding. By "recent" I mean websites that have been developed and supported for use with browsers for the past ten years or so. That iMac is a lot older than that, and its hardware simply cannot keep up with those more demanding browsers.
Read Avoid fraud by using encrypted websites in Safari on Mac - Apple Support for a description of those security requirements. Many websites do not require encryption, but they use it anyway. Some websites have no particular need for encryption, and don't use it. They are becoming increasingly rare.
But in the case of the specific example you cited (www.chase.com) as a financial services or banking site it would be irresponsible for them to use anything but the latest encryption.
The unfortunate fact of life today is... you need a newer Mac. If you want to save a decent amount of money on a newer one, consider perusing Apple's Refurbished Mac Deals page. You can buy a very nicely equipped iMac for about $1100 — which as I recall is about $100 less than the purchase price of yours back when it was sold.
Please identify your specific model Mac:
Identify your iMac model - Apple Support
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Identify your Mac mini model - Apple Support
Depending on the specific model there may be workarounds.
Model name: iMac
model identifier : iMac 6.1
processor name: Intel Core 2 duo
processor speed: 2.16
number of processors: 1
total number of cores: 2
L2 cashe : 4MB
memory: 3 GB
bus speed : 667 Mhz
boot Rom Version: IM61.0093.Bo7
smc version (system): 1.10f3
An iMac6,1 can be upgraded to OS X 10.7.x "Lion", no later.
There are no Internet browsers compatible with modern website security requirements that can be installed on that Mac. I know of no workarounds.
Does this mean that my computer is no longer to use for the purpose of accessing websites on the internet ?
Thank you
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