We have an IMac that is older but works great. All software available upgrades are installed. It won't recognize any newer devices like Ipad. Can the operating system be the problem? Can we upgrade...how?
iMac
Minimum OS required for iPad and the like is 10.5.8. This is also the last OS X version that will run on your machine.
If, as your title states, you have an Intel iMac with a Core 2 Duo processor, you can upgrade to Mac OS 10.7 Lion, although you may find Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard more compatible with your current software.
You've posted in a low-traffic forum that basically covers Macs made before about 1998, so you should repost your question in the forum for Intel imacs here:
We have a iMAC that is older but works great. It doesn't recognize software such as Ipad@ We have installed all available updates. Hardware Overview: Model Name: iMac Model Identifier: iMac6,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed:
