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How can I update the Internet Explorer on a Powermac G3?

It's running Mac OS 8.5.1. and I recently took this beautiful machine out of the closet and tried getting it up and running again just to mess around with. But when I try to use Internet Explorer (4.01) I get a message saying "A script error occured. Some scripts on the affected page may not work correctly. Do you want to continue running scripts on the affected page?" Can this maching handle Safari? If not, how can I update IE as the furthest it can handle?

And on a sidenote, I want to update the software as far as possible as well as clear the hard drive of all that old unecessary junk, does anyone know what to do or how to handle that? I don't have any of the old disks to use.

PowerBook, Mac OS 8.6 or Earlier

Posted on Aug 1, 2012 7:51 PM

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BDAqua

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Posted on Aug 1, 2012 8:36 PM

No Safari for anything less than ISX.

Those errors are expected, the old IE just can't handle todays Internet. 😟

http://lowendmac.com/thompson/06/0103.html

Might try the original Browser, iCab 3.0.5...

http://www.icab.de/dl.php

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Jon Smith

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Aug 3, 2012 8:29 PM in response to jscheerer

If I recall correctly, you'll want a rev 2 motherboard if you're going to do all this serious upgrading - though I can't quite remember why, or what the part number is. See if this jogs someone else's memory.

Have fun with your dinosaur!

jws

BDAqua

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Aug 3, 2012 9:08 PM in response to Jon Smith

Indeed yes, the Version one had IDE problems.

MichelPM

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Aug 3, 2012 9:27 PM in response to BDAqua

BDAqua,

Is this why you couldn't install much larger HDs into these Macs?

BDAqua

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Aug 3, 2012 10:12 PM in response to MichelPM

I don't think so, yet sort of, but it was a reason only certain drives worked, & why introducing a second drive was always a problem. 🙂

From the Mothership...

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/IDE/BWG3_rev1_IBMdeskstar.html

Early blue and white G3s ("Revision 1" units) had IDE controller problems related to the ATA/33 hard drive controller that made it impossible to connect two hard drives and prevented the use of newer drives. Using newer ATA drives in those units resulted in data transmission errors if the drives were connected to the on-board ATA/33 controller, the severity of the problem varying according to the particular make and model of the drive. Workarounds include replacing motherboards and employing the use of SCSI, Ultra ATA or SATA PCI controller cards. Stable operation can be achieved if the drive can be limited to Multi-Word DMA Mode 2 (disabling UDMA), although this limits throughput to 16 MB/sec. Some hard drives support disabling UDMA in firmware through manufacturer-supplied utilities (generally DOS-based). Alternatively, the transfer mode can be limited to Multi-Word DMA Mode 2 through the use of third-party driver software such as FWB Hard Disk Toolkit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Macintosh_G3_(Blue_%26_White)

How can I update the Internet Explorer on a Powermac G3?