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Q: browse online on ibook g4

I have an ibook G4 and want to just use it for browsing the internet, but firefox, safari, etc. don't work properly. Flash sites don't work, etc. I tried installing icab 3.0.5, but it still didn't pull up the sites in proper format, then quit unexpectedly. How can I upgrade the computer to browse the internet?

 

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iBook, Mac OS X (10.3.x)

Posted on Aug 30, 2012 7:52 AM

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  • by Knucklesmac,

    Knucklesmac Knucklesmac Aug 30, 2012 8:07 AM in response to tobeyh
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    Aug 30, 2012 8:07 AM in response to tobeyh

    Hello and welcome to the support community.

     

    Which exact iBook G4 model do you own?

    If you go to the apple logo top left and then to 'about this mac' let us know what it says.

    Is it also the 12" or 14" iBook model?

     

    I know what you mean with the unexpected quitting of Safari and FireFox under Mac OS X 10.3. My iBook G4 does the same. I resorted to installing tenforfox and camino

     

    Sadly your not resolve the flash problem with any browser you use. Flash for Mac PPC (G4 iBook's) is very much out of date and can't support the current flash websites like YouTube. This would be the same for updating the OS.

     

    You can upgrade your iBook depending on the specifications. If you let us know which version of the iBook you have, we could advise you to which would be the best version to upgrade to.

  • by Ronda Wilson,

    Ronda Wilson Ronda Wilson Aug 30, 2012 12:06 PM in response to Knucklesmac
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    Aug 30, 2012 12:06 PM in response to Knucklesmac

    The sites to which you've linked require Mac OS X 10.4. The original poster has requested a browser for Mac OS X 10.3.x.

  • by Knucklesmac,

    Knucklesmac Knucklesmac Aug 30, 2012 12:16 PM in response to Ronda Wilson
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    Aug 30, 2012 12:16 PM in response to Ronda Wilson

    Well as you know Ronda, you can install Camino on Mac OS X 10.3. Granted the link should have been to the download page for version 1.6 like Camino, but it shouldn't stop anyone following the relevant links to the correct version applicable to their version of Mac OS X.

  • by Tom Older,

    Tom Older Tom Older Sep 1, 2012 9:36 AM in response to tobeyh
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    Sep 1, 2012 9:36 AM in response to tobeyh

    If you Google "flash fix for mac ppc" you will be referred to a youtube site with an own risk download tweak which gets flash working fine on ppc. makes all the difference, works on my ibook G4 and powerbook G4. The link is in the info beneath the youtube hacker. many grateful messages, no wonder.