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I have here a powerbook G4 macbook that works wonders, but some applications need upgrading and I am new to the mac world as I bought this mac second hand, so if anyone knows how to download the app store used to update and download other applications, can you please let me know where and how to download the app store off of the apple website thank you 🙂
PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.5)
Hi. The Mac App Store is only available with OS 10.6.6 and higher. Unfortunately, a PowerBook G4 can not be upgraded beyond 10.5.8.
ah bummer 😝 well is there anyway at all to know how to manually update any of my apps? like my flashplayer and skype? each time I get a promtp and I click download for the update it just redirects me over to the site to get the original program itself and not the update any inquiries as to what I may need to do? 🙂
The Skype version for PPC Macs is v. 2.8.0.866 which you get from this link:
http://en.softonic.com/author/skype
Just scroll down until you find it, or possibly this direct link will get you there a bit quicker:
http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-macosx-2.8.dmg
You can check here: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ to see which version you should install for your Mac and OS. Note that version 10,1,102,64 is the last version available to PPC Mac users** Unhelpfully, if you want the last version for PPC (G4 or G5) Macs, you need to go here:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/142/tn_14266.html and scroll down to 'Archived Versions/Older Archives'. Flash Player 10.1.102.64 is the one you download. More information here: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/838/cpsid_83808.html
You should first uninstall any previous version of Flash Player, using the uninstaller from here (make sure you use the correct one!):
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/909/cpsid_90906.html
and also that you follow the instructions closely, such as closing ALL applications first before installing. You must also carry out a permission repair after installing anything from Adobe.
(If you are running a PPC Mac with Flash Player 10.1.102.64 and are having problems with watching videos on FaceBook or other sites, try the following solution which fools the site into thinking that you are running the version 11.5.502.55:)
Download this http://scriptogr.am/nordkril/post/adobe-flash-11.5-for-powerpc to your desktop, unzip it, and replace the current Flash Player plug-in which is in your main/Library/Internet Plug-Ins folder, (not the user Library). Save the old one just in case this one doesn't work.
how to download the app store to update my applications??
