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Q: Where can i get a free system update to at least mac os x 10.7 so i can communicate between my IBOOK G3 system and itunes ?? Or am i stuck until i can afford to purchase all of the necessary updates of mac os x 10.4.11up to 10.7?? to mac os x 10.7

Will somebody send me what links i need to  obtain the updates necessary for me to be capable of downloading apps and other programs from applestore and itunes from this ibook g3 please~!!!! I just bought this ibook from ebay. I wasn't sure why i got such a goos deal until i attempted downloading from itunes the day it came..  I have alot of other software cd's that i cant use because my systems arent even close to being near the requirements I need to be able to read the programs,, much less download onto this

iBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Feb 7, 2015 4:30 AM

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  • by Japib,

    Japib Japib Feb 7, 2015 5:06 AM in response to markmrs7ms
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    Feb 7, 2015 5:06 AM in response to markmrs7ms

    iBooks don't support Snow Leopard or Lion, so you can't get the App Store on it, it's too old.

  • by Ralph Landry1,

    Ralph Landry1 Feb 7, 2015 5:11 AM in response to markmrs7ms
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    Feb 7, 2015 5:11 AM in response to markmrs7ms

    The G3 cannot be updated to any Mac OS X version beyond where you are now...the versions that provide access to iBooks (Mac OS X 10.9 and 10.10) require an Intel processor.  If you want access to the Mac App Store and to the iBook store you will have to buy a model that has at least an Intel Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7, or Xeon processor and that meets the additional requirements given in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5842

  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Feb 7, 2015 10:17 PM in response to markmrs7ms
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    Feb 7, 2015 10:17 PM in response to markmrs7ms

    Should you have been misled about the capabilities of the iBook G3

    portable PowerPC-based Apple computer you bought online, you may

    be able to return it; misrepresented products may be returned if you

    bought through such places as eBay, etc.

     

    Also, the name iBook has been re-used, it currently not only applies to

    old vintage or obsolete Apple portable PowerPC G3/G4 computers, it

    also applies to the newer iBooks ebooks, applications, software, and an

    author application where later spec computer or device systems are

    needed to utilize their function. But not current portable computers.

     

    For relatively inexpensive Intel-based white polycarbonate Apple portable

    computers that could run Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion 10.7, you may find

    some resellers of repaired or used stocks, with Core2Duo processors,

    and these MacBook entry-level models replaced the PowerBook/iBook G4

    builds in 2006, then were discontinued by 2010. Now there are MacBook/Air

    MacBook/Pro models, the latest models are rather different in build & OS X.

     

    everymac.com has information about most all Macs, including portables

    and their years of manufacture, specification, and other details.

     

    So, I'd check into the returns situation, and get some model of more recent

    build; even a repaired one with a limited guarantee could be OK. Depending

    on what your expectations are, you may find a deal, or a disappointment in

    trying to find a bargain without  more information on what their limits are.

     

    Older models no longer made appear in online resale sites, some companies

    repair and resell a variety and their inventory is changing all the time. But other

    resellers may not really know anything at all about the items they sell on ebay.

    A local Mac user group may be helpful with locating something nearby. Or you

    could try some online resellers who have a good reputation among Mac users.

     

    In any event...

    Good luck & happy computing!