joe3fromMV
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Q: I have a perfectly operating Powerbook G4 running OS 10.5.8. My bank requires a browser update and the only ones offered for Safari will not work. Any work-around?

I have a perfectly operating Powerbook G4 running OS 10.5.8. My bank requires a browser update and the only ones offered for Safari will not work. Any work-around?

PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8), safari not working on new bank prg

Posted on May 14, 2016 8:28 PM

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel May 14, 2016 8:30 PM in response to joe3fromMV
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    May 14, 2016 8:30 PM in response to joe3fromMV

    Try using TenFourFox.

     

    (142304)

  • by ziggy29,

    ziggy29 ziggy29 May 15, 2016 4:02 PM in response to joe3fromMV
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    May 15, 2016 4:02 PM in response to joe3fromMV

    CHeck out either TenFourFox or WebKit.  Both work well with Leopard.  In my experience, TFF is most compatible with modern browser technology, and WebKit is faster.  Both are still updated and both run under Leopard.

  • by Drago76,

    Drago76 Drago76 Sep 26, 2016 10:57 AM in response to joe3fromMV
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    Sep 26, 2016 10:57 AM in response to joe3fromMV

    Very strange to hear. I type this text from my Powerbook G4 1.67 GHz / 2 Gb RAM ( sometimes after start there is only 1 Gb RAM - lower memory slot problem....), latest tenfourfox - and i can say, internet browsing is painfully slow there  -even on relatively simple pages without lot of ads and flash....

    safari is bit better than tenfour, but there is no updates for it, as so, many sites do not work with it, as you mention, and in anyway - it is too a bit slow. yet, in general, that is very good machine, 10.5.8 OS X, 40 gb hdd, 15" screen, and very nice "pages" icon...;)

    but very slow for internet, youtube plays with heavy freezeings, even small resolution videos, and so on, sadly...;(

    buy this a 2 years ago for try to discover who is Mac OS ( my old dream, i start my computer world with zx spectrum 48k, and then there is Amiga, about what we can only dream...;) ), and it like me or not. In result, now my main machine is mbp mid 2012 13" - so good, as i turn on my linux slackware desktop computer about a one time in month or so..;)

  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Sep 26, 2016 2:51 PM in response to Drago76
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    Sep 26, 2016 2:51 PM in response to Drago76

    You can download TenFourFoxG5 from here:

     

    http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/

     

    Now for the interesting bit: TenFourFox, like Firefox, does not support most plug-ins. Unless you are prone to headaches (in which case don't) you can read about that here:

     

    http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/wiki/PluginsNoLongerSupported

     

    But there is a workaround!

     

    Open TenFourFox and type in the address bar: about:config (no spaces) and click return. This gives you a warning that it might harm the application. Ignore that and click on 'I'll be careful, I promise' and you get the config file that you can edit - with great care.

     

    Look/search (scroll down) for: tenfourfox.plugins.enabled

    Set it to true. (Double click it to toggle it)

     

    Now close TenFourFox, open it again, and Flash will now work, as it now uses the plug-ins that Safari has stored.