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I really hate having to buy new macs every few years. Between the machines and the software it is a big investment and a whole lot of time setting things up and learning how to use it. I usually keep my macs as long as I can. My only problem now is the browsers. Firefox, Chrome and Safari don't seems to want to support 10.5.8.

At least FF and Safari run but there are some sites I visit that don't work well with those old versions and the new versions can't be installed on 10.5.8. Any suggestions on a browser that will let my macs live a little longer? Sorry - I assumed that you had to stay with 10.5.8. The usual reason is when using a PowerPC Mac, such as a G4 or G5 Mac. Those cannot be upgraded to any newer OS X version That solution that I posted, with the PPC version of a nice web browser, is designed for those that want, or need to stay with PPC versions. You would be better served if you upgrade your OS X, as you will have a lot of other options.

Is there a particular reason that you have chosen not to upgrade your operating system? Can you tell me a couple of things?

What Mac do you have, and how much RAM memory is installed? You can make sure about that by going to the Apple menu, then About This Mac. That window will show processor speed and memory installed (plus a couple of other items), Then, click on the More Info button. That will bring up the System Profiler, where you can look at the hardware configuration (Hardware Overview) What is listed next to Model Identifier? (should be something like iMac9,1 - but I need to know what your iMac shows) A Core 2 Duo iMac can be upgraded to Lion (OS X 10.7.5) as a minimum. A newer Core 2 Duo can even be upgraded to 10.11.3, depending on what you have - although you may not want, or need to do that - it is still an option for you But, I need to know which iMac you have, and the System Profiler will tell me everything relevant about possible upgrades for your iMac. The main reason I ask about this, is that an operating system upgrade will provide newer versions of Safari, and you will have the opportunity to use other, more up-to-date web browsers that you might prefer, and the upgrade should let your browsing experience improve, hopefully, with better security, too.

Thank you for the detailed reply. Here is the info you requested: Model Name: iMac Model Identifier: iMac9,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 6 MB Memory: 2 GB Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz Boot ROM Version: IM91.008D.B08 SMC Version (system): 1.44f0 You asked if there was a reason I did not want to upgrade.

Actually there is. Software compatibility. I would prefer not to have to buy new software or expensive upgrades, especially those applications that now only give you one-year licenses. Here is a list of some of them I have: PS Elements 6 Illustrator CS4 4th Dimension (an expensive database program) MS Office 2008 (license does not expire after one year) Text Wrangler Thank you! Text Wrangler is free software - maybe you meant some other name. MS Office 2008 SHOULD continue working, even if you go to most recent OS X. You may not be able to reinstall Office 2008, in latest OS X version, not sure about that.

But, if you simply upgrade, it should be OK. Even Office 2004, can go to OS X 10.6 And, Office 2011 license does not expire, unless you need to enable the Office 365 subscription. I am not sure if you can still purchase the stand-alone Office 2011, but the Office 2016 can be purchased as stand alone, too.(no subscription either) 4D is one that I don't know about (at least since I last used it more than 20 years ago ) Adobe stuff - yeah, that can be fun. No chance of going to CS6, I suppose? You have 10.5.8 now. If you want to try an upgrade to Lion, there's two methods to get there (assuming that you don't already have any newer OS X installers, and have not purchased any) You have to purchase Lion, which you can get at the Apple online store from. But, the purchase will give you a redemption code that you use in your App Store.

You need a Mac that has an App Store, which means that you have to upgrade to Snow Leopard first, then fully update to 10.6.8 (as the installer by itself does not have the App Store, you have to install, then update through Software Update. If you don't have Snow Leopard, you will need to purchase that installer DVD, which you can get. THEN, with Snow Leopard, you have the App Store, where you download and then install Lion. Or, you could ignore Lion, and go to Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8.5), which I think would be a better match, and closer to current system. You would also have to purchase Mountain Lion from (you would not need Lion if you do that) Those are the only choices that you have to upgrade directly from Apple, unless you want to update to the El Capitan (which would be a big leap for you, mostly because of your software needs) So, just to recap, if you want to move to more modern system, you have to first go to Snow Leopard, then you have access to several choices for upgrades through the App Store.