Macs can also run PC software, so you get a twofer! Mike Amato
On September 13, 2016 at 11:27:23 AM, 'John Hobbs' via iMac Group (imaclist@googlegroups.com(mailto:imaclist@googlegroups.com)) wrote: > > > On 12 Sep 2016, at 15:09, J Janks wrote: > > I'm not the Mac user the hubby is but he is NOT tech friendly in the least. > He has a desktop iMac 5.2 (I did find that is produced week 34 of 2006) that > is running OS X Tiger. I found the update log but can't find it again so > based on memory last update was 2010/11 (sound about right??). I ran updater > this morning just to make sure it had been updated and there were not > outstanding updates and there weren't so Mac has stopped supporting Tiger?? > Issue is at start up sometimes it doesn't want to load anything, it just runs > and runs, so you have to reboot usually just once but a few times now it has > taken 2 - 3 reboots. He thinks he needs a new Mac but I'm thinking just an > update to the operating system may be in order, maybe an optimization/clean > up or he just get a non-Mac Windows based PC. He has NO extra programs that > he has installed on it, using Safari to check email, do some scheduling > online and online research for his dad's coin business is the extent of his > computing, seriou sly. Would he use it for anything else if it could do it - no, so no need for a new $1,500 computer IM (humble wife) O if we can update the OS or if there is something I can optimize or do clean up so it boots right. > > This is the system info: > Intel Core 2 > 1.83 GHZ > only 512MB of memory though > running at 667 MHZ > > I have spent the past 3 hours trying to figure out if I can update this to at > least Snow Leopard and I don't talk tech so partitioning this or that is not > anything I know how to do. I need to know, in non tech terms, if I buy Snow > Leopard can I do a straight install off the disc? I don't think he has enough > memory, doesn't Snow Leopard need at least 1G of memory but even if I can > update to SL what are some complications that could happen? Fail to install > and corrupt the current OS?? I highly doubt he has any discs from when he > bought it, if it even came with any so reinstall of Tiger is out if it screws > up. > > FSF, if I need to increase memory, by time we put money in that and time > installing Snow Leopard (my business gets crazy this time of year so time is > at a premium) he could have bought a Window's based PC for what he does IM > (humble wife) O again. But seriously, I do photography and digitize designs > on a PC so why spend more on one that is not going to be fully utilized and > no, I don't want a new one at the moment, I don't have time for learning > curves or installing/setting up my software on a new one. I'm just wanting to > (hopefully) do a quick install of SL on his machine, optimize/clean it up so > it boots right or just buy him a Windows PC and tell him to deal with it. > Yeah I'm a mean wife. > > I don't see why changing operating system would help. > If it boots sometimes then the os is ok. > does this mac have an internal battery? > > look under the apple menu/ about this mac/more info > copy the serial number and paste it into the identifier at > > http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/ > > this should tell you everything you need to know concerning ram and os. > > Good luck > John > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group > for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
