On Mon, 7 Apr 2008 20:16:03 -0400, John Gentile <yjgent@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>On 2008-04-06 20:59:04 -0400, mm <NOPSAMmm2005@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> A friend has a Mac Powerbook G3 with 8.7 installed.
>>
>> He also has a Mac desk computer but doesn't know too much about the
>> internals. I know less.
>>
>> For the Powerbook, I think his browser won't handle a lot of webpages
>> with newer html code.
>>
>> Is there an inexpensive way to upgrade the browser?
>>
>> Or to upgrade the OS and then the browser?
>>
>> Thanks.
>A G3 should be running at least Mac OS 9.2 or some form of OS X if you
>can put enough RAM and a bigger HD. 9.2 comes with IE 5, and there are
>many free browsers available that can do a better job with newer web
>sites.
>
>BTW, OS 8 only goes to 8.6, but I have a Power Mac 6500 running with
>iCab as a browser and it works OK.
It sounds good. Thanks.
For another application, a driver install, I found a file that ends in
..sit.hqx .
What do I do with it?
Is it going to be obvious how to install this, for us? My experience
is only in Windows and the owner of the computer told me tonight that
he doesn't know how to do it, doesn't even know what I'm talking
about.
I wouldn't be asking before I tried to di it, but it is the driver
file for a wireless card, and the card won't arrive by mail until
Friday or Saturday, and my friend is leaving on his trip on Sunday!
So we won't have much time to fix the computer up.
I gather that .sit means it has to be decompressed, have its files
extracted, and I guess there is a way to find the file and do this.
I know that Windows copied a lot from Mac. In windows there is a
program to display a list of all the files. How do I do this on a
Mac?
After I extract the files, in Windows I would click on the .exe file,
and it would run and use the other files to complete the process.
Does the Mac file I want to click on end in .exe, or something else?
If I have trouble and you're not here to hold my hand, is there
internal Help in version 8.6 that would cover stuff like this? I
think for Windows the answer is No. So that's why I'm asking you all.
:-)
If you are inclined to email me
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