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#1 2008-09-13 6:38 am
- meimei01
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I am new to the Mac world....
I bought a Mac OS 9.2.1 from someone and it all the programs were wiped from the computer so I tried to log on to the Internet so that I can upgrade my system but does not allow me to do so. What am I doing wrong?
Another question what operating system could I upgrade to from a OS.9.2.1?
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#2 2008-09-13 6:39 am
- meimei01
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Re: I am new to the Mac world....
Talk to me like I'm a 2 year old . . .
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#3 2008-09-13 7:43 am
- Funkey Monkey
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Re: I am new to the Mac world....
Do you have a browser installed?
If I remember correctly, OS 9.2.1 didn't come with any sort of browser by default. (Oh yeah, it came with Internet Explorer, didn't it?)
You're going to have to use a floppy disk or CD-ROM to get a browser on there if you don't have one. I'd recommend iCab ( http://www.icab.de ) it's free, and runs modern websites on 9.2
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#4 2008-09-13 8:53 am
- Nefarious
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Re: I am new to the Mac world....
Are you able to connect to the internet at all ? Or just certain sites ?
Are you trying to connect via ethernet (DSL, cable modem ? ) or via the regular modem ? The regular modem connection is very similar to the ethernet connection --- the ethernet plug is a little wider.
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#5 2008-09-13 1:20 pm
- Jyri Erik
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Re: I am new to the Mac world....
OS 9 didn't require a browser to do a system update. Just go to extensions and launch the Update extension. That will update the OS to 9.2.2 (the highest 9 went to).
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#6 2008-09-13 7:28 pm
- Funkey Monkey
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Re: I am new to the Mac world....
Do I remember that 9.2.1 - 9.2.2 was a paid upgrade? Or was that 9.1 - 9.2?
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#7 2008-09-14 1:41 am
- NightCougar_37
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Re: I am new to the Mac world....
Nah it wasn't paid. 9.1-2 I think was.
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#8 2008-09-14 9:00 am
- dv
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Re: I am new to the Mac world....
No, 9.0-9.2 is completely free.
http://www.maclife.com/forums/topic/53773
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#9 2008-09-14 10:32 am
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Re: I am new to the Mac world....
We need a sticky with all this info right at the top of this forum.
Oh wait....
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