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terrysweet · terrysweet #1 (**permalink**)

03-10-2009, 11:18 AM

hello ...I recently bought a powerbook G3 and I am having alot of trouble getting on to the internet! I went through the internet assistant and thought i had it figured out but when i searched it said something about the URL......not found or something like that.....................can anyone help??
terry

ADKhikerVW · ADKhikerVW #2 (**permalink**)

03-10-2009, 11:28 AM

What OS are you running on the PowerBook? How are you connecting to the internet?

scathe · scathe #3 (**permalink**)

03-10-2009, 11:41 AM

also how is your connection set up, if you know? I mean how do you connect with the provider? Or maybe what the provider told you?

terrysweet · terrysweet #4 (**permalink**)

03-11-2009, 11:11 AM

I'm running 9.2 on the machine. I am trying to connect through an ethernet connection......Thanks!

ADKhikerVW · ADKhikerVW #5 (**permalink**)

03-11-2009, 01:05 PM

You are going to have a lot of trouble with the internet on 9.2. It is an extremely outdated OS and I don't even think it's possible to display modern web sites on it. Even if you got it to connect, it would be a frustrating experience at best.

If I were you I would upgrade to OS X 10.4 Tiger, which should run fine on your G3. That way you can use a modern browser on a modern system and should be able to get by much better then you could on OS 9. Tiger can be found on eBay, since Apple does not sell it anymore and Leopard will not run on your G3.

terrysweet · terrysweet #6 (**permalink**)

03-12-2009, 11:17 AM

ADKhikerVW............Thanks for the advice.........I'm going to look into it.

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terrysweet #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 11, 2009 Location: VA Posts: 14 Mac Specs: powerbook G3 400 mghz	03-10-2009, 11:18 AM hello ...I recently bought a powerbook G3 and I am having alot of trouble getting on to the internet! I went through the internet assistant and thought i had it figured out but when i searched it said something about the URL......not found or something like that.....................can anyone help?? terry
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ADKhikerVW #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 18, 2007 Location: Wilmington, NY Posts: 715 Mac Specs: 15" Unibody MBP (2009), White MB (2009), iMac G4	03-10-2009, 11:28 AM What OS are you running on the PowerBook? How are you connecting to the internet?
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terrysweet #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 11, 2009 Location: VA Posts: 14 Mac Specs: powerbook G3 400 mghz	03-11-2009, 11:11 AM I'm running 9.2 on the machine. I am trying to connect through an ethernet connection......Thanks!
	QUOTE Thanks

ADKhikerVW #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 18, 2007 Location: Wilmington, NY Posts: 715 Mac Specs: 15" Unibody MBP (2009), White MB (2009), iMac G4	03-11-2009, 01:05 PM You are going to have a lot of trouble with the internet on 9.2. It is an extremely outdated OS and I don't even think it's possible to display modern web sites on it. Even if you got it to connect, it would be a frustrating experience at best. If I were you I would upgrade to OS X 10.4 Tiger, which should run fine on your G3. That way you can use a modern browser on a modern system and should be able to get by much better then you could on OS 9. Tiger can be found on eBay, since Apple does not sell it anymore and Leopard will not run on your G3.
	QUOTE Thanks

terrysweet #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 11, 2009 Location: VA Posts: 14 Mac Specs: powerbook G3 400 mghz	03-12-2009, 11:17 AM ADKhikerVW............Thanks for the advice.........I'm going to look into it.
	QUOTE Thanks

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