Hi to you, chas_m, up there in the cold(er) north:
Your comment "no way on this earth" made sense...also made me smile.
Also, trying to locate a "Tiger (10.4) if you can find a RETAIL (black) disc" through a Mac Users' group sounds like a productive possibility. We'd rather not have to buy a copy of OS 10.4, as we simply don't have the funds to do so. We're an all-volunteer non-profit org and operate very, very close to the bone.
Thank you for passing on this possibility. I'm definitely going to follow up on it.
smiling.woman *smiling*
Back to you, dobby...
I was with you right up 'til "command sudo shutdown -r ".
Do you mean to use the Apple pull-down menu to "Shut Down" while holding down the "r" key?
Or to type in "s u d o +r"? Gack! I feel so "blond"!
And--although I know this is going to sound really un-savvy--what commands will I be entering? And how will I know whether to capitalize an alpha sign or not? Will I be copying something presented on the desktop--being careful to type it exactly as it's presented, should that be the case? Arrrrgh! Sure wish I understood more! I've been fortunate to be able to simply use the Macs we have, never needing any fixing or commanding.
I'm soon off to work, so I'll try this first thing. At least I'll be in a position of more familiarity with what appears on the screen.
Thanks for your kind help.
smiling.woman (now frowning in slight confusion)