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Hello,
I am a pc user, but am currently getting into my girlfriends powerbook. I have been trying to install new software, but everytime it says my OS version is out of date. Well when I try to install the new OS version, my version is too out of date. I think I have version 10.2.8, but I'm not positive, if someone could tell my how to locate what version I have thatd be great too. Any help would be appreciated.
 
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Thanks, I do have version 10.2.8. So why can't I upgrade to a higher version OS?
 
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what are the os requirements on the software? to be honest, i dont know if there is a 10.2.9 but if you want to upgrade past that, you would have to pay for it.
 
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michaelstumpf said:
what are the os requirements on the software? to be honest, i dont know if there is a 10.2.9 but if you want to upgrade past that, you would have to pay for it.

Well thats kind of lame because this laptop is only two years old and I cannot download new versions of quicktime, safari, exc. How much would it cost me to upgrade to the most up to date os version?
 
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you can buy a copy of Tiger (10.4) for $129.
 
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michaelstumpf said:
you can buy a copy of Tiger (10.4) for $129.

Ok, thank you. Is there a way to buy older versions of software for 10.2.8 then?
 
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is there anything specific you were looking for?
 
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adam355 said:
Well thats kind of lame because this laptop is only two years old and I cannot download new versions of quicktime, safari, exc. How much would it cost me to upgrade to the most up to date os version?

If you or your girlfriend happen to be a student the discounts are excellent.
 
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deus_ex_machina said:
If you or your girlfriend happen to be a student the discounts are excellent.

We are both University students, do I contact the school or do I still go through apple?
 
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adam355 said:
We are both University students, do I contact the school or do I still go through apple?
i would check with the school first, they sometimes have better deals.

as for safari, ill see what i can find, but maybe someone who is also using 10.2.8 might be able to offer help faster
 
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Look on ebay. You should be able to get 10.4 for not much, plus you really should upgrade.
 

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