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Cleaning up a iBook for a soldier in Iraq.
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<blockquote data-quote="louishen" data-source="post: 554257" data-attributes="member: 40142"><p>I think this is your machine</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/stats/ibook_600.html" target="_blank">http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/stats/ibook_600.html</a></p><p></p><p>As its for a serving soldier I'll do my best:</p><p></p><p>It already has the maximum RAM</p><p></p><p>To clean it up I would get rid of everything apart from the system folder - leave that as is. you shouldn't need any old os 9 apps</p><p></p><p>Install Mac os X panther. You can get this off ebay - make sure you but the retail version, not any grey discs that only work on specific macs</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i15.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/cd/16/afbc_2.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><a href="http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&dfsp=1&from=R10&_trksid=m37&satitle=panther+os+x&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&bs=Search&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=SL21AW&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&fgtp=" target="_blank">http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&dfsp=1&from=R10&_trksid=m37&satitle=panther+os+x&sacat=-1&catref=C6&bs=Search&sargn=-1&saslc=2&sadis=200&fpos=SL21AW&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1&fsoo=1&fgtp=</a></p><p></p><p>you could install 10.4 Tiger if you wish but 10.3 Panther will do</p><p></p><p>After you have installed panther then come back and we can deal with messenger and VIOP - all of which are better supported in OS X</p><p></p><p>If he needs Office programs then there is a free version of office called NeoOffice that will open up work docs etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="louishen, post: 554257, member: 40142"] I think this is your machine [url]http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/stats/ibook_600.html[/url] As its for a serving soldier I'll do my best: It already has the maximum RAM To clean it up I would get rid of everything apart from the system folder - leave that as is. you shouldn't need any old os 9 apps Install Mac os X panther. You can get this off ebay - make sure you but the retail version, not any grey discs that only work on specific macs [IMG]http://i15.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/cd/16/afbc_2.JPG[/IMG] [url]http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&dfsp=1&from=R10&_trksid=m37&satitle=panther+os+x&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&bs=Search&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=SL21AW&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&fgtp=[/url] you could install 10.4 Tiger if you wish but 10.3 Panther will do After you have installed panther then come back and we can deal with messenger and VIOP - all of which are better supported in OS X If he needs Office programs then there is a free version of office called NeoOffice that will open up work docs etc. [/QUOTE]
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