Liz Tuddenham <liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> wrote:
> That's the sort of information I am looking for - a machine that can be
> upgraded to a browser that at least works most of the time on 'ordinary'
> websites.

I'd look through the supported machines for OCLP as a guide to what can run
modern(ish) OSes. It's likely that modern browsers won't run on OSes that
are too old, so using OCLP to run a modern OS is a better plan.

As a general rule, the larger the difference between the date of the machine
and the date of the OS OCLP is trying to run on it, the more bumpy the
process gets. I did get Ventura running on a 2011 Mini but a number of
things didn't work; I reinstalled Monterey which was much better.

So I'd aim for something as new as possible within your budget.
What kind of budget were you thinking of?

> Another possibility is to buy a replacement power supply for the Mac
> Pro, they are being sold for around £40. The problem with that is the
> near-certainty that it will be blown again unless I can find and remove
> the fault that blew the other two.

What model of Mac Pro is it?

Some of the 2008-2012 Pros are quite respectable in modern terms, especially
if you fit a Metal compatible GPU and maybe a USB card. The 2013 Pro is
also good, but not very upgradeable.

The older ones can't run OCLP so are stuck on Apple's last OS, which must be
very outdated now.

(if you have a 2008-10 Mac Pro you might also be able to rob Jaimie's Xserve
for bits :-)

Theo

On 2024-04-12 5:39:14 pm +0000, Liz Tuddenham said:

> Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> Liz Tuddenham <liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>> You reminded me that I have an old iMac, running OS 10.4.11 which was
>>> bought for one specific audio job and then mothballed as all-but-useless
>>> for anything else. I have resurrected it and found that it is
>>> impossible to update either of the browsers (Firefox 3.6.28 & Safari
>>> 3.9.4) because neither of them can contact their update sites. I tried
>>> Firefox with an "http" site and it worked if I typed in the URL by
>>> hand, but linking to the site through Google doesn't work because Google
>>> insists on appending an incorrect 's',.
>>
>> If that's a PowerPC iMac then you're stuck with TenFourFox, which is now
>> abandoned:
>> https://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/
>>
>> (maybe its links will also work with http?)
>>
>> If it's an aluminium 2007 Intel iMac (shipped with 10.4) then OCLP might be
>> able to take it up to Ventura if you upgrade the CPU:
>>
>> https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/MODELS.html
>>
>> Before you spend money on it I'd check pricing of more recent used machines
>> - eg for £50 on ebay you can get a ~2011-13.
>
> That's the sort of information I am looking for - a machine that can be
> upgraded to a browser that at least works most of the time on 'ordinary'
> websites.
>
> Another possibility is to buy a replacement power supply for the Mac
> Pro, they are being sold for around £40. The problem with that is the
> near-certainty that it will be blown again unless I can find and remove
> the fault that blew the other two.

<https://classic.waterfox.net> or <https://www.palemoon.org>?
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Cheers ... Mark