I am not entirely sure if this is the most appropriate group to post to, 
so bear with me.

I purchased one of the first iMacs, way back when (maybe five or six 
years ago).  I was running OS 9 and OS X 10.1 or something, 10.1'ish.

For a long time I remember seeing upgrade this and upgrade that, but I 
didn't do it because I did not know squat about a Mac.

Whilst I still don't know much, I recently brought it back to life.  Are 
all upgrades offered by Apple (previously) at all available?

Or will I have to purchase Leopard, Cougar, Lion-O, whatever?

Which for the record, isn't in my future.  I don't use the Mac nowhere 
enough to justify paying for any upgrades to it.  (Even though it is 
fairly useless.  Everything I want to download requires OS X 10.3 or .4 
or better.)

Anyway, that's my long story.  Any chance of finding some archived updates?

Thanks.

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kidding.  No I am not.

-Lost wrote:
> I am not entirely sure if this is the most appropriate group to post to, 
> so bear with me.
> 
> I purchased one of the first iMacs, way back when (maybe five or six 
> years ago).  I was running OS 9 and OS X 10.1 or something, 10.1'ish.
> 
> For a long time I remember seeing upgrade this and upgrade that, but I 
> didn't do it because I did not know squat about a Mac.
> 
> Whilst I still don't know much, I recently brought it back to life.  Are 
> all upgrades offered by Apple (previously) at all available?
> 
> Or will I have to purchase Leopard, Cougar, Lion-O, whatever?
> 
> Which for the record, isn't in my future.  I don't use the Mac nowhere 
> enough to justify paying for any upgrades to it.  (Even though it is 
> fairly useless.  Everything I want to download requires OS X 10.3 or .4 
> or better.)
> 
> Anyway, that's my long story.  Any chance of finding some archived updates?
> 
> Thanks.
> 

If you're running OS-X, just run the Upgrade utility. It will download 
and install all compatible upgrades.

OS9 (or "classical") mode is accessible from OS X. I don't knwo what 
upgrades to it would be applicable in your case.

-- 


Wolf

"Don't believe everything you think." (Maxine)

In article <Z-idnVGDRvr30tvbnZ2dnUVZ_t2tnZ2d@comcast.com>,
 -Lost <maventheextrawords@techie.com> wrote:

> I am not entirely sure if this is the most appropriate group to post to, 
> so bear with me.
> 
> I purchased one of the first iMacs, way back when (maybe five or six 
> years ago).  I was running OS 9 and OS X 10.1 or something, 10.1'ish.
> 
> For a long time I remember seeing upgrade this and upgrade that, but I 
> didn't do it because I did not know squat about a Mac.
> 
> Whilst I still don't know much, I recently brought it back to life.  Are 
> all upgrades offered by Apple (previously) at all available?
> 
> Or will I have to purchase Leopard, Cougar, Lion-O, whatever?
> 
> Which for the record, isn't in my future.  I don't use the Mac nowhere 
> enough to justify paying for any upgrades to it.  (Even though it is 
> fairly useless.  Everything I want to download requires OS X 10.3 or .4 
> or better.)
> 
> Anyway, that's my long story.  Any chance of finding some archived updates?
> 
> Thanks.

My memory is not all that great, but as I recall, there was a free 
upgrade from Mac OS X 10.0 to 10.1.  The upgrades from 10.1 to 
10.2, to 10.3 to 10.4 have cost around $130 retail with some 
street prices being lower, and of course the price dropping after 
the next release came out.  All Mac OS X point releases have been 
free as in (Jaguar) 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.3, etc... (Panther) 
10.3.1, 10.3.2, ...  Currently the latest and greatest is 10.4.9 
(Tiger).  And 10.5 (Leopard) is currently scheduled for October.

                                        Bob Harris

On Sat, 12 May 2007 19:37:10 -0400, Lost wrote
(in article <Z-idnVGDRvr30tvbnZ2dnUVZ_t2tnZ2d@comcast.com>):

> I am not entirely sure if this is the most appropriate group to post to, 
> so bear with me.
> 
> I purchased one of the first iMacs, way back when (maybe five or six 
> years ago).  I was running OS 9 and OS X 10.1 or something, 10.1'ish.
> 
> For a long time I remember seeing upgrade this and upgrade that, but I 
> didn't do it because I did not know squat about a Mac.
> 
> Whilst I still don't know much, I recently brought it back to life.  Are 
> all upgrades offered by Apple (previously) at all available?

All upgrades to OS 9 and OS X 10.1 are still available. Updates for OSes up 
to and including OS 9.2.1 are at 
<http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/Engl
ish-North_American/Macintosh/System/>. The OS X 10.1.5 update is at 
<http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxcomboupdate_10_1_5.html>. You 
can also get these updates automatically using the Software Update feature 
built into both OS X and OS 9.

If you have OS 10.0.x on your system, you will need the 10.1 update CD. This 
used to be free. I don't know if it is still available, and I don't know if 
it is still free if it is still available.

> 
> Or will I have to purchase Leopard, Cougar, Lion-O, whatever?

If you want to go past 10.1.x, you'll have to buy a higher version. The 
current version is 10.4. $130, list. You can get it for less if you look. CDs 
with 10.2 and 10.3 are available for cut prices in various locations around 
the WWW.

> 
> Which for the record, isn't in my future.  I don't use the Mac nowhere 
> enough to justify paying for any upgrades to it.  (Even though it is 
> fairly useless.  Everything I want to download requires OS X 10.3 or .4 
> or better.)

That's because no-one supports five/six year old OSes. If you want current 
software, you need a current system.

> 
> Anyway, that's my long story.  Any chance of finding some archived updates?

You can update your system to 10.1.5 for free. Anything beyond will cost 
money.

> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 



-- 
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J.J. O'Shea wrote:
> On Sat, 12 May 2007 19:37:10 -0400, Lost wrote
> (in article <Z-idnVGDRvr30tvbnZ2dnUVZ_t2tnZ2d@comcast.com>):
> 
>> I am not entirely sure if this is the most appropriate group to post to, 
>> so bear with me.
>>
>> I purchased one of the first iMacs, way back when (maybe five or six 
>> years ago).  I was running OS 9 and OS X 10.1 or something, 10.1'ish.
>>
>> For a long time I remember seeing upgrade this and upgrade that, but I 
>> didn't do it because I did not know squat about a Mac.
>>
>> Whilst I still don't know much, I recently brought it back to life.  Are 
>> all upgrades offered by Apple (previously) at all available?
> 
> All upgrades to OS 9 and OS X 10.1 are still available. Updates for OSes up 
> to and including OS 9.2.1 are at 
> <http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/Engl
> ish-North_American/Macintosh/System/>. The OS X 10.1.5 update is at 
> <http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxcomboupdate_10_1_5.html>. You 
> can also get these updates automatically using the Software Update feature 
> built into both OS X and OS 9.
> 
> If you have OS 10.0.x on your system, you will need the 10.1 update CD. This 
> used to be free. I don't know if it is still available, and I don't know if 
> it is still free if it is still available.
> 
>> Or will I have to purchase Leopard, Cougar, Lion-O, whatever?
> 
> If you want to go past 10.1.x, you'll have to buy a higher version. The 
> current version is 10.4. $130, list. You can get it for less if you look. CDs 
> with 10.2 and 10.3 are available for cut prices in various locations around 
> the WWW.
> 
>> Which for the record, isn't in my future.  I don't use the Mac nowhere 
>> enough to justify paying for any upgrades to it.  (Even though it is 
>> fairly useless.  Everything I want to download requires OS X 10.3 or .4 
>> or better.)
> 
> That's because no-one supports five/six year old OSes. If you want current 
> software, you need a current system.
> 
>> Anyway, that's my long story.  Any chance of finding some archived updates?
> 
> You can update your system to 10.1.5 for free. Anything beyond will cost 
> money.

Thanks for those links!  I'll have to check again, but maybe I have 
10.1.5 already.  I seem to recall the Upgrade utility telling me there 
was nothing it could upgrade.

-- 
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Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail.  Don't e-mail me.  I am 
kidding.  No I am not.

-Lost wrote: "Free upgrades are gone for good right?"

Thanks to all who replied!

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In article <nospam.News.Bob-E20ED7.21185712052007@news.verizon.net>,
 Bob Harris <nospam.News.Bob@remove.Smith-Harris.us> wrote:

> In article <Z-idnVGDRvr30tvbnZ2dnUVZ_t2tnZ2d@comcast.com>,
>  -Lost <maventheextrawords@techie.com> wrote:
> 
> > I am not entirely sure if this is the most appropriate group to post to, 
> > so bear with me.
> > 
> > I purchased one of the first iMacs, way back when (maybe five or six 
> > years ago).  I was running OS 9 and OS X 10.1 or something, 10.1'ish.
> > 
> > For a long time I remember seeing upgrade this and upgrade that, but I 
> > didn't do it because I did not know squat about a Mac.
> > 
> > Whilst I still don't know much, I recently brought it back to life.  Are 
> > all upgrades offered by Apple (previously) at all available?
> > 
> > Or will I have to purchase Leopard, Cougar, Lion-O, whatever?
> > 
> > Which for the record, isn't in my future.  I don't use the Mac nowhere 
> > enough to justify paying for any upgrades to it.  (Even though it is 
> > fairly useless.  Everything I want to download requires OS X 10.3 or .4 
> > or better.)
> > 
> > Anyway, that's my long story.  Any chance of finding some archived updates?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> 
> My memory is not all that great, but as I recall, there was a free 
> upgrade from Mac OS X 10.0 to 10.1.  The upgrades from 10.1 to 
> 10.2, to 10.3 to 10.4 have cost around $130 retail with some 
> street prices being lower, and of course the price dropping after 
> the next release came out.  All Mac OS X point releases have been 
> free as in (Jaguar) 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.3, etc... (Panther) 
> 10.3.1, 10.3.2, ...  Currently the latest and greatest is 10.4.9 
> (Tiger).  And 10.5 (Leopard) is currently scheduled for October.
> 
>                                         Bob Harris

What has not been mentioned is that if you decide to upgrade beyond 
10.1.x, you do not need to purchase and install 10.2 then 10.3 then 
10.4... assuming you have enough RAM and hard drive space, you could 
jump from 10.1 directly to 10.4, purchasing just the single OS version.

Many people claim that 10.3 offers the best performance and 
compatibility for older G3 systems, however... I have 10.4 installed on 
an iBook G3-500 Mhz, and while it's no speed demon, it works OK... I 
have upgraded the RAM to 640 MB and turned off some 10.4 features to 
improve performance.

-- 
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- website: http://www.zisman.ca

in article Z-idnVGDRvr30tvbnZ2dnUVZ_t2tnZ2d@comcast.com, -Lost at
maventheextrawords@techie.com wrote on 5/12/07 6:37 PM:

> I am not entirely sure if this is the most appropriate group to post to,
> so bear with me.
> 
> I purchased one of the first iMacs, way back when (maybe five or six
> years ago).  I was running OS 9 and OS X 10.1 or something, 10.1'ish.
> 
> For a long time I remember seeing upgrade this and upgrade that, but I
> didn't do it because I did not know squat about a Mac.
> 
> Whilst I still don't know much, I recently brought it back to life.  Are
> all upgrades offered by Apple (previously) at all available?
> 
> Or will I have to purchase Leopard, Cougar, Lion-O, whatever?
> 
> Which for the record, isn't in my future.  I don't use the Mac nowhere
> enough to justify paying for any upgrades to it.  (Even though it is
> fairly useless.  Everything I want to download requires OS X 10.3 or .4
> or better.)
> 
> Anyway, that's my long story.  Any chance of finding some archived updates?
> 
> Thanks.
Microsoft does not support Windows ME any longer.  But (depending on what
updates you have installed) you may still be able to find some updates.  But
if you have Windows ME and would like to migrate to XP or Vista, will Bill
Gates & Co. give it to you for free?

Matthew Lybanon wrote:
> in article Z-idnVGDRvr30tvbnZ2dnUVZ_t2tnZ2d@comcast.com, -Lost at
> maventheextrawords@techie.com wrote on 5/12/07 6:37 PM:
> 
>> I am not entirely sure if this is the most appropriate group to post to,
>> so bear with me.
>>
>> I purchased one of the first iMacs, way back when (maybe five or six
>> years ago).  I was running OS 9 and OS X 10.1 or something, 10.1'ish.
>>
>> For a long time I remember seeing upgrade this and upgrade that, but I
>> didn't do it because I did not know squat about a Mac.
>>
>> Whilst I still don't know much, I recently brought it back to life.  Are
>> all upgrades offered by Apple (previously) at all available?
>>
>> Or will I have to purchase Leopard, Cougar, Lion-O, whatever?
>>
>> Which for the record, isn't in my future.  I don't use the Mac nowhere
>> enough to justify paying for any upgrades to it.  (Even though it is
>> fairly useless.  Everything I want to download requires OS X 10.3 or .4
>> or better.)
>>
>> Anyway, that's my long story.  Any chance of finding some archived updates?
>>
>> Thanks.
> Microsoft does not support Windows ME any longer.  But (depending on what
> updates you have installed) you may still be able to find some updates.  But
> if you have Windows ME and would like to migrate to XP or Vista, will Bill
> Gates & Co. give it to you for free?

Well, hell no.  But, that was not really my point.

I understand you may feel the need to point out "nothing in life is 
free," but all I really wanted to know is if they still existed.

I did not want a life lesson.

Take no offense, as I meant none.

-- 
-Lost
Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail.  Don't e-mail me.  I am 
kidding.  No I am not.