[G4] finding out what OS on my mac and to upgrade

[jonseward at mindspring.com]

Everymac.com has a good utility to help you identify your Mac, the most
recent OS it can handle and 
other info.  Earle is right about that 'About This Mac' in the Apple tab. 
Be sure to click the 'More Info' 
tab that shows up to get much more detailed information about your hardware
configurations.

You can generally update within your OS platform (OSX 10.0, or from Snow
Leopard, etc.) for free via 
Apple's support web page.  Moving between discrete OS versions generally
requires paying a fee, 
whether for a download, or by purchasing an install disc.  Always good to
have a restore disc on hand in 
case calamity strikes.  This listserve or Craigslist might be good places
to find folks wanting to part with 
update OS discs.


HTH,

jon




Original email:
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From: Earle Jones earle.jones at comcast.net
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:59:56 -0700
To: maguvu at yahoo.co.uk, g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
Subject: Re: [G4] finding out what OS on my mac and to upgrade



On Sep 13, 13, at 5:42 AM, Suleiman Barnabas <maguvu at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi
> l'm a novice on mac with an old mac but willing to learn.
> I'm apologising for any dumb questions that l will ask.
> i would like to find out what OS that l have and how can l upgrade.
> thanks
> suly 

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Suly:  Click on the little apple in the upper left hand corner of your
screen.

The first item listed is "About This Mac".  Click on that.

Mine says:

OS X
Version 10.8.5
 (There is also a button for "Software Update' that you can use to see
whether there is any new software 
available for your computer.)

Processor  2.7 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 24 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Startup Disk Int. 500GB-1

There is another button labeled "More Info" where you can click on "System
Report" and get tons more 
data about your computer.

The "Software Update" button will lead you to the data about updating your
software.

Good luck!

earle
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Earle Jones           
earle.jones at comcast.net



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