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

[Suleiman]

Many thanks 

Suleiman

On 16 Sep 2013, at 01:17, "jonseward at mindspring.com" <jonseward at mindspring.com> wrote:

> 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:
> -----------------
> 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
> 
> *
> 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
> *
> _______________________
> Earle Jones           
> earle.jones at comcast.net
> 
> 
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