I like 9.2.2. I'm comfortable with 9.2.2. But TurboTax wants 10.2.8 at least. Yes, there are several advantages to the system upgrade (for instance, I could get my photos directly off my Canon Powershot). But, well, see above. So.... I have a Graphite iBook SE (466 MHz w/ Firewire & CD/DVD-ROM), with 320 MB RAM. Apple says that I can go to 10.4.5. 1) Is 10.4.5 practicable on my machine? 2) Would something between 10.4.5 & 10.2.8 be "better" in some way? 3) If I want to get something less that 10.4.5, where do I get it? Would it save money? 4) As an option, could I install 10.2+ on my external firewire HD? If so, how? (To those folks with the suggestions on how to get my photos from my Canon Powershot 610; Thanks all of you for your suggestions. Yes I thought about the card reader, I just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed an option with just the camera and a cable. Evidently, not. Well, this upgrade will solve that problem also. And I may still get the card reader, so I don't need to start the camera just to retrieve the photos.) TIA for all thoughts. Tedmund Drulard E-mail: tdrulard at curtisswright.com The information contained in this message may be sensitive and is for the intended addressee only. Any unauthorized use, dissemination of the information, or copying of this message is prohibited. If you are not the intended addressee, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/ibook/attachments/20060227/d80f6676/attachment.html