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    Usable browser for an old iMac

    Hi All,
    My Mum has an older iMac 21.5 inch, late 2012
    OS X Yosemite
    V10.10.5

    It has Safari V10.1.2

    Some time ago Safari was failing to load some web sites due to the browser being to old, I installed Firefox and all was good.

    About two weeks ago it came up with an error with Mail trying to connect to the ISPs mail server.

    I had a play with it and couldn't sort it (I'm no IT person by any stretch of the imagination)

    She had the person who set her up with this ISP, have a look at it, he has stated the computer is to old and needs to be replaced.

    Last night I turned it on to turn on the WI-FI in the modem, and her email is now working, Firefox won't start saying it needs OS X 10.12 or later.
    Safari still works but still won't open a lot of sites.

    Can I install a later version of OS X?
    Is there an up-to-date browser I can install that will work with OS X V10.10.5?

    Thanks
    Tony

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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyC View Post
    Can I install a later version of OS X?
    If it's a 2012 then it should supported by MacOS 10.13.

    We're still running the latest firefox on that on a pair of 2011 iMacs.

    I don't believe there's anything near a recent firefox release that'll run on anything older than 10.12.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BradC View Post
    If it's a 2012 then it should supported by MacOS 10.13.

    We're still running the latest firefox on that on a pair of 2011 iMacs.

    I don't believe there's anything near a recent firefox release that'll run on anything older than 10.12.
    Thanks Brad,
    How do I get 10.13 on it.
    Through the App Store?

    Tony

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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyC View Post
    Thanks Brad,
    How do I get 10.13 on it.
    Through the App Store?
    I don't honestly recall. I have vague memories of downloading the installer from a link I found on the net somewhere and putting it on a USB, then booting from that to do the upgrade. It was a few years ago now.

    Have a look here : How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support

    Follow the link for High Sierra. That one leads to the app store.
    You should also just be able to download that and run it from the machine in question.

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    Links here: How to get old versions of macOS – Apple Support (AU)

    Cheers
    Simon

    Quote Originally Posted by TonyC View Post
    Thanks Brad,
    How do I get 10.13 on it.
    Through the App Store?

    Tony
    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by simonmelb View Post
    Thank Simon and Brad,

    Looks like the hardware should run MacOS Mojave 10.14

    It'll be a week or so before I get a chance to get back to it.

    Tony

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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyC View Post
    Hi All,
    My Mum has an older iMac 21.5 inch, late 2012
    OS X Yosemite
    V10.10.5

    It has Safari V10.1.2

    Some time ago Safari was failing to load some web sites due to the browser being to old, I installed Firefox and all was good.

    About two weeks ago it came up with an error with Mail trying to connect to the ISPs mail server.

    I had a play with it and couldn't sort it (I'm no IT person by any stretch of the imagination)

    She had the person who set her up with this ISP, have a look at it, he has stated the computer is to old and needs to be replaced.

    Last night I turned it on to turn on the WI-FI in the modem, and her email is now working, Firefox won't start saying it needs OS X 10.12 or later.
    Safari still works but still won't open a lot of sites.

    Can I install a later version of OS X?
    Is there an up-to-date browser I can install that will work with OS X V10.10.5?

    Thanks
    Tony
    If you have any tech skills at all then I would suggest trying Open Core Legacy Patcher. I hav a similar vintage iMac and it’s running macOS Monterey 12.5.1. It is flawless. Follow the steps here to get it up to 12.4

    Monterey on Unsupported Mac [2008-2015] OpenCore Legacy Patcher!!! - YouTube

    Check his other vids for more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tins View Post
    If you have any tech skills at all then I would suggest trying Open Core Legacy Patcher. I hav a similar vintage iMac and it’s running macOS Monterey 12.5.1. It is flawless. Follow the steps here to get it up to 12.4

    Monterey on Unsupported Mac [2008-2015] OpenCore Legacy Patcher!!! - YouTube

    Check his other vids for more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tins View Post
    If you have any tech skills at all then I would suggest trying Open Core Legacy Patcher. I hav a similar vintage iMac and it’s running macOS Monterey 12.5.1. It is flawless. Follow the steps here to get it up to 12.4

    Monterey on Unsupported Mac [2008-2015] OpenCore Legacy Patcher!!! - YouTube

    Check his other vids for more.
    Thanks,
    I'll have a look.

    Tony

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    Geez.............I bought a newer Mac because the old one couldn't run anything newer than Snow Leopard at the time.

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