Apple iMac PPC what Firfox Ver
I have an apple iMac PPC running OSX 10.5.8 Firefox version 3. Is there a newer version of Firefox that will run on my machine?
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by Tinker6I have been using Safari for years, so I thought maybe if I reloaded it . . . and GREAT, my bookmarks were all there! Saved, so I exported them to Firefox and also saved them to a flash stick.
Many thanks for your help, and the links. Interesting reading.
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The last Firefox version that runs on a PowerPC Mac is Firefox 3.6.28
You can find the latest Firefox release in all languages and for all Operating Systems here:
- Firefox 3.6.28: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all-older.html
For an unofficial Firefox 10.0.6 ESR compatible version (TenFourFox) that runs on PowerPC Macs with OS X 10.4.11 or OS X 10.5.8 you can look at:
Plugins are no longer supported by TenFourFox.
- http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/wiki/ReleaseNotes1006
- http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/wiki/PluginsNoLongerSupported
- http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/wiki/AAATheFAQ
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Installed Plug-ins
- Netscape Navigator Default Plug-in
- Runs Java applets using the latest installed versions of Java. For more information: Java Embedding Plugin. Run version test: Java Information.
- WebEx General Plugin Container Version 166
- Yahoo! Installer plug-in that allows for application installation and discovery
- VLC media player - version 1.0.5 Goldeneye - (c) 1996-2010 the VideoLAN teamhttp://www.videolan.org
- Office Live Update v1.0
- Provides support for Digital Rights Management
- 1.0.30715.0
- Macromedia Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 10.1.1
Application
- User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X 10.5; en-GB; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008061004 Firefox/3.0
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The last Firefox version that runs on a PowerPC Mac is Firefox 3.6.28
You can find the latest Firefox release in all languages and for all Operating Systems here:
- Firefox 3.6.28: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all-older.html
For an unofficial Firefox 10.0.6 ESR compatible version (TenFourFox) that runs on PowerPC Macs with OS X 10.4.11 or OS X 10.5.8 you can look at:
Plugins are no longer supported by TenFourFox.
- http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/wiki/ReleaseNotes1006
- http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/wiki/PluginsNoLongerSupported
- http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/wiki/AAATheFAQ
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Thanks cor-el.
I have upgraded to Firefox 3.6.28 and when asked if I wanted to replace an older version I hit yes . . . trouble is iv lost all my bookmarks. Can I retrieve them?
You can check for problems with the places.sqlite database file.
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_fix-the-bookmarks-file
You can try to check and repair the places database with this extension:
See also:
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I have been using Safari for years, so I thought maybe if I reloaded it . . . and GREAT, my bookmarks were all there! Saved, so I exported them to Firefox and also saved them to a flash stick.
Many thanks for your help, and the links. Interesting reading.