I'm glad my 20014 iBook G4 still works....

[GanChan]

...because it just allowed me to convert a bunch of my old writing projects from the PPC version of movie Magic Screenwriter (proprietary file format) to RTF.

The battery is kaput and the screen is going kind of dark, but hey!

 

[eyoungren]

Saw you over on Reddit.

Welcome back!

 

[GanChan]

Thanks. Now i need to see about getting a new battery....
[doublepost=1556472922][/doublepost]By the way, what do I do about online security in Wi-Fi settings, if I'm stuck with using no-longer-supported browsers? On the one hand, I can't imagine anyone still writing/using malware for PPCs in this day and age -- and I don't need to keep any sensitive data on the iBook anyway. But then there's the issue of securing the connection itself....

 

[timidpimpin]

I assume you mean 2004? Otherwise you'd have an iBook G4 from far into the future.

 

[bobesch]

By the way, what do I do about online security in Wi-Fi settings, if I'm stuck with using no-longer-supported browsers?
[...]
I can't imagine anyone still writing/using malware for PPCs in this day and age ...

"I can't imagine anyone still writing/using malware for PPCs in this day and age"
That's it! That is what made me taking an iBook G4 as a beamer-companion for meetings, which has to serve for files and presentations from different sources ...

 

[GanChan]

Biggest problem I'm having right now is getting my old versions of TenFourFox and Camino to connect to various sites. Apart from certificate issues, the biggest obstacle seems to be some kind of server encryption compatibility error. Any thoughts?

 

[sparty411]

Biggest problem I'm having right now is getting my old versions of TenFourFox and Camino to connect to various sites. Apart from certificate issues, the biggest obstacle seems to be some kind of server encryption compatibility error. Any thoughts?

Upgrade to a newer version of TFF

https://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/

 

[GanChan]

Upgrade to a newer version of TFF

https://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/

OK, just downloaded the current version. It's "checking my add-ons for compatibility" -- which seems to be taking a loooooong time.... but i think the problem is now solved!

 

[swamprock]

OK, just downloaded the current version. It's "checking my add-ons for compatibility" -- which seems to be taking a loooooong time.... but i think the problem is now solved!

A minor point, but make sure your time and date are set correctly as well. That can wreck havoc on certificates and other functionality...

 

[amagichnich]

Biggest problem I'm having right now is getting my old versions of TenFourFox and Camino to connect to various sites. Apart from certificate issues, the biggest obstacle seems to be some kind of server encryption compatibility error. Any thoughts?

Missing TLS 1.2 and 1.3 I guess

EDIT: I know of no way to add that to the OS itself, if a browser doesn't support it

 

[GanChan]

A minor point, but make sure your time and date are set correctly as well. That can wreck havoc on certificates and other functionality...

Yeah, this is a problem as long as the battery is messed up, unless I keep it plugged in 24/7.