Owner's Manual

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Using Mac OS X
You want to update Mac OS X.
Periodically, Apple releases updates to Mac OS X and other software.
Software Update is set up to check for updates automatically once a
week. To check immediately for updates, open the Software Update pane
of System Preferences and click Update Now.
When updates are available, they appear in a list. Select the updates you
want to install and click Install.
You don’t see an update you expected to see.
Some updates do not appear until you have installed an earlier update.
After you install an update, check for software updates again to see if
there are other updates you want to install.
The Finder doesn’t seem to be working.
If the Finder doesn’t seem to be working, choose Force Quit from the
Apple menu and select the Finder, then click Relaunch. The Finder will
restart. You do not need to restart your computer. Your applications will
remain open and you will not lose any changes to your documents.
You can’t quit an application.
If you can’t quit an application, choose Force Quit from the Apple menu,
select the application in the list, and click Force Quit. (You do not need to
restart your computer.)
Important When you force an application to quit, any unsaved changes
to documents open in that application are lost.
If you force quit a Mac OS 9 application, the Classic environment may also
stop and other Mac OS 9 applications may quit.
You need to continue using a Mac OS 9 application.
For best results, you should upgrade your applications to the Mac OS X
version. You may also need to upgrade software for devices you use with
your computer, such as printers, disks, displays, and internal cards. Check
with the manufacturers of the devices for the latest updates.
If you cannot find a Mac OS X version of an application, you can continue
to use your Mac OS 9 version. When you open a Classic application, the
Classic environment starts up using your Mac OS 9 system.
You must have Mac OS 9.1 or later installed to use Classic applications. It’s
recommended that you use the latest version of Mac OS 9.
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