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I downloaded firefox 4 (had 3.6) and couldn't use it because not supported by architecture

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dstalz
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I downloaded firefox 4. after downloading I was prompted to drag the icon into the applications folder(it had a circle with a bar across it superimposed). I dragged it into applications and then it wouldn't open. a dialog box appeared "this application is not supported by the architecture. have an Imac 10.5.8

I downloaded firefox 4. after downloading I was prompted to drag the icon into the applications folder(it had a circle with a bar across it superimposed). I dragged it into applications and then it wouldn't open. a dialog box appeared "this application is not supported by the architecture. have an Imac 10.5.8

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TonyE
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Firefox 4 requires at least OS X 10.5 and an Intel Mac. There is a third party build that runs on OS X 10.4/10.5 and PPC Macs, for details see http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox