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New Firefox is not supported on my Imac G5 with OS10.5.8. Can I get an old version?

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My hard drive died without backup, so I have been re-downloading all my files. I tried to download Firefox, but my computer can't support it. It is Intel based. Can I get an older version that will be compatible with my OS 10.5..8 ?

My hard drive died without backup, so I have been re-downloading all my files. I tried to download Firefox, but my computer can't support it. It is Intel based. Can I get an older version that will be compatible with my OS 10.5..8 ?'''

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You posted here with a PPC Mac, it that the same PC that you need Firefox for?

Firefox 3.6.x is the last available from Mozilla for PPC Macs.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

If you have an Intel Mac with 10.5.8, you can use the newest versions of Firefox.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/8.0/system-requirements/

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You posted here with a PPC Mac, it that the same PC that you need Firefox for?

Firefox 3.6.x is the last available from Mozilla for PPC Macs.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

If you have an Intel Mac with 10.5.8, you can use the newest versions of Firefox.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/8.0/system-requirements/