Nightrider, thanks for your useful input, Swampy, yes, Id figured that myself, hence this post.
Score is my bro & me want to get our old Mum to have e mail and ideally be on the Net for Xmas and this is the spec of her Mac. We cant MAKE her change it (much as wed like to)
Surely net access was available 5 yrs ago when this machine was new, ergo software, or am I being naiive?
If were really barking up the wrong tree ps say so.
Ta guys.