OK I have an imac G3 running OS 9.22 at 350 mHz. The software I downloaded for my mac to work with my Canon digital camera will work, but only as a plug-in of Adobe Photoshop. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I would presume Adobe Reader and Acrobat contain much of the same working as Photoshop as they all do similar tasks. If I were to download Reader or Acrobat, would that be enough to run the Canon software and bring my pictures onto my iMac? I knew that. Maybe I don't want to right now. Perhaps I don't want to be a mindless zombie slave to the concept of planned obsolesence. You might find other software but it will not be Acrobat. For handling the photo will need some sort of Graphics program (like photoshop), that will allow the manipulation of image files (like JPEG and TIFF and BMP). Acrobat is basically just a publishing program that will allow you to make/read PDF files.
You will need a program that will accept "photoshop plug ins". The two others come to mind are GraphicsConverter (shareware but will work with OS9) and GIMP (freeware but I think it will only work with OSX). If you go with OSX, you can also use Apple iPhoto, which there should be a free version somewhere on the OSX installation disks (under other or optional program).
Alternatively you can probably do it manually. If you plug the camera into you iMac (via USB) and turn the camera on, the camera should mount as a removable drive (this will work in OSX and I suspect it will also work in OS9). Then you can move the image of the camera like moving files off a removable drive. No. It most likely won't work. You should upgrade your computer, as in, buy a new one. The new iMacs are great. They may cost a little bit more than you want to spend now, but you will run so much more software, and your computer will run wayyy smoother. | 