AES wrote:
Can anyone say what's the minimal software needed to download photos
from a Canon PowerShot A710 to a Mac iBook running OS 10.3.9 via the USB
cable?


Easy, buy a card reader and use none of the Canon, or Apple, software.

If the A710 does RAW then you can use one of the 3rd party RAW converters.

Greg

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