> You cannot, since you need Classic. That is, if you want to be able to > natively boot Mac OS 9.x you need a G4 that is not as new as a FW800 model. > If, on the other hand, you only require Classic from Mac OS 10.x up to 10.4, > you can also go for a G5. They are beautiful towers, great design from the > inside and from the outside, only they seem to be less reliable than the G4s.
Thanks for the 2 replies so far, now a bit of clarification - I never need to boot into OS9, I only need it to run old Pagemill for our large home-business website ( I still can't imagine the job translating over every page with another newer app). So it sounds like perhaps a G5 could work also. > > The most modern one is the “Late 2005” G5 series with one Dual-Core 2.0 GHz, > one Dual-Core 2.3 GHz or the top of the line two Dual-Core 2.5 GHz “Quad”. I'd > suggest staying away from liquid cooled G5s though, so the DC2.3 would be > highest I'd go for a G5 with modern the PCIe bus for expansion cards and > faster DDR2 memory. > I had never considered a dual core because one friend said they can be real energy hogs and another said the noise factor is much higher than I am used to with Sawtooth. Comments? If the G5's are generally less reliable than late model G4's any reasons for my needs to go up as far as G5? > Note: G5s up to the “Early 2005” use the “classic” AGP and PCI/PCI-X bus for > graphics card and expansion cards and feature “only” DDR memory like the late > G4s do. But watch out, there are also liquid cooled models among them. I am quite not sure how to use this info....is an AGP bus and DDR only memory a plus or minus in my situation? I would like this upgrade to last me awhile, so I wonder if 2 years from now I will kick myself for not going with a G5 or Intel simply because things like YouTube will speed up again and make even a late model G4 unusable.....it's a quandry. Thanks for any comments! Del -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
