On Jan 10, 2:36 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > After several sudden mac failures, all around the time of the demise > of Steve Jobs, I have been trying to get by the past few months on a > G4 466, entirely stock, original 30gig hard drive with only Panther on > it, no dvd drive to even install Tiger. i have sort of collected > numerous questions to strategize on how to maximize this current > situation, which I will now present:
1. Having no firsthand experience with G5s, I cannot comment on their power consumption. For under $20, though, you could get a DVD drive to install Tiger on your current computer (make sure it's bootable). With Tiger, you have a PPC-optimized browser: TenFourFox, developed by a team headed by fellow LEM groups member Cameron Kaiser. Were you running OS 9, you could be using Classilla, made by the same talented people. Panther is unfortunately a bit of a nowhere land as far as browsers are concerned. 2. No, an MDD processor would not work. Check Everymac.com for a list of compatible CPU upgrades. Maxing out the RAM would actually help more, IMHO, and it'd be a lot cheaper. Spending hundreds of dollars at this point upgrading PPC hardware is not a good idea. 3. Check the logic board. A more practical solution would be to use external HDDs, though. 4. While feasible, hackintoshing takes a lot of patience and know-how, and endless tinkering. Same with most Linux distros. The only distro I know that works out of the "box" with minimal aggravation is Linux Mint (which also has a PPC offshoot, check it out). And by the way, Windows XP and Windows 7 work well, too, especially when properly tweaked. HTH, Felix -- 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
