Re: Old Mac never die.
I'm a little late to the conversation, but that GigE should be a great machine for some time yet! When it gets to old I would look into getting a Hackintosh. They are amazing machines, and dirt cheap. I'm currently using the following hardware: Dell Optiplex GX270 2.8GHZ w/ 2GB ram (4GB max) runs Leopard great. Only paid $30 for the whole machine. Dell Latitude 110L. 1.6GHZ w/768MB ram (1.12GB Max) runs leopard well enough for the small amount of ram it has. Only paid $100 for the machine. Both are cheap, yet capable machines. Imagine the capabilities of a Core 2 Duo, or Quad core. -Jonas -- 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
Re: Old Mac never die.
10.5.8 ? My old faithfuls are the MDD (Mirrored Door) Running at either 1.25 or 1.42. There are few thing that won't run on them. My urge to get the Mac Pro was strictly for the few times the 10X performance bump would be noticed, video encoding. Funny, the Pro can't run my favorite ripper, so the MDD stays plugged in for now. What can't you run? On Nov 27, 10:25 am, Norm Rowe nrow...@fairpoint.net wrote: I have a G4 gigabyte Mac which was built in 2000 according to Tech Tools and is now at 10.5.8 with many fire wire and USB additions with a 1000gig processor and 2 megs of ram. It stays on 24/7 and the only real problem was a power board failure last year. It is still running. I'm really getting TO because there are getting to be very few thing that will work on it. Now I understand that Lion will not work even on some older Intel Macs. I'm on a fixed income so a new mac is out of the question for now. Norm -- 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
Old Mac never die.
I have a G4 gigabyte Mac which was built in 2000 according to Tech Tools and is now at 10.5.8 with many fire wire and USB additions with a 1000gig processor and 2 megs of ram. It stays on 24/7 and the only real problem was a power board failure last year. It is still running. I'm really getting TO because there are getting to be very few thing that will work on it. Now I understand that Lion will not work even on some older Intel Macs. I'm on a fixed income so a new mac is out of the question for now. Norm -- 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
Re: Old Mac never die.
At 10:25 AM -0500 11/27/2010, Norm Rowe wrote: I have a G4 gigabyte Mac You mean a Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)? Not a gigabyte. Nice machine, the GigE. which was built in 2000 according to Tech Tools and is now at 10.5.8 with many fire wire and USB additions with a 1000gig processor and 2 megs of ram. You mean a 1 GHz (or 1000 MHz) processor and 2 GB or RAM. Can't run any OS on only 2 MB of RAM! I'm really getting TO because there are getting to be very few thing that will work on it. Donno what that sentence means, getting TO? It would seem to me that a 1 GHz G4 running Leopard is quite a capable machine. What exactly won't work on it? Now I understand that Lion will not work even on some older Intel Macs. I'm on a fixed income so a new mac is out of the question for now. Wait until the actual specs for Lion are published, then start perusing the used market for an x86 machine that can handle it. Keep in mind that your existing GigE, with all those updates, has some great market value! So your net, after selling the old hardware, shouldn't be too bad. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- 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
Re: Old Mac never die.
On 2010/11/28 21:47, Dan so eloquently wrote: Donno what that sentence means, getting TO? Ticked off. Tina -- iMac 20 USB 2 1.25GHz G4 2GB RAM GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 64MB DDR Gnome/Ubuntu 10.10 Power Mac June 04 2GHz G5DP 8GB RAM GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL 256MB Leopard 10.5.8 PowerBook G4 15 HiRes DLSD 1.67GHz G4 2GB RAM Radeon 9700 128MB DDR Leopard 10.5.8 -- 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
