Hopefully that was a joke...
Win7 on a ~1999 computer...
I'll try - I may fail but I'll give it a shot when I have time.
It was a powerful system for its time so I wouldn't be surprised if it would run it decent.
Hopefully that was a joke...
Win7 on a ~1999 computer...
Old mac's are a lot more usable in today's world than old PCs. Not to mention that an Old PC is a virus-magnet. Even windows XP, which wouldn't run well on that PC has security holes that will never be patched.
Not sure where you're getting this from but it's complete horse s***. Learn how to use a computer and you'll never have a problem with viruses. I never have and I've been using windows well over a decade. Viruses are no where near as big of an issue as many here would like you to believe. OSX is a very nice OS and I enjoy it but please; Don't spew crap around you obviously know nothing about. XP is 12 years old and still has two years of support left. It's still getting security patches. Not to mention a PC from 2000 can still run new, current software. Can a G3 do that? I think not. I'm not hating. Not at all. I just have a very low BS tolerance. No matter what platform is being discussed. I give credit where credit is due.
Every version of Windows is a virus/malware/spyware factory. Stop insulting people with off-topic nonsense.
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Power PC Macs are still productive machines. They've been passed over by people wanting the newest, shiniest thing, but they are still productive and an excellent value for anyone on a budget who does not need to run the latest photo/video editing apps, etc.
First, the user doesn't said nothing against PPC value or productiveness.
Second, over about 15years of windows I never had a single virus/spyware/malware.
And I might agree with the user, PC from that era can be more productive than PowerPC of that era, mainly because of 1 thing: software.
In a PC from 2000/2001 you can still run most update versions of software, try that in OUR G4.
Look at itunes, even that piece of junk software runs on Windows Xp (wich even a Pentium 3 can run nicelly) but not on 10.5..
Other thing, linux distros, for most guys here linux doesn't mean anything, but linux can even turn a pentium 1 on a usable computer.
Distros like puppy linux, deli linux,etc make wonders, most of those distros aren't available for PPC.
I love my G4, the money I spent on it could got me a nice Athlon 64 with a nice graphics card (maybe a Radeon X800 or Nvidia 6800), but I prefer the G4, it has more magic, but I can say for sure that a PC from that era can run much modern software.
A few months ago I challenged myself to a week with this and only this machine:
Compaq Presario 1200 laptop
Pentium II 266 mhz
192 MB RAM
2 MB video RAM
6 GB HD
Hopefully that was a joke...
Win7 on a ~1999 computer...
Same here. I will likely never understand why people have such a hard on for YouTube.
Second, over about 15years of windows I never had a single virus/spyware/malware.
I'm still using that late 2008 unibody MacBook as my main machine and probably will for at least a couple more years as long as Apple supports it well enough. And I do still have that iMac G3--not sure if or how I'm ever going to get rid of that, because I'd really like to get it of my hands.
Not sure where you're getting this from but it's complete horse s***. Learn how to use a computer and you'll never have a problem with viruses. I never have and I've been using windows well over a decade. Viruses are no where near as big of an issue as many here would like you to believe. OSX is a very nice OS and I enjoy it but please; Don't spew crap around you obviously know nothing about. XP is 12 years old and still has two years of support left. It's still getting security patches. Not to mention a PC from 2000 can still run new, current software. Can a G3 do that? I think not. I'm not hating. Not at all. I just have a very low BS tolerance. No matter what platform is being discussed. I give credit where credit is due.
ACHOO --- sorry, extreme BS allergy here.
Are you out of your mind? A 12 year old computer most certainly cannot run the latest PC software. Please - stop spewing crap as you put it. My G3 can infact run current software - tenfourfox, camino, and 3dtuxcart to name a few.
I give credit where credit is due - and the PPC era deserves some serious credit (Including the DEV community that still develops for these older machines!!)
I used a 2008 MBA until this fall. With only 2gb ram it was a total dog. I had difficulties running software on it. The unibody had a faster CPU and more ram available. I just hope I won't run into the same issue in 2016 when my 2012 MBA is four years old. ....
I don't even....
Forget it.
Unless desperate (or bored to death), I don't know why anyone would use a decade old computer for modern day computing stuff.
Go install SheepShaver and get your nostalgia trip done and over with (they usually only last about 10 minutes).
Yeah, I wouldn't bother with that either.
Unless desperate (or bored to death), I don't know why anyone would use a decade old computer for modern day computing stuff.
Go install SheepShaver and get your nostalgia trip done and over with (they usually only last about 10 minutes).
Yeah, I wouldn't bother with that either.
Not sure where you're getting this from but it's complete horse s***. Learn how to use a computer and you'll never have a problem with viruses. I never have and I've been using windows well over a decade. Viruses are no where near as big of an issue as many here would like you to believe. OSX is a very nice OS and I enjoy it but please; Don't spew crap around you obviously know nothing about. XP is 12 years old and still has two years of support left. It's still getting security patches. Not to mention a PC from 2000 can still run new, current software. Can a G3 do that? I think not. I'm not hating. Not at all. I just have a very low BS tolerance. No matter what platform is being discussed. I give credit where credit is due.
Unless desperate (or bored to death), I don't know why anyone would use a decade old computer for modern day computing stuff.
Go install SheepShaver and get your nostalgia trip done and over with (they usually only last about 10 minutes).
Yeah, I wouldn't bother with that either.
I develop modern day web apps on a 12 years old computer...
Your iBook and iMac are not 12?