Post Your PowerPC Setup

iBook G3 by misterkeeks, on Flickr


100_6952 by misterkeeks, on Flickr

See this article for why I have the dryer sheets beneath the keyboard.




Dual 2.7 GHz Power Mac G5 by misterkeeks, on Flickr


iMac G4 800 MHz by misterkeeks, on Flickr


100_6959 by misterkeeks, on Flickr


iMacandPowerMac by misterkeeks, on Flickr


100_6961 by misterkeeks, on Flickr


100_6963 by misterkeeks, on Flickr

Ewwwwww at that keyboard! And I thought mine was bad!

Jessica Lares said:

Ewwwwww at that keyboard! And I thought mine was bad!

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That would be a good match for those older "beige" PC's.

jbarley said:

That would be a good match for those older "beige" PC's.

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Hahahaha, yeah, matches my G3 desktop perfectly actually.

emac 1ghz, it still boots but can't find the power cable, ibook g4 1ghz, PPC

Jessica Lares said:

Ewwwwww at that keyboard! And I thought mine was bad!

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Don't worry, it isn't dirt. I'm thinking about retr0bright, but that would require full disassembly of the keyboard as some of the yellow parts are beneath a layer of clear plastic.

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macnewbie1990 said:

emac 1ghz, it still boots but can't find the power cable, ibook g4 1ghz, PPC

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You can get most any power cable to work with that.

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yeah i know, im just dreading turning it on and hearing the second coming of an eastern wind farm lol

Thx Misterkeeks for the photos! But what precisely do you do with all those machines (especially with that iMac on the piano)? And do you have a PC or an Intel-Mac?

ResPublica said:

Thx Misterkeeks for the photos! But what precisely do you do with all those machines (especially with that iMac on the piano)? And do you have a PC or an Intel-Mac?

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We do have an Intel Mac, a Quad i7 MBP @ 2.33 GHz, used by my parents, and, depending on location/mood/time of day/star alignment, myself. Also have a Dell running as an HTPC. The iMac on the organ is for recording and playback through the organ speakers/headphones; it also can play a metronome into the headphones. The G5 by the desk is my main machine. 2 G5s in the storage room will be used for Arduino, the pictured iMac G3 and another one are used for the heck of it (OS 9). G3 iBook used for browsing away from my desk.

Just got my hands on a Power Mac G5 for free! The case and everything looks spotless, but unfortunately, it does not boot. This weekend I'm going to see if I can rescue this baby as well or if it's worth the cost of doing so.

Here is the PPC Setup I used for years. I have had to upgrade to Intel due to the ongoing development of my OSX racing sim. But here is a pic and the specs...



SPECS:
2.5 Ghz G5 QUAD
16GB RAM
2 X Video Cards - Flashed 7800 GTX 512MB Card and 6600 LE 256MB Card
2 X 1TB HDD's with 10.5.8 on 1 and 10.4.11 on the other
2 X 23" Apple Cinema Displays
Apple Mighty Mouse
Matias Tactile Pro Keyboard
2TB MacAlly USB/Firewire External Time Machine Backup
Bose Companion Speakers
Ferrari Flags and matching Ferrari red carpet for good measure

JaguarGod said:

Here is the PPC Setup I used for years. I have had to upgrade to Intel due to the ongoing development of my OSX racing sim. But here is a pic and the specs...

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SPECS:
2.5 Ghz G5 QUAD
16GB RAM
2 X Video Cards - Flashed 7800 GTX 512MB Card and 6600 LE 256MB Card
2 X 1TB HDD's with 10.5.8 on 1 and 10.4.11 on the other
2 X 23" Apple Cinema Displays
Apple Mighty Mouse
Matias Tactile Pro Keyboard
2TB MacAlly USB/Firewire External Time Machine Backup
Bose Companion Speakers
Ferrari Flags and matching Ferrari red carpet for good measure

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Gawd, have you posted your new setup?
This is very nice, love the old apple displays, on the hunt for a G5.

lucasfer899 said:

Gawd, have you posted your new setup?
This is very nice, love the old apple displays, on the hunt for a G5.

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I upgraded this particular setup with an i7 Hackintosh with 32GB RAM and 2 X GTX560 2GB vide cards. Not the best video cards for Hackintosh, but I got them pretty cheap. I have a Mac Pro and some other Mac laptops too. I have sold quite a few of my PPC Macs over the past 3 or 4 years. When I look at some of the old pictures of my late 90's PowerMacs I really miss those days.

I love using the new Mountain Lion, but there is just something about using that G5 Quad on the PPC platform. It is just a nostalgic feeling of using the last PPC Mac with 10.5.8. Also, the computer is still fast! But just not fast enough for what I have to put it through. It is pretty amazing to look at the speed difference. But again, my Quad is almost 8 years old.

bump

theres a select few people picking on some of our newer members in the regular setup forum

Hi folks

My current setup:



PowerMac G5 DP 2.5GHz(upstairs)
PowerMac G5 DP 2.3GHz
PowerMac G4 SP 1.2GHz
iMac G5 17" SP 1.8GHz
iPad 2 16GB
iPhone 4S 16GB(picture take with)
iPod Touch (2nd Gen.) 8GB
iPod Shuffle (2nd Gen.) 2GB

Regards

N.

Heres my trusty fleet two 1.5ghz 15.2 powerbooks and a 1.2ghz ibook.The two ss (super sport) are mine the other is my wifes.

Here's what my desk is looking like these days. My 20" iMac G5 sits majestically on the desk, next to my 2009 mini. Not pictured, I have an iMac G4 on my workbench as a lookup machine. It does well at that task, plus I still think that the G4 is one of the most adorable computers ever made.

As a follow-up, it's things like this that make the geek in me giggle with glee.

MultiFinder17 said:

As a follow-up, it's things like this that make the geek in me giggle with glee.

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I have all of the Macs pictured

chrislufc1977 said:

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What's the blueish thing on the left?

mayuka said:

What's the blueish thing on the left?

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Believe that it's a wifi card.

Recently cleaned my desk, so here's my current desk setup.

Ooooo, a graphite clamshell. I love those little guys