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meeks

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I just got a PowerMac G5 1.8 with 1GB Ram, 80GB Hard Drive and a 15" LCD Monitor for $250 off craigslist tonight. I think thats a very good deal. My original idea was to just eBay it and make a few extra bucks, but now I think I want to keep it and use it for something. But for what? I already have a new iMac. So I'm asking for some suggestions on what I could use this for. Thanks!
 

meeks

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that was my initial thought but right now i have the airport extreme with a couple hd's connected which serves up my content pretty nicely. would the powermac as a server have more options than the router?
 

r.j.s

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that was my initial thought but right now i have the airport extreme with a couple hd's connected which serves up my content pretty nicely. would the powermac as a server have more options than the router?

I don't think so, hmmm ...
 

meeks

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huummm.........don't you remember the "Gigabit Ethernet" version of the G4 tower, released in July '02 :confused:..........

every mac since then has had it built-in as standard equipment ohyeauhhuhhadtohavitforsureohyea :eek:

yes i just did a little googling and noticed that. thanks.
 

NRose8989

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Got a HDTV? I would use it as a media server like people use mac minis...... except on a much larger scale
 

MacHappytjg

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use it as a secondary computer, do u have others in the house or w.e u live in? let my parents use my eMac aslongg as i can put all my music on it which is on a external hdd
 

meeks

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use it as a secondary computer, do u have others in the house or w.e u live in? let my parents use my eMac aslongg as i can put all my music on it which is on a external hdd

i was thinking about letting a sibling use it but they seem to be more prone to macbooks. and i can't blame them.
 

disconap

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Do you pay for webhosting? You can turn it into a webserver for free and save yourself some money, provided you aren't getting millions of hits a month...
 

TheReef

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That is a very good deal, but for such a good machine it would be a waste to turn it into a server.

You could use it to experiment with and explore Terminal and the inner workings of the Mac OS, or make it a dedicated machine for a certain purpose…Programming, Photography, Mini music studio etc.
 

disconap

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That is a very good deal, but for such a good machine it would be a waste to turn it into a server.

You could use it to experiment with and explore Terminal and the inner workings of the Mac OS, or make it a dedicated machine for a certain purpose…Programming, Photography, Mini music studio etc.

True, but actually because of how good a machine it is, you could do both if you do the server in OSX. OSX's web sharing can run in the background and won't effect anything but the more high-end apps. :)
 

TheReef

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True, but actually because of how good a machine it is, you could do both if you do the server in OSX. OSX's web sharing can run in the background and won't effect anything but the more high-end apps. :)

Yeah true, good point. That's actually what I do locally haha, for some reason I was under the impression of you meaning a box hidden under the stairs. #laughs at my stupidity

The OP could host his work to his friends.
 

belunos

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Sounds like you've already been through all the options, sell it before it devalues more
 

r.j.s

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I'm going to say sell it, since you've got all the other practical options covered.
 

ThirteenXIII

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not to threadjack, but whats a good way to set up a G5 1.8 as a server?
I have one as well that runs leopard pretty good with 2gb of memory and a 250GB harddrive, i have a MP that i have transferred all my apps and do all of my productivity from there and have just been using the G5 as an entertainment solution, but wanted to host a site or two from there, but dont have OSX Server....

any good tips on getting that started? my sites generally get about 800 - 1200 hits a day i think it can work pretty decent.
 
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