That is really unfortunate... I was going to strip my G5 down and do all new paste, remove the PSU cover and blast the dust out and all that, but it is my daily work station and I don't really want to risk it too much.
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That is really unfortunate... I was going to strip my G5 down and do all new paste, remove the PSU cover and blast the dust out and all that, but it is my daily work station and I don't really want to risk it too much.
Finally got around to taking a photo of my setup, not shown is the enormous subwoofer on the floor that goes with the harman/kardon speakers. They don't look as good as a set of Soundsticks, but they do sound just as good (and they were free!).
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Thanks, the photo has been really kind - in person the plastic panels are pretty scuffed and in places scratched.
From my Apple Collectors Post.
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Not extremely large, but I like it.
PowerPC:
PowerMac G5 June 2004
iMac "Sunflower" 20" 2003
iBook G4 14" 2003
G4 Cube 2001
(No motherboard) PowerMac QuickSilver.
Intel:
MacBook Pro 13" Late 2011
Gaming 'Puter
iMac 21" Late 2008 (Not pictured)
Mobile:
iPhone 2G
iPhone 3G (Black)
iPhone 3Gs (White)
iPhone 4 (Black)
iPhone 5 (White)
iPad 1 (Black)
iPad 2 (White)
iPod Nano 3rd Gen (Silver)
Other:
Unopened EarPods
AirPort Extreme
Box for Lightning Cable.
Steve Jobs book from release day.
Official Apple Mousepad (From corporate store, I miss California)
Software:
iLife
iLife '09
iWork '11
Snow Leopard Install Disk
Leopard Install Disk
Original CDs for iMac 2003 (Unopened or used)
MobileMe
Bento
System 7 for Macintosh Classic
Peripherals:
Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Pro Mouse
Apple Pro Keyboard
Apple Keyboard (Alum)
Apple Keyboard (White, iMac)
Apple Mouse (White, iMac)
Apple Extended Keyboard (Main keyboard, clikty clack.)
Apple Mouse (Beige)
Classic:
Macintosh Classic with RAM Upgrade module and SCSI drive.
Not extremely large, but I like it.
PowerPC:
PowerMac G5 June 2004
iMac "Sunflower" 20" 2003
iBook G4 14" 2003
G4 Cube 2001
(No motherboard) PowerMac QuickSilver.
Intel:
MacBook Pro 13" Late 2011
Gaming 'Puter
iMac 21" Late 2008 (Not pictured)
Mobile:
iPhone 2G
iPhone 3G (Black)
iPhone 3Gs (White)
iPhone 4 (Black)
iPhone 5 (White)
iPad 1 (Black)
iPad 2 (White)
iPod Nano 3rd Gen (Silver)
Other:
Unopened EarPods
AirPort Extreme
Box for Lightning Cable.
Steve Jobs book from release day.
Official Apple Mousepad (From corporate store, I miss California)
Software:
iLife
iLife '09
iWork '11
Snow Leopard Install Disk
Leopard Install Disk
Original CDs for iMac 2003 (Unopened or used)
MobileMe
Bento
System 7 for Macintosh Classic
Peripherals:
Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Pro Mouse
Apple Pro Keyboard
Apple Keyboard (Alum)
Apple Keyboard (White, iMac)
Apple Mouse (White, iMac)
Apple Extended Keyboard (Main keyboard, clikty clack.)
Apple Mouse (Beige)
Classic:
Macintosh Classic with RAM Upgrade module and SCSI drive.
I find the 20" out of proportion to the base, much prefer the dimensions of the 17".
Anyone got a NeXTCube?
Multiple people do in the Apple Collector's section.
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Thanks! I will be satisfied once I get: a Powerbook that has a floppy drive and can connect to the internet, and an Emac/Original Blue iMac.
Just tore mine apart and rewired it to DVI. Best decision I ever made. Shoving an Intel NUC in the base, runs Mavericks almost flawlessly.
Nice man! Some day when this drops dead I will hackintosh it. But until then gonna enjoy her as she is.
Nice man! Some day when this drops dead I will hackintosh it. But until then gonna enjoy her as she is.
Still a very capable machine. My PSU blew in a power surge. Good thing it didn't fry the display!
I really want to do this to a spare 17" I've got lying around. Did you use a guide?
I'd like to hear your thoughts on how easy or hard you thought the conversion was.
There is a thread over HERE under "Insane Cultist" - that is mine. Another forum member over on Tonymac named Ersterhernd used the Dremel Junkie guide published a while back to do his conversions. The 20 inch is a bit more difficult than a 17 inch, but only because the 20 inch takes 24 volts and needs an up-converter. The display re-wiring was not super tough, but almost everyone who has done a 20 inch mod has come across artifacting issues at some point. For me, the issue was solved by removing all of the adapters from play, for Ersterhernd, he solved the issue buy using a NUC with HD 4K graphics when his HD 5K were artifacting. Check it out, mine is technically still in progress, as the NUC is still sitting on my desk and not mounted in the base of the iMac, but the computer is fully functional and the display is beautiful.
This is a temporary set-up to let me get a project done efficiently for an upcoming family reunion...the Quicksilver(left screen) is running a pair of scanners, the flatbed on the floor and the film scanner at the far right. I then dump the files via ethernet to the G5, where I can work on them with Photoshop.
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And, here's my G4 DA in pretty much the same set-up before the PSU started getting flaky on me last weekend...
At one point, I was running dual 17" on the G4(I did this both on the DA and Quicksilver) but decided that a single 23" 1080p display not only looked better but was a more efficient use of the limited desktop space I have in this set-up.
At one point, I was running dual 17" on the G4(I did this both on the DA and Quicksilver) but decided that a single 23" 1080p display not only looked better but was a more efficient use of the limited desktop space I have in this set-up.
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On Sunday I finally bought a 12-inch PowerBook G4, my favourite Mac of all time. 1,33 GHz, 768 MB RAM, 60 GB HD, SuperDrive. AirPort and Bluetooth were standard in these. Running 10.4.11 which is somehow my favourite Mac OS X release too.
Back when I was looking to switch from Windows to Mac I had thought this was going to be the one I'll get, but the Intel transition came along and I ended up with a MacBook the PowerBook never left my heart, though. I never stopped admiring its unique design and compactness.
I'm impressed how well this runs. Of course it won't do serious work that I use my MBP for, but for general light browsing and other things it's quite nice and I've hardly touched the MBP since I got home with this thing. And it's very quiet when the fan is not spinning.
Back when I was looking to switch from Windows to Mac I had thought this was going to be the one I'll get, but the Intel transition came along and I ended up with a MacBook the PowerBook never left my heart, though. I never stopped admiring its unique design and compactness.
I'm impressed how well this runs. Of course it won't do serious work that I use my MBP for, but for general light browsing and other things it's quite nice and I've hardly touched the MBP since I got home with this thing. And it's very quiet when the fan is not spinning.
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Power Mac G5 1.6ghz 2gb Ram 10.5.8
Dual Apple studio monitors
Mighty Mouse + Keyboard (the new flat one not the older raised keys)
ADC to DVI converter for this.
First Apple machine.. getting it monday.
That's just my powerpc.. i also have an xp desktop which has all my old programs and audio plugins. and an asus transformer book t100 which is my favourite computer (I know I know.. windows blah blah)
Dual Apple studio monitors
Mighty Mouse + Keyboard (the new flat one not the older raised keys)
ADC to DVI converter for this.
First Apple machine.. getting it monday.
That's just my powerpc.. i also have an xp desktop which has all my old programs and audio plugins. and an asus transformer book t100 which is my favourite computer (I know I know.. windows blah blah)