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Wow, you got a free 2.3Ghz model! Lucky! Those are the best air-cooled models. My G5 came with an airport card but no external antenna, making the card useless. Due to the case design, there needed to be the proprietary Apple antenna in order for the Mac to attain signals. I took mine out and used it on my iMac G4, while just connecting my G5 with ethernet.
It isn't too ugly, it works well, it is affordable, and it does no damage. Who could ask for more?
Jeez, the lack of Windows knowledge from the PPC fanatics in here is scary. You really should keep schtum about things you don't understand.
This was my favourite :
There was no registry in 3.1. It used .ini files, which were an unmanageable mess.
This was my favourite :
There was no registry in 3.1. It used .ini files, which were an unmanageable mess.
Lol thanks! And wait, isn't it water cooled? Also, it doesn't have the external antenna or the airport, so I think I'll try the paper clip method that I saw on some posts.
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Exactly!
Originally I stated Windows 95 before being corrected by bunnspecial:
This fight is getting tense...
Anyway, does anyone know how I can wipe the hard drive? Also, after I wipe it, should I use OS X 10.5.X or stay on 10.4.X... I kinda like the Classic interface and the ability to play some of my childhood games that would require me to find my old desktop parts and hook them up again because of the Classic Environment
Anyway, does anyone know how I can wipe the hard drive? Also, after I wipe it, should I use OS X 10.5.X or stay on 10.4.X... I kinda like the Classic interface and the ability to play some of my childhood games that would require me to find my old desktop parts and hook them up again because of the Classic Environment
I am not in this for a fight. I know that I am not an expert on Windows but I do know that the registry is a vulnerability due to the fact that it is an open playground for any dirtbag to put code into.
10.5 offers better software support and will run just fine on a G5 without issues. 10.4 is faster (even on a G5) but lacks the software options afforded by 10.5 like Leopard WebKit and newer software from Gavin's PowerPC Archive.
Both of my G5s currently have both 10.4 and 10.5 installed. 10.4 is there specifically for classic support. I prefer 10.5 for day-to-day computing(probably because I started with 10.7 and regressed
). In general, I prefer to run old games and such natively on OS 9. Both my iMac G3 and B&W Powermac G3 default to booting into OS 9, and these are my main computers for playing old games(although my Quicksilver G4 also has OS 9 installed and I'll occasionally use this). Of course, with a G5, classic mode is your only option.
With a dual 2.3, however, you shouldn't see a big performance hit in classic mode like you do running on lower spec computers so I think that you should be fine.
thank you guys (and or girls, who knows ) for everything! So how can I upgrade my powermac to 10.5.8? If worse comes to worse, I get a new HDD and reinstall OS X 10.5.8 on that, and then reinstall 10.4.11 on the old one. But for right now, I'll work with what I've got. Any ideas?
) for everything! So how can I upgrade my powermac to 10.5.8? If worse comes to worse, I get a new HDD and reinstall OS X 10.5.8 on that, and then reinstall 10.4.11 on the old one. But for right now, I'll work with what I've got. Any ideas?
They be playing semantics to try and score internet points. There was something akin to a very early version of the registry that stored the OLE2/COM settings but it was an add on and not part of a standard Windows 3.1 install. Most likely part of Office 4.3. OLE2 did ship with WfW3.11. Windows 3.1x stored all the OS preferences and settings in .ini files.
The registry isn't the issue, it was the default setting of admin rights for all which provides unlimited access to the registry and the file system, even on later NT based Windows with NTFS. Windows 2000/Active Directory sorted most of this out, the issue was third party application developers assumed everyone had admin rights.
OS X had it right from day one with the concept of elevating privileges only when necessary, which it inherited from *nix.
Anyway back to PPC stuff.
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thank you guys (and or girls, who knows
You can either wipe the whole drive and dedicate it to 10.5 or split it into partitions with one for Tiger and one for Leopard.
They be playing semantics to try and score internet points. There was something akin to a very early version of the registry that stored the OLE2/COM settings but it was an add on and not part of a standard Windows 3.1 install. Most likely part of Office 4.3. OLE2 did ship with WfW3.11. Windows 3.1x stored all the OS preferences and settings in .ini files.
The registry isn't the issue, it was the default setting of admin rights for all which provides unlimited access to the registry and the file system, even with NTFS.
OS X had it right from day one with the concept of elevating privileges only when necessary, which it inherited from *nix.
Anyway back to PPC stuff.
So in summary, while the registry itself isn't a vulnerable thing, the security around it is?
The lack of security, yeah. It probably didn't look like such a bad design decision in early 90s when MS were developing Chicago and most machines were standalone and we used sneakernet. Then Microsoft got caught out by something called the Internet at the beginning of a three year product cycle and millions of machines could suddenly talk to each other.
On the Apple side, OS 8 might have been creaking by this time, but the ease of setting up internet connectivity and the stability of the networking stack was miles ahead of Windows.
It is quite a shame that there are dirtbags that hide behind their computers to infect others through the Internet nowadays. The difference between obsolete versions of Windows and obsolete versions of OS X for PPC is that nobody writes to infect OS X for PowerPC. Now Windows XP on the other hand now that it is obsolete I guarantee will turn into a prime target for attack by virus programmers.
eBay I'd guess?
I've still got a retail copy from launch day somewhere at my Mums...
Ah the days when Operating Systems cost loads of money and came in lovely boxes!
I've still got a retail copy from launch day somewhere at my Mums...
Ah the days when Operating Systems cost loads of money and came in lovely boxes!
you do have a point... no one targets old versions of OS X, but XP is a massive target.
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lol
Ebay probably is indeed your best bet for a retail Leopard disk.
There's been some discussion here recently of getting the system-specific(gray) disks to work on PPC machines, but for the least hassle you need to be sure you're getting the retail disk. The retail disk is black and purple, and has a big X on it.
Leopard is nice since the box isn't the size of an encyclopedia . I also like the hologram on the outside.
There's been some discussion here recently of getting the system-specific(gray) disks to work on PPC machines, but for the least hassle you need to be sure you're getting the retail disk. The retail disk is black and purple, and has a big X on it.
Leopard is nice since the box isn't the size of an encyclopedia
. I also like the hologram on the outside.
Leopard is nice since the box isn't the size of an encyclopedia
Yep. The Snow Leopard box was just cheap in comparison. As for Lion...
Dunno why I kept hold of Leopard if I'm honest. Should really have gone with the 2006 MBP when I sold it, as my mini has restore disks for 10.5.6. Cracking little machine that - can run any OS from 10.5 upwards...
Yep. The Snow Leopard box was just cheap in comparison. As for Lion...
Dunno why I kept hold of Leopard if I'm honest. Should really have gone with the 2006 MBP when I sold it, as my mini has restore disks for 10.5.6. Cracking little machine that - can run any OS from 10.5 upwards...
You could sell the disk to a member here. A lot of them need Leopard disks for their older PowerPC hardware.
Yeah... eBay has nothing... It's all Snow Leopard... I'm guessing someone can't send it to me and then I send it back?
That would be a violation of the EULA and is not permitted. The easiest method is to hunt for a copy for sale. Sometimes http://www.shopgoodwill.com has copies for a much more affordable price than eBay.
I searched earlier this evening and there were several copies of Leopard available
Here's one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mac-OS-X-Ve...perating_Systems_Software&hash=item234380def7
(no connection to seller)
Here's one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mac-OS-X-Ve...perating_Systems_Software&hash=item234380def7
(no connection to seller)