Post Your PowerPC Setup

[Altemose]

yeah they are interesting

What one PPC do you own?

 

[poiihy]

What one PPC do you own?

PowerMac G4 466MHz Digital Audio
This is my only functional PPC Mac... and it's not even here. It's in a different house ~570 miles away that we visit once every month or two to tend to the house. There's no internet there so that machine is almost never connected to the internet, only when I have an iPhone with a data service plan. That's no big deal though, as it struggles with the modern web. It's main use is data storage and management from a scanner. It is perfect for that job because it has lots of room inside and the processor is just good enough for that.

The other two are trashed
iBook G3 with Radeongate and one hell of a beige G3 that is falling apart and stubborn and refuses to work.
I'm parting these out.
Still gotta sell them
I plan to turn the beige G3 PSU into a desktop power supply. My idea is to drill holes in it and install those knobs for temporarily connecting wires and some lights and switches to control.

P.S. 10TH PAGE YAYAYAY LETS CELEBRATE!!!

 

[bunnspecial]

Here's my current Quicksilver set-up. I also finally got dug out today and made it into work, so while I was there I took the time to snap a photo of my work G5 set-up. I've posted both here before, but not in this thread.

 

[Altemose]

Here's my current Quicksilver set-up. I also finally got dug out today and made it into work, so while I was there I took the time to snap a photo of my work G5 set-up. I've posted both here before, but not in this thread.

What do you do for a living that you get to use the G5?

 

[poiihy]

See the thing about the G5s that i dont like is that they don't really have any honor of that era. That is when Apple ended the party of beautiful Macs and went back to humble basic simple aluminum boxes. A G5 looks exactly like a Mac Pro; the only thing that makes them kind-of special is they have a PowerPC processor, so they steal the honor from the G4s and G3s. Why have a G5 when you can have a Mac Pro? The only real reason is because of the cost. They have much more compatibility so they are worth more. But I wouldn't use a G5 for the sake of it being a PowerPC Mac. It's the beautiful G4s and G3s, especially the iMac G3 who have the real glory of PowerPC Mac. If all PowerPC Macs looked exactly like the previous beige machines or looked like the new aluminium machines then they would have no glory. Nobody would care. There would be no interest, because they are no different than any other machine, besides the processor.

 

[bunnspecial]

What do you do for a living that you get to use the G5?

For the time being, I'm a full-time graduate student in Chemistry. The G5 does everything I need a computer to do(for work purposes at least). Basically, as long as I have Word, Powerpoint, Chemdraw(for drawing chemical structures) and Endnote(citation management) I'm good to go. I have all of those.

 

[Altemose]

For the time being, I'm a full-time graduate student in Chemistry. The G5 does everything I need a computer to do(for work purposes at least). Basically, as long as I have Word, Powerpoint, Chemdraw(for drawing chemical structures) and Endnote(citation management) I'm good to go. I have all of those.

For some reason I thought you were a high end watch specialist with a strange obsession with PowerPC Macs.

 

[bunnspecial]

For some reason I thought you were a high end watch specialist with a strange obsession with PowerPC Macs.

I do the watch thing as a hobby

(high end is probably relative-most of the watches I deal in are antique American pocket watches at the sub-$500 end of the spectrum).

 

[Altemose]

I do the watch thing as a hobby

(high end is probably relative-most of the watches I deal in are antique American pocket watches at the sub-$500 end of the spectrum).

Chemists must make a lot of money to afford all those PPC Macs! I look forward to seeing the TiBook thread!

 

[Surrat]

See the thing about the G5s that i dont like is that they don't really have any honor of that era. That is when Apple ended the party of beautiful Macs and went back to humble basic simple aluminum boxes. A G5 looks exactly like a Mac Pro; the only thing that makes them kind-of special is they have a PowerPC processor, so they steal the honor from the G4s and G3s. Why have a G5 when you can have a Mac Pro? The only real reason is because of the cost. They have much more compatibility so they are worth more. But I wouldn't use a G5 for the sake of it being a PowerPC Mac. It's the beautiful G4s and G3s, especially the iMac G3 who have the real glory of PowerPC Mac. If all PowerPC Macs looked exactly like the previous beige machines or looked like the new aluminium machines then they would have no glory. Nobody would care. There would be no interest, because they are no different than any other machine, besides the processor.

You seem to have it backwards, the mac pro looks like a G5 tower. But, regardless, I actually prefer the aluminum cases of the G5 style. Hell, I wish somebody made replica cases that were styled like G5, but made to fit the older macs, I would love to have a smaller, but authentic looking cheese grater case for my MDD, or my beige G3 tower, or my quadra 840av! No more cracking, no more yellowing, great looks, and better cooling to boot.

 

[bunnspecial]

Chemists must make a lot of money to afford all those PPC Macs! I look forward to seeing the TiBook thread!

Trust me, grad student pay isn't that great. Most of my PPC money is from dealing in watches.

 

[Altemose]

Trust me, grad student pay isn't that great. Most of my PPC money is from dealing in watches.

I would love to see a list of every PPC machine you own and which ones see at least weekly use.

 

[poiihy]

You seem to have it backwards, the mac pro looks like a G5 tower. But, regardless, I actually prefer the aluminum cases of the G5 style. Hell, I wish somebody made replica cases that were styled like G5, but made to fit the older macs, I would love to have a smaller, but authentic looking cheese grater case for my MDD, or my beige G3 tower, or my quadra 840av! No more cracking, no more yellowing, great looks, and better cooling to boot.

I know the Mac Pro looks like the G5 but the G5 also looks like the Mac Pro.
And there were more models of Mac Pro than G5.
They all look alike.
With the G4 and G3, each new model looked different. Each model was special. Now they are all alike and barely any different.

 

[bunnspecial]

I know the Mac Pro looks like the G5 but the G5 also looks like the Mac Pro.
And there were more models of Mac Pro than G5.
They all look alike.
With the G4 and G3, each new model looked different. Each model was special. Now they are all alike and barely any different.

Actually, the Mac Pro and the G5 are pretty easily distinguished from each other from the front...

It's probably nothing someone outside an Apple nerd would notice, but at the same time I've seen a lot of people mix up the B&W G3 case and Graphite G4 case.

 

[poiihy]

Actually, the Mac Pro and the G5 are pretty easily distinguished from each other from the front...

That's not the point. They still look very similar. The B&W and graphite had different colors and style.

 

[eyoungren]

Actually, the Mac Pro and the G5 are pretty easily distinguished from each other from the front...

And also from the back…

G5s have two fan exhaust ports, about 80mm in size. Mac Pros have one, about 120mm in size.

 

[Dronecatcher]

I agree the G3/G4 era was probably Apple at their most distinctive but I still think the G5 is a classic design...borrowed from someone else

 

[redheeler]

I mean the computers, like the iMac G3 and G4 and PowerMac G3 B&W and PowerMac G4 Yikes!/Sawtooth/Digital Audio/QuickSilver/MDD. I don't really like the iMac G5 and PowerMac G5... they all look the same and grey like the old beige/platinum machines.

I like the design of both the Power Mac G5 and iMac G5, but mainly the Power Mac G5's all-aluminum case design, definitely unique for the time.

And also from the back…

G5s have two fan exhaust ports, about 80mm in size. Mac Pros have one, about 120mm in size.

Also, the ports are different both front and back.

 

[MattA]

I thought I'd post my wife's 12" Powerbook. It's an 867Mhz model with 640MB of memory and the stock 40GB drive. It does have the Superdrive upgrade in it.

The story goes that when I had my original iBook G3 (ill fated!), my wife wouldn't ever let me use it. She thought it was the coolest computer ever. After a couple of weeks of her constant iBook theft, I decreed that she would have her own.

Well, that wasn't quite the wisest thing in the world, as when we got to the Apple Store, the 12" Powerbook had just been released. She fell in instant love, and well... it cost a lot more than the iBook.

That said, it's been an incredible machine. We don't really use it anymore which is a shame. It's totally mint, and we still have all the packaging/manuals/accessories for it. We keep it around because it's awesome.

 

[Altemose]

That said, it's been an incredible machine. We don't really use it anymore which is a shame. It's totally mint, and we still have all the packaging/manuals/accessories for it. We keep it around because it's awesome.

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If you ever decide to sell it I am just a PM away...

 

[ctmpkmlec4]

Here's my current Quicksilver set-up. I also finally got dug out today and made it into work, so while I was there I took the time to snap a photo of my work G5 set-up. I've posted both here before, but not in this thread.

The shotgun in the background is a nice touch.

 

[mikiotty]

This is my new PowerPC setup at home. My 15" PowerBook G4 is missing because it was in my school bag

From left to right:
- PowerMac G4 MDD Dual 1.25GHz with Radeon X800 XT driving dual displays
- iMac G5 1.9GHz iSight 17"
- Hannspree M19W1 19" VGA/HDMI (hooked up to the MDD via VGA)
- BenQ GL2450HM (hooked up to the MDD via VGA, to the QuickSilver via DVI and to my Retina MacBook Pro via HDMI)
- PowerMac G4 QuickSilver Dual 800MHz with Radeon 9800 Pro

 

[A.Goldberg]

Here is my PowerMac G5 looking beautiful as ever in my set up in guest bedroom/office.

Your choice of monitor- 23" Cinema HD or 20" ADC Cinema.

It's much cleaner looking than my actual work area.

 

[Gamer9430]

Here is my Battlestation/setup... It's not all PPC, but all my main PPC macs are here. Here are the details:

Computers:
•Macintosh 512ke
•Apple Performa 6360 (Sonnet G3 Upgrade)
•PowerMac G4 MDD Dual 1.25GHz
•HP Pavillion 500-c60
•PowerMac G5 Dual 2.3GHz
•MacBook Pro 13in Late 2011 2.4GHz i5

Monitors:
•??? Dell Monitor from 2004
•??? Dell Monitor from 2007
•Samsung SyncMaster S22B300
•Samsung SmartTV 24in Series 4500

Consoles:
•Nintendo Entertainment System
•Nintendo 64
•Nintendo GameCube
•Nintendo Wii
•Microsoft Xbox 360 Slim with Kinect
•Sony PlayStation 4

Keyboards/Mice:

•Apple Macintosh Keyboard
•Apple Macintosh Mouse
•AppleDesign Keyboard
•Apple ADB Mouse II
•Apple USB Keyboard
•Apple USB Mouse
•Apple Pro Keyboard
•Apple Pro Mouse
•Dell L100 Keyboard
•Apple MagicMouse
•HP "BRISBANE" Mouse
•HP SK-2026 Keyboard

Speakers/Sound System:

•2x Sherwin Vega! Bookshelf Speakers
•Sony FM Stereo/FM-AM Receiver STR-DE875
•JVC XL-V131 Compact Disk Player

Misc:

•Apple TV 3rd Gen
•Netgear Wifi Range Extender
•AT&T Landline Phone
•Homemade LEGO iPhone Dock with Charging and Speakers
•SHARP LED Clock
•GE Microphone
•Logitech HD Webcam
•Seagate 500GB Backup Plus Drive
•Dynex 7 USB 2.0 Hub
•Seagate 500 GB Baracuda 7200.12 HDD
•USB to SATA/IDE/PATA Cable
•Microsoft Mac Enhancer for Macintosh 128k/512k/512ke/SE
•Mac'n Freeze Fan/Surge Protector
•Polaroid Land Camera Model 80
•Heiss Ikon Ikonta Polaroid Camera
•Apple iPad Air
•Amazon Kindle D01100

 

[Gamer9430]

I'll post more pictures in a few, it's hard to do it from my phone. Here is another one for now of all my consoles, MBP and TV & Apple TV: