what supports are you useing for the laptops? they seem nice... I also need to build a shelf like that... my stuff are in closet and the floor...
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Hello ediflorianus,
I bought the shelf 11 years ago.
I use the laptop stands for all my laptops to keep them cooler.
Link to the German AMAZONE:https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0B5N5YCMJ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Not mine but wanted to share.
Found this iMac G3 in great condition for $200 on fb marketplace. Don’t think I’ve ever seen one look so new.
Found this iMac G3 in great condition for $200 on fb marketplace. Don’t think I’ve ever seen one look so new.
Recently added an uMac 17" 1.25 "USB 2.0" to my MDD dual processor. Both running OS9. iMac is stable; MDD not so much. Now attampting, again, to get the d*** things to network with a couple of Macs running OS X and a windows 11 box.
Hello everyone,
I would like to introduce you to my next new addition.
After already owning an IBook G3 and several G4 laptops, I now wanted to have a G5... well, that's probably not possible as a laptop (https://lowendmac.com/2008/powerbook-g5-long-rumored-never-produced/).
BUT something similar... An IMac G5.
I bought an Apple IMac G5 ISight 20" on E-Bay on Sunday. One of the last PowerPCs.
The following data from the IMac:
Apple IMac G5 ISight 20", 2.1 GHz, 1.5 GB RAM (still, but a 2 GB RAM bar is on the way, so it will have 2.5 GB RAM), 250 GB HDD (also still, I really need to install an SSD), operating system: Partition 1: 10.4.11 Tiger; Partition 2: 10.5.9 Sorbet Leopard
I would like to introduce you to my next new addition.
After already owning an IBook G3 and several G4 laptops, I now wanted to have a G5... well, that's probably not possible as a laptop (https://lowendmac.com/2008/powerbook-g5-long-rumored-never-produced/).
BUT something similar... An IMac G5.
I bought an Apple IMac G5 ISight 20" on E-Bay on Sunday. One of the last PowerPCs.
The following data from the IMac:
Apple IMac G5 ISight 20", 2.1 GHz, 1.5 GB RAM (still, but a 2 GB RAM bar is on the way, so it will have 2.5 GB RAM), 250 GB HDD (also still, I really need to install an SSD), operating system: Partition 1: 10.4.11 Tiger; Partition 2: 10.5.9 Sorbet Leopard
Nice! I had the first 20” Intel G5. Had it for over 10 years and eventually gave it away to a friend a couple of years ago. I should check if he still has it. It had become slow and noisy.
Hello Quackington,
it's not loud and it's a bit faster than the G4 Powerbooks, BUT it's historical technology.
I will open it up at the weekend, clean it, replace the RAM and install an SSD. Then we'll see if the IMac then switches to "insane speed".
Hello everyone,
Here is a small update on the IMac G5.
- RAM upgraded to 2.5 GB
- SSD installed
- PRAM battery replaced
The IMac is very difficult to disassemble....
Quite a rare beast - can count on one hand how many times I've seen them for sale.
its in mint condition as i've taken very good care of it. Its got no cracks, or broken anything, bottom hinge still works fine. I use it daily as it to play SNES9x because the crt makes the games crispy and period correct and not over clear like a LCD
As you can see, the screen is as crips as the day it was made, its likely some voodoo magic keeping this thing looking so fresh
Sadly I don’t have it anymore. I did it in pretty good. It was the liquid cooled one, and the stuff leaked without my realizing. one day there was a loud electrical pop and it fried the system. 😑
My retro-corner. There is couple of G5's, a G4 MDD and a iBook G4 in the pic. My G4 Cube is on the table outside the pic. Other old machines are scattered around the room.
My Power Macintosh 7200/75 with a PCI Sonnet Crescendo 400 MHz G3 processor accelerator card:
and I just installed 2x 1 MB VRAM DIMM modules yesterday, which improved the performance even more, bringing my VRAM to 3 MB out of a maximum possible capacity of 4 MB.
And then these PowerPC Macs also:
and I just installed 2x 1 MB VRAM DIMM modules yesterday, which improved the performance even more, bringing my VRAM to 3 MB out of a maximum possible capacity of 4 MB.
And then these PowerPC Macs also: