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Any institutions still using PPC machines?
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That's probably a pretty high-end Pentium II for it's time, if it came with that hardware. I'm not sure if it was possible to get a computer with 256MB of RAM at that time but that's honestly not bad for an old Pentium II.
You can purchase USB to PS/2 connectors for pretty cheap at your computer store or eBay and I'm also pretty sure that I've heard somewhere that it may be possible to use the display of an iMac as an external monitor but I'm not sure if that's right.
If you can't use your iMac as an external display, you can easily find a CRT or LCD on a local classified site such as Craigslist or Kijiji/eBay Classifieds. Don't buy a CRT monitor on eBay, chances are the shipping is going to be quite expensive.
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Some Pentium 4 processors were technically capable of 8GHz clock speeds but were limited to 3.8GHz due to heat dissipation issues. I'm sure you can overclock one somehow to get that speed.
We're still waiting for 4GHz processors to become mainstream.
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There also happens to be a store at the Market Mall here in Calgary that uses iMac G5s.
Lol went through my own stash of old computers and found a motherboard with an Intel Celeron (second gen). Older than the pentium II I believe!
I have some old PS/2 keyboards/mice somewhere, and maybe a VGA monitor (if not i can borrow one). Either way, some old stuff.. A bit off topic too (sorry!).
I could swear my PBG3 Lombard did it. But I could be wrong? It's been a while...
We have a 1:1 laptop initiative too... except with shiny MacBook Airs.
my previous location, rural school system with 200-250 students total across K-12 still has two computer labs running 35 g4 QS systems each (as of 2012). the ESU and teachers all still have eMacs or MDD g4 systems depending on needs, though some have brought in their own newer intel based stuff. all student facing systems are PPC. funny thing though, the administration and all business office systems are windows. strange mix. fun place to work/support different systems, and great fun getting the two sides thinking they had the better deal. start my own little civil war, and then run away... they are supposed to be signed up with Apple to do a 1-1 laptop program using white macbook systems starting about now, but haven't heard if they went through with it yet. hope so for the kids, as it would be a decent upgrade.
best example i have is my current location, a local mom & pop computer store selling all wintel parts, systems, upgrades, etc... decent shop with some actual knowledgeable tech people and is a fun place to hang out and swap stories/parts. the entire store runs on 3 G3-400 iMacs that the owner bought 15+ years ago. his POS software still works fine, although he has to make yearly tax code changes manually, but it all still works. says he still has a few spares and parts iMacs in the storage area, but figures they might actually outlast him and the store! he figures his overall cost of ownership is down into the 'cents per day' range at this point. good stuff for sure.
they are supposed to be signed up with Apple to do a 1-1 laptop program using white macbook systems starting about now, but haven't heard if they went through with it yet. hope so for the kids, as it would be a decent upgrade.best example i have is my current location, a local mom & pop computer store selling all wintel parts, systems, upgrades, etc... decent shop with some actual knowledgeable tech people and is a fun place to hang out and swap stories/parts. the entire store runs on 3 G3-400 iMacs that the owner bought 15+ years ago. his POS software still works fine, although he has to make yearly tax code changes manually, but it all still works. says he still has a few spares and parts iMacs in the storage area, but figures they might actually outlast him and the store! he figures his overall cost of ownership is down into the 'cents per day' range at this point. good stuff for sure.
Nope, but quite possibly "as old as". The very first Celerons were just a Pentium II core without the on-package L2 cache. Then they moved to a much-smaller than P2's, but on-die, L2 cache, and the Celeron really took off.
Plus electricity bill for 3x 90W. Wonder, how/if he would save more money in the long run, if he took just one 60W little box.my previous location, rural school system with 200-250 students total across K-12 still has two computer labs running 35 g4 QS systems each (as of 2012). the ESU and teachers all still have eMacs or MDD g4 systems depending on needs, though some have brought in their own newer intel based stuff. all student facing systems are PPC. funny thing though, the administration and all business office systems are windows. strange mix. fun place to work/support different systems, and great fun getting the two sides thinking they had the better deal. start my own little civil war, and then run away...
best example i have is my current location, a local mom & pop computer store selling all wintel parts, systems, upgrades, etc... decent shop with some actual knowledgeable tech people and is a fun place to hang out and swap stories/parts. the entire store runs on 3 G3-400 iMacs that the owner bought 15+ years ago. his POS software still works fine, although he has to make yearly tax code changes manually, but it all still works. says he still has a few spares and parts iMacs in the storage area, but figures they might actually outlast him and the store! he figures his overall cost of ownership is down into the 'cents per day' range at this point. good stuff for sure.
PS: does apple still sell Macbooks in the US?
Fortunately the secondary schools I've worked at lately have either had newer Intel-based iMacs & the old plastic Macbooks or Windows PCs. The PowerPC G3 iMacs and iBooks that were used when I was a student were always slow and crash happy.
University-wise, when I was a student a few years back there were eMacs everywhere. I imagine they're no longer using those but they were great machines.
University-wise, when I was a student a few years back there were eMacs everywhere. I imagine they're no longer using those but they were great machines.
To have an x86 CPU that is how x86 is supposed to be, brutely fast.
And because giving my AMD 8150 1.5Vcore and shutting down six of its cores didn't work for 5GHz.
I just have it downclocked to 2.5GHz, and with half its cores disabled to make sure that no x86 computer in my house is faster than the fastest PowerPC.
My high school still has a few eMacs laying around. There are a few in some of the science rooms. Though they are never used. I had a teacher who used them from time to time. He's really big on macs and sometimes he needs to transfer something from PPC to Intel. Though that wasn't very often for him. Also our attendance office had an eMac in it. I'm pretty sure that was reserved for the student assistant. Knowing the students there, they probably bitched about how slow it was and how it was a mac.
I have a friend who's mom is part of the tech department at my old high school. I tried to see if I could get an eMac from them. They are going to be recycled anyway. Why not give it someone who is willing to use it? Sadly though I never got it. Though, I have my iMac G4 and I couldn't be happier with it.
I have a friend who's mom is part of the tech department at my old high school. I tried to see if I could get an eMac from them. They are going to be recycled anyway. Why not give it someone who is willing to use it? Sadly though I never got it. Though, I have my iMac G4 and I couldn't be happier with it.