What are you talkin' about? My 25 year-old Mac SE still runs Ancient Art of War and Airborne just great.
My point exactly.
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I'm staying with PowerPC for as long as I can who's with me?
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My point exactly.
I love my G5, but I too don't really think day to day usefulness is going to be there on it in 2025 without some serious attention from enthusiasts. Even then...
Two more years and my SuperMac S900/250 will be 20 years old. It can kinda do some things... can browse the web again thanks to Classilla, can still play Unreal and UT online, but it's just dinosauric and can't even really communicate properly with any machine except my old PowerBook.
Macs have long shelf-lives, but I think around 15 years is where even with all the attention you can give them, they're just falling too far behind. Frankly, I'm surprised my 1GHz PBG4 Ti is as nicely functional for normal everyday stuff as it is, and it just turned 10. That's even with the HDD being upgraded from the original 4200 rpm to 5400 rpm though (and very shortly to SSD; it's got a rapidly approaching date with an OWC Mercury Legacy Pro), 512MB of RAM to 1GB, and a logic board replacement after the original had a VRAM chip die. Also TenFourKit and ClickToFlash. Otherwise using the web would be painful.
I love my G5, but I too don't really think day to day usefulness is going to be there on it in 2025 without some serious attention from enthusiasts. Even then...
Two more years and my SuperMac S900/250 will be 20 years old. It can kinda do some things... can browse the web again thanks to Classilla, can still play Unreal and UT online, but it's just dinosauric and can't even really communicate properly with any machine except my old PowerBook.
Macs have long shelf-lives, but I think around 15 years is where even with all the attention you can give them, they're just falling too far behind. Frankly, I'm surprised my 1GHz PBG4 Ti is as nicely functional for normal everyday stuff as it is, and it just turned 10.
I've still got my old PB G4 Ti Powerbook. The screen is shattered but it boots and doesn't heat up at all. I stepped on it after setting it down on the floor next to my desk about 10 years ago. It's one of the best machines I've owned besides my G5 Power Mac.
That looks like way too much ArticSilver 5. Way, way too much. Were you trained by Foxconn in the application of thermal paste?
He's too busy creating his own Open Firmware ROM, upgrading his 970 to a 970MP, converting mp3 files to Flac so they sound better, putting 32GB or RAM in a Quad, using Q to emulate Mountain Lion, building a computer based on the A2, putting a POWER7 CPU in his G5, stopping a full wipe of his Mac's disk, and getting Thunderbolt in his Sawtooth.
awe come on man I get my post deleted for mentioning the pirate bay, yet you can bring up every weed induced dream rabidz has to offer us
awe come on man I get my post deleted for mentioning the pirate bay, yet you can bring up every weed induced dream rabidz has to offer us
Perhaps the Mods see the entertainment value.
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I'm afraid the issue does not lie with the paste, but with the applier.
BTW, why did a third drive in your G5 just pop up in your sig?
I do as well, but all i'm saying is that their job description entails no fun allowed
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It contains highly conductive silver. With the extremely large amount your put on your heatsink, there is an almost inescapable chance that enough will ooze out and short out the logicboard.
what the hell?! did you not look at single tutorial?! have you never reapplied thermal paste?! there's never any need to do it when your temps are fine anyway! Dear lord your machine is gonna get killed
I'm guessing that this is for his PowerBook overclocking project. I'm eagerly awaiting updates.
I'm guessing that this is for his PowerBook overclocking project. I'm eagerly awaiting updates.
ahhahahahahaha all those threads you posted, good one.
"Can I build an A2 powered hackintosh" lolwut.
My PowerPC days are done and gone. Sold my last one a month ago and not looking to ever by one again.I started on PPC 4 years ago and Only owned one Intel MacBook. But my days of good ol PPC are done.
I've been around, just been busy with life and moved to Texas for a good job. Haven't stayed in the tech loop for awhile though so I'm quite lost. lol
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This guy's a whack job! How can he do all these things when PowerPC nature of law says it can't be done?? I wonder.
This guy's a whack job! How can he do all these things when PowerPC nature of law says it can't be done?? I wonder.