Inaugural Summer PowerPC Challenge! July 1-8, 2017

[reukiodo]

I have Leopard on it. The issue is we have a N and AC only network with enterprise grade access points.

I believe that even the best of the iBooks only had g at best, so you'd need a USB with n that works with Leopard PPC.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/best-wireless-n-usb-adapter-for-ibook-g4.1576801/

 

[Gamer9430]

Added you to the list, as well as @benbranca. 🙂 Can you link to your blog so I can read the posts when it's time.

I encourage writing up experiences and such and sharing them on this thread or linking to an external site!

 

[Hrududu]

Found a Limit for my PPC. My work has a 802.11AC Inter-Access Point Protocol Wireless network. My PowerBook will not even connect to out network due to the wireless card being so old.....

Nothing a PCMCIA card won't fix on the cheap, unless its a 12" PowerBook of course.

 

[AmazingHenry]

I encourage writing up experiences and such and sharing them on this thread or linking to an external site!

Plan to, as soon as I get my website up and running. 🙂

 

[Liggysmalls]

Can you link to your blog so I can read the posts when it's time.

I will certainly do so as soon as it's online! Still a bit of a work in progress.

 

[Slix]

I'm planning to record some video of my experiences (with an old camcorder!) and edit it to upload to YouTube during the week. 🙂

 

[benbranca]

Sure, here's my blog I'll be updating it on. benbrancappc.blogspot.com

 

[AmazingHenry]

Hope to have my blog up and running soon. I'll link to it when it's ready. 🙂

 

[amagichnich]

I'm officially stupid from now on 😀 I thought we're starting in June... therefore I put my Windows PC in the storage room and rearranged my desk to have only PPCs here. Just to realise that we're starting in July 😳
[doublepost=1496252599][/doublepost]Maybe I make a test run week now cause I'm too lazy to undo my hard work 😀

 

[Lastic]

I'm officially stupid from now on 😀 I thought we're starting in June... therefore I put my Windows PC in the storage room and rearranged my desk to have only PPCs here. Just to realise that we're starting in July 😳
[doublepost=1496252599][/doublepost]Maybe I make a test run week now cause I'm too lazy to undo my hard work 😀

And your post woke me up also , been ordering a charger hoping it arrives tomorrow for the first day of the Challenge and just now realised that it's in July 🙂

 

[Gamer9430]

Glad to see the enthusiasm for the challenge! Really looking forward to it as well

 

[eyoungren]

I'm officially stupid from now on 😀 I thought we're starting in June... therefore I put my Windows PC in the storage room and rearranged my desk to have only PPCs here. Just to realise that we're starting in July 😳

Way ahead of you! I got started, Christmas 2001. 😀

 

[AmazingHenry]

Challenge is year-round for me! 😀 @amagichnich if you're looking for a real challenge start it now and end when everyone else ends! 🙂

 

[amagichnich]

Challenge is year-round for me! 😀 @amagichnich if you're looking for a real challenge start it now and end when everyone else ends! 🙂

I actually use PPCs for most of the time now. But I need one powerful machine for watching and editing fHD and 4K movies as well as running several virtual machines and for compiling. And I play that little online game that requires the newest flash version 😀

 

[RowanW4]

Sign me up!

 

[KawaiiAurora]

Sign me up!

Added ya to the first post 🙂

 

[AmazingHenry]

So, what's the final decision on devices? Are we going with anything that's compatible with PowerPC, or just things from the PPC Era?

 

[Gamer9430]

So, what's the final decision on devices? Are we going with anything that's compatible with PowerPC, or just things from the PPC Era?

Here is what we have agreed on:

This is the general consensus given to me by several users who criticized my original ruling.

 

[Gamer9430]

Also, we have 30 officially signed up members!

 

[eyoungren]

Also, we have 30 officially signed up members!

And at least one amused watcher with popcorn seeing how the members will handle the things he's been dealing with since 2001. 😀

 

[benbranca]

Oh, can I use an iPhone 3GS, or am I not allowed to? iPhone 3GS was around the time of the launch of Snow Leopard.

 

[eyoungren]

Oh, can I use an iPhone 3GS, or am I not allowed to? iPhone 3GS was around the time of the launch of Snow Leopard.

I would say yes. I used to have a 3GS and it synced with my PowerBook via iTunes.

 

[Gamer9430]

Oh, can I use an iPhone 3GS, or am I not allowed to? iPhone 3GS was around the time of the launch of Snow Leopard.

3GS is fine

 

[bobesch]

"Any device compatible with Leopard and below..."

So basically all latest iOS-devices are back in game again, considering, that with certain iOS-Apps (like iFiles etc) it is possible to connect iOS with PPC via AFP for filesharing, screensharing, cloud-services, streaming music or even video located on the PCC through the iOS-device to any other AirPlay device.

 

[xdanieldzd]

Having already expressed interest back in April (and not having posted anything here since *cough*), I've made up my mind and am going to participate, most likely with my Power Mac G4 1.6 GHz and PB3400c/200. The former runs fine aside from its flaky USB 2.0 PCI card - on which only one port works reliably -, while the latter probably won't see much use, but has at least gotten a minor upgrade via a Cardbus USB card - on which also only one port appears to work, for whatever weird reason. I will have to use a modern Windows PC at work, running proprietary database software, but elsewhere it'll be all PowerPC.

In addition, as more of a console gamer than a PC or Mac one, I'll also try to stick to PPC-based systems there, such as the GameCube/Wii or, while not as old, the PS3 (Cell is PPC-related, right?). Might be a good time to start another playthrough of Metroid Prime or Zelda: Wind Waker, I suppose!

(Edit: posted from said G4, btw; only wish this site was a bit more responsive in its browsers...)