No one said they did, I said I had a SATA 3 drive in there. I said nothing about SATA 2, built in ports are SATA 1
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No one said they did, I said I had a SATA 3 drive in there. I said nothing about SATA 2, built in ports are SATA 1
The wording and lack of key words makes your previous post read as if you had SATA 3 ports in your G5.
I used an iMac G5 (1.8GHz and... well, pretty much identical to yours) as my only computer for several years but it died on me 2011 or something. I have tried to revive it many many times without success.
I should try to do this with my iMac G3 or (for an even greater challenge) I could use my iBook G3 Clamshell.
I use a iMac G3 500MHz with 512MB Ram as my main Mac, I have been useing it for a month now and it is doing the job just fine for me,Web Surfing with TenFourFox,Playing Music with iTunes 8, and Running OS X 10.4.11. it is a little slow but useable YouTube even works fine in 240p
I use a iMac G3 500MHz with 512MB Ram as my main Mac, I have been useing it for a month now and it is doing the job just fine for me,Web Surfing with TenFourFox,Playing Music with iTunes 8, and Running OS X 10.4.11. it is a little slow but useable YouTube even works fine in 240p
PC people can say what they want, but I doubt the average Pentium II PC could still be useful today like a G3 can.
That's because a your average Pentium ll (except maybe the 400-450mhz models) isn't really comparable to a 500mhz G3 however a lower end G3 is comparable. Compare a low end Pentium 3 (450-500mhz) to a 500mhz G3 from the same time period and you'll find that both are about the same. You'll find that the Pentium 3 machine with Windows 2000/XP will also have better application support. MS Dropped windows 2000 in 2010 which means you'll have a much better chance of finding newer, more up to date applications than you will with a Panther/Tiger system. And Mozilla is still supporting Windows 2000 until Firefox/Thunderbird 12 (due sometime this month or next). It also depends entirely on the machine we're talking about as a G3 could mean anything from 200mhz all the way to 500mhz+.
Yeah, it's pretty sad that an OS from 1999 still has Mozilla support but PowerPC's from 2005 get the finger. I'm running a Windows 2000 VM on my Quad for a test taking program my university requires. It blew my mind that I was able to download the latest Firefox. Either way though, most people don't hold onto their Pentium-era computers for ten years (except maybe Pentium 4) like PowerPC Macintosh owners do.
In mozilla's case, i think it has less to do with the OS and has more to do with SSE2 instructions (my theory take it with a grain of salt). Something PowerPC doesn't have. Which is why the later versions of FF (4+) require an Intel or AMD cpu. If it weren't for that, PPC would still be very capable of running the latest versions of Firefox provided the rest of your hardware was up to snuff.
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/3.6/system-requirements/
vs
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/11.0/system-requirements/
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I had a Corsair SATA III drive that didn't work in the SATA I port in my G5, but works in the SATA I port of my Macbook.
There was a conversation in another thread about that, the Agility and Force use the same controller and probably the same NAND you'd think it'd work. For me it only worked in the lower HD bay.
Hey!
2. If you want to know the life of using a Power Mac G5, just ask me. This is the only computer I use.
1. It's a Power Mac.
2. If you want to know the life of using a Power Mac G5, just ask me. This is the only computer I use.
This thread is about Nameci using her(?) iMac G5 as her everyday computer. Not her Power Mac G5. I know exactly what it's like using a Power Mac G5 as an everyday machine. I've used one for years and still do when I can.
I'm pretty sure ''she's'' a dude, as he's a Demi-God
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As do numerous people on here.
I am a dude 100%.
I am off with my iMac right now. I am frequently on the field, my job requires me to travel almost every week.
As for living the day with just the iMac as my primary, once you get used to it I don't miss the Powermac anymore. I guess people can live by meeting their needs, but most of the people live to get what they want.
I am off with my iMac right now. I am frequently on the field, my job requires me to travel almost every week.
As for living the day with just the iMac as my primary, once you get used to it I don't miss the Powermac anymore. I guess people can live by meeting their needs, but most of the people live to get what they want.
Honestly, people still trying to get much out of a G3 are more hardcore fans or possibly older/younger people who have no need to upgrade. I've seen plenty of older people with Windows 2000 box's.
That being said, one reason is the nostalgia. The average Mac user seems to have more of an attachement to their computer. It's a much more nostalgic experience. When a PC passes goes past it's prime it's usually parted out, and sucked of anything useful because it's largely just a tool to most PC users and PC manufacturers.
I fully agree with the last paragraph, I have considered my macs as extensions of myself. I have never felt it with my previous windows machines. I have put effort into my ppc macs, like we put effort to maintain our favorite souped up old cars.
I'm in a similar situation as OP. Have been using latest MacBook Airs since 2008 and really got used to SSD disks.
Now I'll be using a iMac G4 1.25 GHz as only machine. Just made a bet that I'll keep it as my only computer for the coming 5 years. Upgraded RAM to 2GB and space to 400GB. Running TenFourFox as browser and it works pretty ok, really nice to have an updated Firefox browser. Office 2008 is painfully slow so I'm sticking with 2004. Adobe CS4 is not very different compared to CS5 in my uses. Transmission and VLC works fine. With Leopard it syncs my iPhone fine.
Now I'll be using a iMac G4 1.25 GHz as only machine. Just made a bet that I'll keep it as my only computer for the coming 5 years. Upgraded RAM to 2GB and space to 400GB. Running TenFourFox as browser and it works pretty ok, really nice to have an updated Firefox browser. Office 2008 is painfully slow so I'm sticking with 2004. Adobe CS4 is not very different compared to CS5 in my uses. Transmission and VLC works fine. With Leopard it syncs my iPhone fine.
5 years is a pretty long time in this world, I'm torn between feeling sceptical and incredibly impressed/inspired.
Especially for a computer that's what, 7 or 8 years old already. If he actually uses it for 5 years, that would make it at least 12 years old. That's insane for a computer, especially for one that has next to no current software support.
And even if it might sound like a bad plan and nothing logical about it - it's at the same time a cool statement. We don't have to buy the latest hardware to get by, we don't have to throw out the old, we don't have to... (and so on, and so on).
I think we can live by with the older platforms. It is still the same file system, the documents, the same psd, the same ai files.
As I see it, the focus is more on mobile devices and being mobile. Manufacturers will capture our senses and being by tying is to the mobile devices.
Take for example, in today's world most people could not live without their smart phones.
I think people should try to unplug from their mobile devices so often in order for them to know that they still can use their old stuff.
As I see it, the focus is more on mobile devices and being mobile. Manufacturers will capture our senses and being by tying is to the mobile devices.
Take for example, in today's world most people could not live without their smart phones.
I think people should try to unplug from their mobile devices so often in order for them to know that they still can use their old stuff.