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Now that it's 2015, how do you plan to use PPC Macs?
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So are you using IDE or did you get an adapter? (if only adapters weren't a tight squeeze).
I am using a KingSpec PATA SSD. The adapters are the size of the standard 2.5" drive but have a slot for the mSATA drive to plug into.
Im rebuilding a PM G5 Quad right now and hope to have it be my go to machine...
just got a GeForce 7800 GTX card today. still looking for a good compatable pci-e wifi card...anyone know a good one that works with the pcie-1x slot that is also 10.5.8 compatable? either speed, g or n is acceptable.
Kevin
just got a GeForce 7800 GTX card today. still looking for a good compatable pci-e wifi card...anyone know a good one that works with the pcie-1x slot that is also 10.5.8 compatable? either speed, g or n is acceptable.
Kevin
Frankly, I think it would just be better to get an AirPort Extreme for it. They run pretty cheap on eBay, might pick one up for my G5 since it doesn't have a wifi card
The cards are cheap but the antennas can be expensive. Fortunately there are workarounds for that.
Why are the antennas so expensive? And can't you use like a paper clip or something?
Late '05 G5s(including the Quad 2.5, dual core 2.3, and dual core 2.0) unfortunately don't use the same AE card as the earlier G5s. They require a combo airport/bluetooth card that fits on a special "runway" card. The combo card is easy to find and cheap(I think that a couple of iMacs and maybe Macbook Pros used the same card). The "Runway" card is not so easy to find, and most folks on Ebay want $75+ for one.
When I was faced with the same problem for my late '05 G5, I bought a cheap mini PCI-e Airport Extreme card intended for a later Mac(not sure what model) and an even cheaper mini PCI-e to PCI-e adapter. The total cost was about $20, and it works perfectly.
My Mac Pro has taken the place of my poor PowerMac G5. It feels like a waste because I upgraded the RAM to 8GB and everything. I undid my lighting set-up and put it in my Mac Pro, but it doesn't look as nice since the Mac Pro's internals are more closed-up.
I thought you only had your MacBook Pro? Or did Santa bring you a Mac Pro?
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I had a nice fella just the other week on this forum who has a lot of extra Mac parts who sent me an extra antenna he had lying around. So now I don't have to buy a $40+ one!
I thought you only had your MacBook Pro? Or did Santa bring you a Mac Pro?
You missed his two posts about it? Read: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1830401/ and https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1831315/
I thought you only had your MacBook Pro? Or did Santa bring you a Mac Pro?
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I had a nice fella just the other week on this forum who has a lot of extra Mac parts who sent me an extra antenna he had lying around. So now I don't have to buy a $40+ one!
I still have my MacBook Pro, which was my first Intel Mac. However, I recently couldn't pass up a deal on a 1,1 Mac Pro for $50
.I have a Power Macintosh 6100 (one of the first PPC Macs) and a 1.0GHz PowerBook G4 (Titanium) on hand that I use just sometimes. They're currently mostly idle -- the G4 needs a new hard disk and maybe a battery, and the 6100 could use a PRAM battery. Both need access to a netatalk server (on which I'll also run samba) so I can share data between them and my more modern machines.
One day,when I have some more space, I'll pull out my Quadra 840av and my LaserWriter 360 Select as well.
It's really interesting to see the number of posts here that talk about PowerPC as though staying the PPC course is an ideological posiiton that's important to prove a point.
Just out of curiosity, to whom are you proving the point? It seems like doing this is really just tightening the noose around your own ability to get things done in a reasonable manner, such as PowerMac G4 MDD's posting about stalling while opening collaborative documents online, here: https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/20553347/
Kind of tangentially, while most of my computers are Intel-based, my main portable computer at this point is a Microsoft Surface RT. I like it for a few different reasons, most of which revolve around the iPad-like battery life, and its ability to run most of the Microsoft Office suite fairly well. I was also admittedly curious at what Microsoft's second major push toward Windows on non-Intel platforms would look like.
What's interesting is that while it more or less "still meets my needs" (runs Word and OneNote fast enough) -- computing as a whole has absolutely moved beyond it, and today there are plenty of less expensive devices that'll do more, better, and faster. The main reason I haven't replace it, in light of that, is because it also still gets security updates. In the style of AppleWorks 5 or WordPerfect 3.5 on my Power Mac 6100, it's as good at running Word 2013 today as it was two years ago. I'm just fortunate in that most of the time, I don't need to do a whole lot on the web with this system, because that's definitely its weak point.
One day,when I have some more space, I'll pull out my Quadra 840av and my LaserWriter 360 Select as well.
It's really interesting to see the number of posts here that talk about PowerPC as though staying the PPC course is an ideological posiiton that's important to prove a point.
Just out of curiosity, to whom are you proving the point? It seems like doing this is really just tightening the noose around your own ability to get things done in a reasonable manner, such as PowerMac G4 MDD's posting about stalling while opening collaborative documents online, here: https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/20553347/
Kind of tangentially, while most of my computers are Intel-based, my main portable computer at this point is a Microsoft Surface RT. I like it for a few different reasons, most of which revolve around the iPad-like battery life, and its ability to run most of the Microsoft Office suite fairly well. I was also admittedly curious at what Microsoft's second major push toward Windows on non-Intel platforms would look like.
What's interesting is that while it more or less "still meets my needs" (runs Word and OneNote fast enough) -- computing as a whole has absolutely moved beyond it, and today there are plenty of less expensive devices that'll do more, better, and faster. The main reason I haven't replace it, in light of that, is because it also still gets security updates. In the style of AppleWorks 5 or WordPerfect 3.5 on my Power Mac 6100, it's as good at running Word 2013 today as it was two years ago. I'm just fortunate in that most of the time, I don't need to do a whole lot on the web with this system, because that's definitely its weak point.
Ah a fellow 6100 owner! Sorry that this comment isn't helping anything, but it doesn't seem like anyone owns that computer
I've been known to refurb systems heading towards the Dumpster (not even the Recycling Center, the Dumpster!) so I came across different kinds of systems all the time.
Currently I've an eMac and a bondi blue iMac (w/ 128M RAM) and am just getting around to determining the exact model numbers of each.
I'm looking to update the RAM on each as a minimal expenditure and if the OS is decent and/or I can install an open source OS like Xubuntu, they might live to fight another day.
I find these systems can serve as Web Browsers, Reference Stations (dump all your ebooks and repair manuals, etc onto it) and basic
"I need to borrow a computer, can I get online with your fancy everyday rig?,...
uh, No- use this one instead..." type system.
I have plans for at least one of them to be a Music/Video editing mule on the workbench and get the other one placed as an entry level "if they blow it up I can just reload the image" type training wheels computer.
Currently I've an eMac and a bondi blue iMac (w/ 128M RAM
) and am just getting around to determining the exact model numbers of each.I'm looking to update the RAM on each as a minimal expenditure and if the OS is decent and/or I can install an open source OS like Xubuntu, they might live to fight another day.
I find these systems can serve as Web Browsers, Reference Stations (dump all your ebooks and repair manuals, etc onto it) and basic
"I need to borrow a computer, can I get online with your fancy everyday rig?,...
uh, No- use this one instead..." type system.
I have plans for at least one of them to be a Music/Video editing mule on the workbench and get the other one placed as an entry level "if they blow it up I can just reload the image" type training wheels computer.
Traditionally, (all last Century and everything) I'd use a util to split the large file into 1.44M sized .arj or .zip files, spanning as many diskettes as required, and reassemble the on the target computer.
Two things; I'm replying prior to actually reading the whole thread's responses, and I'd need to recollect, search for an actual name of said util- I remember doing it, I forget with what on a Mac platform.
(and then there is the 21st Century Sneaker-Net version where an external USB hard drive serves to get the job done, when possible...)
Performa 5215CD. OK, It looks like USB is out, but there should be a CD (700M) and a SCSI port; I think I have a DB-25 SCSI Ext Drive in a milk crate somewhere, doesn't everybody?
