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Post your desktop background (PowerPC)
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Dim the lights and you've got an iMac Pro
I wanted to give it that sort of spiritual predecessor feel. I played with an iMac Pro at the Apple Store and... well... wow. This iMac G4 has less processing power than my iPhone SE. I can't even begin to imagine the percentage of processing power it has compared to the Pro. I bet it's a VERY big negative number
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My Core Duo MBP (not really a PPC machine but the thing is so darn old and it looks like a Powerbook G4 so it might as well be)
Mmmmm man it's been ages since I've had an orange julius
They don't make them like they did in the 70s and 80s anymore. I tried one at one of the DQ/OJ branded mini-stores and it was awful. It was basically orange and cream-flavored ice. They tasted better and had a much better consistency back in the days when they were fatty and unhealthy...
The desktop on my Pismo for OSX Jaguar. The X is a little jagged as a result of adding the blue (the original image had Grey, didn't like it).
There doesn't seem to be much in terms of OS specific desktops for anything pre-tiger.
There doesn't seem to be much in terms of OS specific desktops for anything pre-tiger.
A few of my PPC desktops:
2003 12-inch iBook G4 running the Common Desktop Environment compiled from source:
2004 12-inch PowerBook:
2005 12-inch PowerBook:
Early 2005 15-inch PowerBook:
2003 12-inch iBook G4 running the Common Desktop Environment compiled from source:
2004 12-inch PowerBook:
2005 12-inch PowerBook:
Early 2005 15-inch PowerBook:
Love that CDE desktop ! That is a wm i would like to learn more about. I usually install Windowmaker on Debian, so know very little about configuring CDE. Seems more complex, but the look is just so 90's
What is the files browser there please ?
The files browser is the one that comes with CDE. Yes, it looks 'brutally early 1990's' but very Unix-like at the same time.
2003 12-inch PowerBook (this install is just for Mac-on-Mac):
2004 12-inch PowerBook (which 'officially' requires at least v10.3.3):
2004 12-inch PowerBook (which 'officially' requires at least v10.3.3):
I know it isn't PowerPC, but this MBP is Snow Leopard only. Changed the desktop background because this Mac's purpose is changing to a creation machine (wordprocessing, some light graphics, etc).
EDIT: Background is some editing I did in PS CS5 to get what I wanted.
EDIT: Background is some editing I did in PS CS5 to get what I wanted.
(Not PowerPC ) I've been using this layout for some time so I thought I'd share it on here.
) I've been using this layout for some time so I thought I'd share it on here.
Shot this pic when I stepped outside this evening and thought it would make a perfect new background for my Powerbook.
"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork." Psalm 19:1
"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork." Psalm 19:1
PowerBook G4 15" DLSD Mac OS X 10.5.8 with Cirques Wallpaper (from Snow Leopard)
I suppose I should come clean with the full desktop picture...
Cheers
Hugh
Cheers
Hugh
Very nice wallpaper. Looks pretty cool !
What is this painting? Would like to google it ... to set it up on my own Powerbook
It's a painting by Charles Brooking, and hangs in the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich in London, where he lived and worked.Very nice wallpaper. Looks pretty cool !
What is this painting? Would like to google it ... to set it up on my own Powerbook
See https://prints.rmg.co.uk/products/greenland-fishery-english-whalers-in-the-ice-bhc1035 ; a bit further down the page you may be able to do a low resolution 'save as' like I did.
https://prints.rmg.co.uk/search?q=tag:artist+Charles_Brooking for all of his paintings in the museum
Cheers
Hugh
Here my desktop. The Windows logo is me changing the finder icon but I decided to go to file explorer and me change the apple logo in the "About This Mac".