My oldest is a 1990 Mac Classic. Geez, it'd also have a mid 90s Preforma too if I didn't get rid of it 5 yrs ago 
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FYI: A "blue" 333 MHz iMac is technically "blueberry" not "bondi blue". The "bondi blue" iMac was only 233 MHz and was discontinued on January 5, 1999 when the fruit colors (lime, strawberry, blueberry, grape, and tangerine) were introduced starting at 266 MHz.
I'm a college student, and this past spring, my MacBook died without warning or explanation right before finals week. I took it to the Genius Bar, and they told me it would be $800 for an in store repair, $300 if they shipped it out for repair.
I couldn't afford either option, and I desperately needed a computer because I really did not want to spend finals week typing all my papers in the computer lab. I went down to Goodwill with the cash I had, because they sell old Macs and I wanted anything that would let me write in the peace of my own room. I settled on a 600MHz Graphite iMac G3 running Tiger with 512MB of Ram. It was a tough purchase- I knew that I would be better off saving the money and putting it towards the cost of repairing my MacBook. However, I decided I would just have to eat the cost of the iMac purchase for the sake of my sanity during finals week, and figured that I could hand the computer down to a younger sibling after my MacBook was fixed.
I brought the iMac home on the bus, fired it up, and I am thrilled to say that its running beautifully; it runs almost as fast as the MacBook for my daily tasks! (Email, iTunes, word processing, web.) I actually like the iMac better than my MacBook; the industrial design is stunning, and I won't be giving it up even once my MacBook is fixed later this summer. It saved me during finals, and I feel like you're forever bonded to a computer once you have the experience of hauling it across town in a cardboard box via public transportation haha.
It is amazing to have an experience like this and realise just how quick older machines can still be, and how state of the art they once were. Heck, ask my Dad, who wrote his MBA thesis back in 1992 on his then brand new PowerBook 145. The thing flew and had a good battery life. 4MB RAM, 20MB Hard drive, you gotta love it
My oldest living PPC Mac is my only PPC Mac. Alongside my MacBook and iMac, I have a Rev.B 333MHz Grape iMac G3.
My oldest is a Power Mac G4 (400mhz AGP graphics) running OS 9.something. I also have another Power Mac (466mhz digital audio) with 10.4.something on it. I rarely use them but have booted them both recently to check they work.
I also have a non-working G3 Power Mac (300mhz B+W). Currently the case is empty but i have all the parts if i ever wanted to put it back together. It is currently being used in conjunction with the AGP power mac as my bedside table.
I also have a G4 iMac (800mhz 15"), which my brother currently uses.
I didn't own any of them from the beginning of their life.
I also have a non-working G3 Power Mac (300mhz B+W). Currently the case is empty but i have all the parts if i ever wanted to put it back together. It is currently being used in conjunction with the AGP power mac as my bedside table.
I also have a G4 iMac (800mhz 15"), which my brother currently uses.
I didn't own any of them from the beginning of their life.
This is the forum for posting your oldest, still-working PowerPC-based Mac! It's OK if it has a couple minor issues (dead FireWire or USB ports, non-working CD drive, e.t.c), just as long as it boots!
This is mine:
iBook G3 (Dual-USB, Late 2001)
At least MINE is a g4!
Adobe CS5 bundle OR standalones
I have a G4 ibook 1.33GHz w/1.5 GB that has been able to download and use stand-alone adobe cs4 software adequately.
I CANNOT find additional upgrades to the cs3 basics to cs4 I have left over.
It is a nightmare. Does anyone have a secret to finding a place for me to get it?
I cannot afford newer stuff right now in order to acquire CS5.
(I guess it's hopeless to try that on my computer, but I was not supposed to be able to get cs4, either).
I have looked EVERYWHERE. I hate Adobe.
rules!
I have a G4 ibook 1.33GHz w/1.5 GB that has been able to download and use stand-alone adobe cs4 software adequately.
I CANNOT find additional upgrades to the cs3 basics to cs4 I have left over.
It is a nightmare. Does anyone have a secret to finding a place for me to get it?
I cannot afford newer stuff right now in order to acquire CS5.
(I guess it's hopeless to try that on my computer, but I was not supposed to be able to get cs4, either).
I have looked EVERYWHERE. I hate Adobe.
rules!
I have a few very old Powerbooks which are still operational.
PowerBook 3400c/240
PowerBook G3 "Kanga" - the first G3 PowerBook
PowerBook "Pismo"
PowerMac 8500/180
Although all three PowerBooks are functional, I still use my "Pismo" from time to time for Internet surfing. It's been upgraded to 1GB Ram/G4 550MHz processor/120GB HDD. It still does an adequate job.
I still have my very first Macintosh computer, an SE/30 which still works too!
Today I use the following computers:
- Mac Pro 3.0Ghz Quad
- PowerMac G5 Dual 2.5Ghz (file server)
- MacBook Pro 15" (First Gen)
- MacBook White 2.4Ghz
- MacBook Air (2010)
- 64Gb iPad
- iPhone4
PowerBook 3400c/240
PowerBook G3 "Kanga" - the first G3 PowerBook
PowerBook "Pismo"
PowerMac 8500/180
Although all three PowerBooks are functional, I still use my "Pismo" from time to time for Internet surfing. It's been upgraded to 1GB Ram/G4 550MHz processor/120GB HDD. It still does an adequate job.
I still have my very first Macintosh computer, an SE/30 which still works too!
Today I use the following computers:
- Mac Pro 3.0Ghz Quad
- PowerMac G5 Dual 2.5Ghz (file server)
- MacBook Pro 15" (First Gen)
- MacBook White 2.4Ghz
- MacBook Air (2010)
- 64Gb iPad
- iPhone4
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Here's my entrant:
A Performa 6400/200 (back when Macs were beige, before Steve Jobs came back and revolutionized everything). I almost gave up on it and threw away the front cover in despair, but the rest of it is there and works (save the PRAM battery, which did go dead in storage. It's got a video input card allowing a VCR, analog video camcorder, and even a cable box (darned analog-to-digital conversion ruined direct cable input though).
It's got the System 7.5.3 install on one 6GB hard disk with a 3GB partition available, out of a dead older Mac (with Apple ROMs at that) plus another hard disk with 8.6 (same thing down to the Apple ROMs here too.)
The 6400 in question has After Dark 10th Anniversary Edition loaded on both hard disks, so I can have flying toasters on my one compatible (both hardware and software-wise) Mac.
I love it and wouldn't sell it for anything, as it is the perfect Mac for our kitchen...
Thanks so much and have a great day all!
A Performa 6400/200 (back when Macs were beige, before Steve Jobs came back and revolutionized everything). I almost gave up on it and threw away the front cover in despair, but the rest of it is there and works (save the PRAM battery, which did go dead in storage. It's got a video input card allowing a VCR, analog video camcorder, and even a cable box (darned analog-to-digital conversion ruined direct cable input though).
It's got the System 7.5.3 install on one 6GB hard disk with a 3GB partition available, out of a dead older Mac (with Apple ROMs at that) plus another hard disk with 8.6 (same thing down to the Apple ROMs here too.)
The 6400 in question has After Dark 10th Anniversary Edition loaded on both hard disks, so I can have flying toasters on my one compatible (both hardware and software-wise) Mac.
I love it and wouldn't sell it for anything, as it is the perfect Mac for our kitchen...
Thanks so much and have a great day all!
Anyone think it is worth $19+shipping to buy a Powerbook Duo 230? I don't know what exactly I would use it for. Maybe play some really old games. It doesn't come with the Dock system so I know I am very limited in ports/floppy.
lol my mom has a 1.25 G4 mini with 512mb ram and i fitted a 5400rpm 160gb hd (the 40gb 4200 standard was terrible!!) in it and its mainly used for web but it still seem to lag a bit sometimes maybe its cuz i use a mac pro lol but it seemed snappy on 10.3 like 5 years ago tho lol
maybe its cuz i use a mac pro lol but it seemed snappy on 10.3 like 5 years ago tho lol
Mine has just got older... My current oldest living PowerPC Mac (with an original battery no less, that somehow gives me 2hrs of battery life ) is my PowerBook 1400c/166 (The fast one) - its brilliant
) is my PowerBook 1400c/166 (The fast one) - its brilliant 3 Monitors
I bought a few extra PPC's for backup parts from a company which was upgrading, stuffed all the available video cards in one computer to see what would happen, and got this result. Original PPC 7100 had 1 video out and a PDS video card. That gave me one DB-15 and one HDI-45 output. The additional video card fit in the NuBus slot giving me the third monitor. SuperVideo 3.0 software on one machine automatically took care of everything else except for the relative monitor placement. Software looks like I could have up to 9 monitors if I had the slots for the cards.
I bought a few extra PPC's for backup parts from a company which was upgrading, stuffed all the available video cards in one computer to see what would happen, and got this result. Original PPC 7100 had 1 video out and a PDS video card. That gave me one DB-15 and one HDI-45 output. The additional video card fit in the NuBus slot giving me the third monitor. SuperVideo 3.0 software on one machine automatically took care of everything else except for the relative monitor placement. Software looks like I could have up to 9 monitors if I had the slots for the cards.
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I have a beat-up old model M7628LL/A (SawTooth AGP), 1Gb RAM, a 20Gb and a 6Gb hard drives (I installed the 6Gb from an old G3 I just gutted).
It's running 10.4.11, and has a NVIDIA GeForce2 MX video card w/VGA and ADC. Unfortunately, the logic board does not have the necessary connector to supply power to the ADC port, so I'm having to run a Compaq 1720 (flat screen).
I also have a G3 iMac Grape (original equipment) running 10.2.8.
It's amazing what us dumb noobs will buy just to get started with Mac.
It's running 10.4.11, and has a NVIDIA GeForce2 MX video card w/VGA and ADC. Unfortunately, the logic board does not have the necessary connector to supply power to the ADC port, so I'm having to run a Compaq 1720 (flat screen).
I also have a G3 iMac Grape (original equipment) running 10.2.8.
It's amazing what us dumb noobs will buy just to get started with Mac.
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12"ibook G3 600/384 mem/20 gig hd/cd/airport...tiger 10.4.11 (carbon copied image from my G4 ibook via usb stick....3hr latter-forgot G3 usb 1.1-) lots of tweaks to make faster,and running camino
for simple web browsing it's not half bad (camino with flash and adverts turned off)...mactubes for utube
just did a geekbench...ooo a screaming 306
12"ibook G3 600/384 mem/20 gig hd/cd/airport...tiger 10.4.11 (carbon copied image from my G4 ibook via usb stick....3hr latter-forgot G3 usb 1.1-) lots of tweaks to make faster,and running camino
for simple web browsing it's not half bad (camino with flash and adverts turned off)...mactubes for utube
just did a geekbench...ooo a screaming 306
This is one that I helped a friend with. It isn't the oldest, but it's the most redneck.
G4 from Ebay $75 after shipping
Airport from Ebay $20
Dell monitor from Craigslist $45
mouse, keyboard, 2nd HDD, and extra ram from junk room
Dewalt from the back of my truck
G4 from Ebay $75 after shipping
Airport from Ebay $20
Dell monitor from Craigslist $45
mouse, keyboard, 2nd HDD, and extra ram from junk room
Dewalt from the back of my truck
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I am too lazy to go take a picture but it is a 1995(I think) Macintosh Plus running OS 6, it is the one with the floppy drive. I am not sure if it is power PC or not. If it isn't then my oldest would be an old black laptop running OS 7.2, I don't know the specs of it off the top of my head.
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ibook (A1005 16vram) G3 600/384 mem/20 gig hd
apps running in pics
-macvide (flash vid dl using mactubes)
-seashore (simple gimp like image editor)
-camino (web browser)
ibook (A1005 16vram) G3 600/384 mem/20 gig hd
apps running in pics
-macvide (flash vid dl using mactubes)
-seashore (simple gimp like image editor)
-camino (web browser)
First post here. Hello all!
The oldest one I still use is an 8500 with an upgraded Daughter card, OS 9.22.
At one time it had the original OSX beta installed.
It does a fine job converting Vinyl to Digital format for burning to CD's.
The oldest, not a powerMac is a IIci with an older version of bsd.
Not much use these days, since all those tools are now available on my G4 powerbook.
The oldest one I still use is an 8500 with an upgraded Daughter card, OS 9.22.
At one time it had the original OSX beta installed.
It does a fine job converting Vinyl to Digital format for burning to CD's.
The oldest, not a powerMac is a IIci with an older version of bsd.
Not much use these days, since all those tools are now available on my G4 powerbook.