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Post your oldest "living" PowerPC Mac!
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Oldest PPC mac around here is my trusty old 6500/225. Great machine - 225MHz 603e, 64MB RAM, 3GB HDD, System 9.1. Has a great speaker in it that makes the startup chime rattle the walls 
i'm impressed, my only ppc mac is a powermac dual G5, currently using it as a server, OpenVPN HTTP SMB AFP PPTP L2TP and so forth.
iMac G4
iMac G4:
Born: April 2002
Age: 8 yrs and 8 months.
CPU: 700Mhz
HD: 500GB WD Caviar Blue <-- Original 40GB Maxtor (still working)
RAM: 1GB
OS: 10.4.11
Use: Nothing much really. Just being pretty.
Its in perfect condition. As white as it can be.
Despite it's age and all, the iMac can still be used for playing simple videos or browsing the web in general. Playing music, syncing (old) iPod. and such.
iMac G4:
Born: April 2002
Age: 8 yrs and 8 months.
CPU: 700Mhz
HD: 500GB WD Caviar Blue <-- Original 40GB Maxtor (still working)
RAM: 1GB
OS: 10.4.11
Use: Nothing much really. Just being pretty.
Its in perfect condition. As white as it can be.
Despite it's age and all, the iMac can still be used for playing simple videos or browsing the web in general. Playing music, syncing (old) iPod. and such.
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I have a powerpc G3 (M6503F/A) Mac Desktop (boots but shuts off after about 15 minutes)
and a Macintosh SE that works fine.
Both are on my desk at work.
and a Macintosh SE that works fine.
Both are on my desk at work.
I want one too! Unfortunately they are really rare on ebay, especially the 20" versions with a little more CPU power.
I want one too! Unfortunately they are really rare on ebay, especially the 20" versions with a little more CPU power.
Yeah. I always wanted one. I bought this one 1 month ago. It was just a bargain. 70 EU's. I had to. Despite it's little CPU juice and the fact it has USB 1.1 and only CD R/W. I maxed it out. Runs fine. Happy as a child.
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50 is a good price for that thing.
It's really hard to justify the 200 or 300 for those things on ebay considering of what they are capable of today, but for 50 I wouldn't hesitate a second. They just look too nice to end up on a dump.
It's really hard to justify the 200 or 300 for those things on ebay considering of what they are capable of today, but for 50 I wouldn't hesitate a second. They just look too nice to end up on a dump.
I just got a PowerBook 5300cs from craigslist today. Works very well, minus the battery which doesn't hold a charge.
Now...what do I do with it? Lol
Now...what do I do with it? Lol
I've got the Performa 6400 version of that Mac and i agree about the sound. The built in woofer really makes it the best internal speakers on a Mac.Oldest PPC mac around here is my trusty old 6500/225. Great machine - 225MHz 603e, 64MB RAM, 3GB HDD, System 9.1. Has a great speaker in it that makes the startup chime rattle the walls
My PowerMac 6100/66 is still operational, though it's currently in storage back east. I don't plan on getting rid of it though. My next oldest operational machine would be my Lime iMac G3. Still works, though only about a third of the parts in it are original as a result of a few big hardware failures.
I have a iBook G3 14" with an Airport Card (installed under keyboard back in the day), fully working. It has 640MB and is 700Mhz and a 30GB HD I believe.
I'd still use it for browsing and stuff but any kind of flash just brings it to it's knees.
I'd still use it for browsing and stuff but any kind of flash just brings it to it's knees.
I have a iBook G3 14" with an Airport Card (installed under keyboard back in the day), fully working. It has 640MB and is 700Mhz and a 30GB HD I believe.
I'd still use it for browsing and stuff but any kind of flash just brings it to it's knees.
You should give clicktoflash a try... it gave my iBook an extension on life...
My oldest is now probably my 8100/100 - amazing machine for the time, even if by todays standards its below the lowend into the just plain 'ol slow...still, I guess I can use it as a main machine still with some effort
heh heh. You must be a very very young person.lythium said:
I can't tell which version of the 'lampshade' iMac this is, but if I read the information correctly the first model was introduced in January of 2002 and the last one was discontinued in July of 2004. So, at max, yours is nine years old. Very very what?
cheers,
Henry
I used my G4 iMac almost everyday till I just finally moved my better PM G4 to my desk. It will get used more now than sitting in the corner.
OMG I can't believe this thread is still going....
....Awsome!
My iBook's hinge broke about 2 months ago. I figured, "What to I have to lose?" So I installed Ubuntu linux 10.04 LTS on it and it rocks!!! I so recommend trying it on the CD for any PPC Mac user. I later upgraded it to Ubuntu 10.10.
I also own an iMac G4, wish the Intel iMacs were more like them...
My dad owns all of the New World PowerMacs (G3, G4, G5). He was going to get the Mac Pro, but holy crap it's expensive. He got a 27' iMac instead.
....Awsome!
My iBook's hinge broke about 2 months ago.
I figured, "What to I have to lose?" So I installed Ubuntu linux 10.04 LTS on it and it rocks!!! I so recommend trying it on the CD for any PPC Mac user. I later upgraded it to Ubuntu 10.10.I also own an iMac G4, wish the Intel iMacs were more like them...
My dad owns all of the New World PowerMacs (G3, G4, G5). He was going to get the Mac Pro, but holy crap it's expensive. He got a 27' iMac instead.
Oldest PPC mac around here is my trusty old 6500/225. Great machine - 225MHz 603e, 64MB RAM, 3GB HDD, System 9.1. Has a great speaker in it that makes the startup chime rattle the walls
Wow. Floppy AND PowerPC logo. And Snow White, may I add.