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Yes, the G3 will run it... Dontcha have a G4 sawtooth lying around or a Titanium PowerBook G4?
so there goes my dream out the window
at least I can still put it on my g3
Public Beta
Ok, there u go then... You can install it on that
It does kinda look different compared to the OS X versions we have now, but for kicks.. good luck let me know how you like it.
Ok, there u go then... You can install it on that
It does kinda look different compared to the OS X versions we have now, but for kicks.. good luck let me know how you like it.Hey everyone!
Ok, here is my list of PowerPC machines I currently use.. Picture to follow shortly
1. PowerMac G5 Quad(Late 2005, Single Pump) - My everyday workhorse machine for everyday basics and light video editing and light encoding, and simple work
2. PowerBook G4 Dual-Layer 1.67Ghz - This is my everyday laptop I use and enjoy lugging it wherever I go. It has been modified to play 720/1080p videos and added some nice features to it, such as SSD drive and a 2nd hard drive.
3. PowerBook G4 Pismo(Originally, G3 500) - Ah, the sound of classic OS 9 in all of its glory! Yes, I use this machine sometimes if I feel the need to return back to the good ole' days of OS 9 in 1998-1999. The Pismo has the Wegener G4 550 upgrade and although it could run Leopard, I tried it and it was unusable. Its running Tiger 10.4.11 and one partition I am running OS X Public Beta, and of course, OS 9.2.2!
Also have a Power Mac G5 2.0 Ghz machine that a friend gave to me, but in the process of rebuilding it and getting memory for it. Well, there you have my setup!
Long Live PowerPC!
Really? How?
Almost finished rebuilding and restoring my old PowerBook G4, I'll post a picture once I complete it and have a better camera than my crappy phone. Although an overall rewarding and fun process, I have to say that this laptop is not very user-friendly as far as servicing goes.. so many parts and screws...
So far, I've cleaned all of the internal boards by soaking them in alcohol and drying with paper towels, repeated several times. I had to replace the fans since both were dead, but swapped the whole heatsink/fan assembly since I found the entire thing for cheaper than individual fans. In place of the messy, overflowing gobs of gray goo, it now has a thin layer of Arctic Silver paste. It might be my imagination since I didn't measure temps beforehand, but I think it is cooler now, as the fan never even comes on now unless I try to watch Youtube. The RAM has been maxed to 2GB, and it's gotten a few new connectors. Also, the battery has been replaced by a super cheap aftermarket one by Tech Orbits. It seems to hold decent charge, but I still need to test it for long term capacity retention and calibrate it properly since it only showed 88% capacity out of the box. Right now, I'm still waiting on a 32GB PATA SSD, after which I'll be officially done bringing this beauty back to life.
When I first booted her up prior to fixing, I wasn't even sure she could be resurrected. Settings kept resetting, doing anything induced minutes of spinning beach balls, and it kept freezing and crashing. Now, I'm using the PowerBook this very moment, and while I wouldn't say it flies, it's fairly snappy. Unfortunately, casualties include the modem (I couldn't get the connector back on with my big fingers) and the PRAM battery (which died, but I think I'll just ignore for now). There is something just charming about this old laptop.. it doesn't look newer or fancier than Apple's latest, but it seems less generic and for whatever reason, a bit more high-end. But the point is, she lives!
So far, I've cleaned all of the internal boards by soaking them in alcohol and drying with paper towels, repeated several times. I had to replace the fans since both were dead, but swapped the whole heatsink/fan assembly since I found the entire thing for cheaper than individual fans. In place of the messy, overflowing gobs of gray goo, it now has a thin layer of Arctic Silver paste. It might be my imagination since I didn't measure temps beforehand, but I think it is cooler now, as the fan never even comes on now unless I try to watch Youtube. The RAM has been maxed to 2GB, and it's gotten a few new connectors. Also, the battery has been replaced by a super cheap aftermarket one by Tech Orbits. It seems to hold decent charge, but I still need to test it for long term capacity retention and calibrate it properly since it only showed 88% capacity out of the box. Right now, I'm still waiting on a 32GB PATA SSD, after which I'll be officially done bringing this beauty back to life.
When I first booted her up prior to fixing, I wasn't even sure she could be resurrected. Settings kept resetting, doing anything induced minutes of spinning beach balls, and it kept freezing and crashing. Now, I'm using the PowerBook this very moment, and while I wouldn't say it flies, it's fairly snappy. Unfortunately, casualties include the modem (I couldn't get the connector back on with my big fingers) and the PRAM battery (which died, but I think I'll just ignore for now). There is something just charming about this old laptop.. it doesn't look newer or fancier than Apple's latest, but it seems less generic and for whatever reason, a bit more high-end. But the point is, she lives!
I don't know where to post this so I'm sorry if it I'm in the wrong place
I made a little scratch on my iMac G5 screen...It does not seem to be very deep but a rainbow effect has appeared. It is very annoying and I wanted to know if there is a way to hide this rainbow effect, apart from changing the LCD screen.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/37/wp000328.jpg/
Thank you.
I made a little scratch on my iMac G5 screen...It does not seem to be very deep but a rainbow effect has appeared. It is very annoying and I wanted to know if there is a way to hide this rainbow effect, apart from changing the LCD screen.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/37/wp000328.jpg/
Thank you.
my collection...
Here is my collection... from all the macs in the pictures, the only one I don´t presently own is the black macbook, which died on me and was used to salvage a sibling with a broken screen...
G4 Cube with Sonnet 1.35 GHz; 1.5 Gb RAM; 320 Gb 7200rpm HDD; Radeon 7500; slimline combo drive with Parism brackets; Apple 17' Studio Display
Mac Mini 1.1 upgraded to Mac Mini 2.1; 2.0 GHz (T7200 upgrade); 3 Gb Ram; 160 Gb Hdd; 20' Cinema Display with Dr. Bott ADC->DVI converter
Powerbook G3 Pismo 400 MHz; 576 MHz Ram; 16 Gb 266X CF card + adapter
Powerbook G4 12' 1.33GHz; 1.256 GHz Ram; 250 Gb Hdd
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my latest PPC mac is an Indigo iBook G3, which is yet to be fully explored...
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The Cube is now a music server in the living room, doubling as a fireplace...
http://img547.imageshack.us/img547/9512/nn8istiqpqrgjyyllgctui.mp4
Cheers!
Here is my collection... from all the macs in the pictures, the only one I don´t presently own is the black macbook, which died on me and was used to salvage a sibling with a broken screen...
G4 Cube with Sonnet 1.35 GHz; 1.5 Gb RAM; 320 Gb 7200rpm HDD; Radeon 7500; slimline combo drive with Parism brackets; Apple 17' Studio Display
Mac Mini 1.1 upgraded to Mac Mini 2.1; 2.0 GHz (T7200 upgrade); 3 Gb Ram; 160 Gb Hdd; 20' Cinema Display with Dr. Bott ADC->DVI converter
Powerbook G3 Pismo 400 MHz; 576 MHz Ram; 16 Gb 266X CF card + adapter
Powerbook G4 12' 1.33GHz; 1.256 GHz Ram; 250 Gb Hdd
my latest PPC mac is an Indigo iBook G3, which is yet to be fully explored...
The Cube is now a music server in the living room, doubling as a fireplace...
http://img547.imageshack.us/img547/9512/nn8istiqpqrgjyyllgctui.mp4
Cheers!
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My G5
This is my PowerMac G5. Dual 1.8g/ 4g RAM/GeForce 7800GS Running Dual Monitors/OS X Leopard/2 500g HDDs/Pioneer internal Blu Ray Burning Optical Drive/Airport Extreme and Bluetooth/Edirol Sound system running 2 subs and 4 speakers with input for guitar, microphone, rca jacks and midi. Verbatim backlit audio keyboard/Kensington Orbit trackball/HP deskjet 450. Custom Blue LED lighting done myself. Average Geekbench score between 1600 to 1700. Its my everyday machine.
This is my PowerMac G5. Dual 1.8g/ 4g RAM/GeForce 7800GS Running Dual Monitors/OS X Leopard/2 500g HDDs/Pioneer internal Blu Ray Burning Optical Drive/Airport Extreme and Bluetooth/Edirol Sound system running 2 subs and 4 speakers with input for guitar, microphone, rca jacks and midi. Verbatim backlit audio keyboard/Kensington Orbit trackball/HP deskjet 450. Custom Blue LED lighting done myself. Average Geekbench score between 1600 to 1700. Its my everyday machine.
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This is my PowerMac G5. Dual 1.8g/ 4g RAM/GeForce 7800GS Running Dual Monitors/OS X Leopard/2 500g HDDs/Pioneer internal Blu Ray Burning Optical Drive/Airport Extreme and Bluetooth/Edirol Sound system running 2 subs and 4 speakers with input for guitar, microphone, rca jacks and midi. Verbatim backlit audio keyboard/Kensington Orbit trackball/HP deskjet 450. Custom Blue LED lighting done myself. Average Geekbench score between 1600 to 1700. Its my everyday machine.
That is one heck of a machine.
Here's my desktop setup:
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And here's my "mobile" setup:
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So many things going right in this picture! Feet in screen, minecraft on tv, and sega dreamcast! I now love you!
I never really wanted to build a hack in a g5 case..
But it looks nice and is easier than ever.
But it looks nice and is easier than ever.
I'm so tempted to do that myself but would feel terribly guilty for ripping the guts out of my little workhorse.
I don't see the link.
I love the idea of recycling these cases! They are very cool, and it makes perfect sense for a Hackintosh.
That's why I didn't use the intact family PMac - I couldn't bring myself to pull apart a working example until we really don't have any use for it anymore.
Just an FYI, the Corsair PSU is a load of junk - I've been through 2 already and both had terrible noise problems with grating caps
Hey everyone!
Ok, here is my list of PowerPC machines I currently use.. Picture to follow shortly
1. PowerMac G5 Quad(Late 2005, Single Pump) - My everyday workhorse machine for everyday basics and light video editing and light encoding, and simple work
2. PowerBook G4 Dual-Layer 1.67Ghz - This is my everyday laptop I use and enjoy lugging it wherever I go. It has been modified to play 720/1080p videos and added some nice features to it, such as SSD drive and a 2nd hard drive.
3. PowerBook G4 Pismo(Originally, G3 500) - Ah, the sound of classic OS 9 in all of its glory! Yes, I use this machine sometimes if I feel the need to return back to the good ole' days of OS 9 in 1998-1999. The Pismo has the Wegener G4 550 upgrade and although it could run Leopard, I tried it and it was unusable. Its running Tiger 10.4.11 and one partition I am running OS X Public Beta, and of course, OS 9.2.2!
Also have a Power Mac G5 2.0 Ghz machine that a friend gave to me, but in the process of rebuilding it and getting memory for it. Well, there you have my setup!
Long Live PowerPC!
What mods did you do to the 1.67 Dual-Layer to play 720p / 1080p?