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Suggestion for a PPC Mac?

Intell said:
Airport cards are nothing more than rebranded WaveLAN Gold cards. Same speed, same everything. WaveLAN Silver cards are hardware-wise the same, but firmware limited to WEP 64-bit encryption only. They can be turned into WaveLAN Gold cards through a firmware upgrade in an Airport Slot on a Mac. I'm not sure what exactly a WaveLAN Turbo is, but I'd image is still a WiFi B card. Any Airport compaitable card that will fit into that slot, will be a B only card. Lucent got bought out/was sold to Alcatel. The two cards should be the same.

For best results, it's best to get an Airport card. They don't have the extra integrated antenna sticking out of the end of them and they always have the port for the Mac's built in antenna.
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yes true but if i stick to the APC inernally then il have incredibly slow as a snail internet (ive used Wireless B in the past) id rather use my Linksys WMP54G PCI card as its faster speed and is said to work if it dont i got a USB Wireless N Card from ZyXel that will work
 
ihuman:D said:
Lets agree to disagree so I'll stop trolling:D.
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I agree that your knowledge of macs is several years lacking.

Zeke D said:
Try again:
Now please stop trolling.
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You have failed. OSX is an operating system, not an application.
All software written today will run on it.
Please try again.

LeoTheLion89 said:
i used Mac2Sell to get the prices
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Their prices do not reflect market value.

my eMac i know for a fact IS worth 160 bucks and thats with my current specs
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That is false information.

Ariii said:
TenFourFox and AuroraFox gives you the latest version of FireFox.
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That is false information.
They do not provide support for any add-ons or Flash.

Lil Chillbil said:
Its people like you that really piss me off
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I don't care, your opinion means nothing.

stroked said:
apple has declared the 2006 1st gen intel macs dead
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That is false information. Apple has ended current OS support. Every application written today will still run on them. I know, I have one. :)

I will go farther, Apple has declared the 2nd gen intels dead.
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That is false information. Apple has ended current OS support. Every application written today will still run on them. I know, I have one. :)

LeoTheLion89 said:
speaking of that there is workarounds to install Leo on a unsupported mac couldnt a simular work around be done to install ML on 1st gen Intel Macs? not like the HARDWARE is physically unable to run it
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Actually, the HARDWARE is what makes them incompatible. They have 32-bit EFI and cannot run a 64-bit kernel.
92WardSenatorFE said:
I don't mean to be rude, but shouldn't we get back on topic?
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Clearly you don't know how forums work.
 
Mengele said:
I agree that your knowledge of macs is several years lacking.
That is false information.
That is false information.
I don't care, your opinion means nothing.
That is false information.
That is false information.
Clearly you don't know how forums work.
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Zen?
 
Anyway back on topic if you want to mess around I'd suggest you'd get a powermac G4 because they are reliable and powerful enough.I'd get this one(though I wouldn't say no to a faster model!):LINK for my needs.
 
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Mengele said:
That is false information.
They do not provide support for any add-ons or Flash.
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It isn't false. It is simply a port of the latest version of FireFox to 10.4-10.5. It renders pages just as well as the latest version would, it has exactly the same features and uses nearly all of the same code.

Also, the last generation iBook G4's go for surprisingly cheap, and as the minimum OS they would come with is 10.4, you wouldn't have to worry about finding install disks for the OS. Also, most vendors sell AlBooks for over $200 for some reason, so a late TiBook would probably be more easily affordable, and would also give you OS 9.
 
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I'm apparently on someone's ignore list. If someone else would like to use this information to counter someone's untrue-truth, go right ahead.

I have one of those early Intell Mini's as well. Guess what? Here's a list of few days old software I can't run on it:

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/36392/property-evaluator
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/21329/mailfollowup-mail-plugin
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23847/mailrecent-mail-plugin
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/33471/singlemizer
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/43198/sync-folders-free
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/39212/commentcast

Why not? Because the software requires either a 64-bit CPU, 10.7, or 10.8. None of which my Mini is able to run.

TenFourFox and AuroraFox both can have plugins re-enabled. Here's how:
Code: 
Type in: "about:config" in the URL/address bar
Press enter
Look/search for: tenfourfox.plugins.enabled
Set it to true. (Double click it to toggle it)

Snow Leopard is not a current OS. Is is currently in the end of life stage at Apple and it will not be receiving any more updates. And not every application written today can run on Snow Leopard. I know, I made a list of a few above.

Actually, EFI is software. Not hardware. And people have gotten Mountain Lion to fun fairly well on first generation Intell Mini's with an upgraded 64-bit capable CPU.

Nameci said:
I agree. He is not zen.
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Where is zen? I'm rather missing him right now.
 
Intell said:
Where is zen? I'm rather missing him right now.
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The guy finally got banned.

Don't get me wrong, I got more information from zen that were very helpful. Likewise, the same with most of you here on PPC sub forum.
Sorry to the OP for the out of topic discussion.
 
Nameci said:
The guy finally got banned.

Don't get me wrong, I got more information from zen that was very helpful. Likewise, the same with most of you here on PPC sub forum.
Sorry to the OP for the out of topic discussion.
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No. No. Noooooo! I sometimes didn't like him, but he was mostly truthful and he didn't tolerate misinformation in the PowerPC sub-fourm. I shall miss his curt and to the point posts. Especially when I need them the most.
 
That is false information.


That is false information.


I don't care, your opinion means nothing.


That is false information.


That is false information.
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Hey, people, do you really don't know who's back (again)? :p
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Mengele said:
I agree that your knowledge of macs is several years lacking.


You have failed. OSX is an operating system, not an application.
All software written today will run on it.
Please try again.


Their prices do not reflect market value.


That is false information.


That is false information.
They do not provide support for any add-ons or Flash.


I don't care, your opinion means nothing.


That is false information. Apple has ended current OS support. Every application written today will still run on them. I know, I have one. :)


That is false information. Apple has ended current OS support. Every application written today will still run on them. I know, I have one. :)


Actually, the HARDWARE is what makes them incompatible. They have 32-bit EFI and cannot run a 64-bit kernel.

Clearly you don't know how forums work.
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If my opinion means nothing then what about yours? :p
 
92WardSenatorFE said:
Link? I highly doubt it. I don't think the code was ever written to support G3 processors. I don't even believe G3's would have the hardware needed to properly run Leopard. Have you ever ran Leopard on a bare bone system? It's slow as molasses.

Intell already debunked this as well (posted above & quoted below) EDIT: posted below as well...
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heres a link to the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20_p6FTF0nA they say all the apps crash on a G3 but the system does boot and run
 
Ariii said:
It is false. It is simply a port of the latest version of FireFox to 10.4-10.5.
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Correct that its false. It can't run flash, java or any other add-ons that support basic functionality of modern web browsing.

so a late TiBook would probably be more easily affordable, and would also give you OS 9.
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Who cares about OS9? It offers nothing. If classic is your bag, why not get a Bronze KB PowerBook G3 400? It can run OS8.6.
Or EVEN BETTER, why not get a PowerBook 5300ce? It can run 7.5-9.1!

ihuman:D said:
If my opinion means nothing then what about yours? :p
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My posts contain factual information, not emotional opinions.

GermanyChris said:
Our new poster is always right, here and in the MP section.
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That is correct(ed).
 
Mengele said:
Correct that its false. It can't run flash, java or any other add-ons that support basic functionality of modern web browsing.


Who cares about OS9? It offers nothing. If classic is your bag, why not get a Bronze KB PowerBook G3 400? It can run OS8.6.
Or EVEN BETTER, why not get a PowerBook 5300ce? It can run 7.5-9.1!


My posts contain factual information, not emotional opinions.


That is correct(ed).
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if u gonna look at OS9 as offering nothing then u mite as well say PPC Macs offer u nothing since it is a dying platfrom
 
I know someone can't read my posts, but I'm still posting this here in hopes that it will be read by other people.

TenFourFox and Aurorafox do support Java, Flash, and add-ons of "basic functionality of modern web browsing". I wonder, how does iOS' web browser appear in someone's eyes? It doesn't support any form of add-on beyond JavaScript. Is it archaic as well? More so than TenFourFox and Aurorafox for they support an outdated version of Flash and Java where iOS doesn't support either?

Who cares about that old vintage 1950's car that can only use leaded gasoline. It offers nothing. Say that to a vintage car collector and he'd probably break your nose. I'd love to have a vintage car like that. Just as well as there are people that would love to have a nice vintage Mac that can run OS 9.

GermanyChris: I happened to read the Mac Pro 4 vs 8 core thread. My gosh. He's there too.

Once again, my posts are open for use as fodder.
 
Intell said:
I know someone can't read my posts, but I'm still posting this here in hopes that it will be read by other people.

TenFourFox and Aurorafox do support Java, Flash, and add-ons of "basic functionality of modern web browsing". I wonder, how does iOS' web browser appear in someone's eyes? It doesn't support any form of add-on beyond JavaScript. Is it archaic as well? More so than TenFourFox and Aurorafox for they support an outdated version of Flash and Java where iOS doesn't support either?

Who cares about that old vintage 1950's car that can only use leaded gasoline. It offers nothing. Say that to a vintage car collector and he'd probably break your nose. I'd love to have a vintage car like that. Just as well as there are people that would love to have a nice vintage Mac that can run OS 9.

GermanyChris: I happened to read the Mac Pro 4 vs 8 core thread. My gosh. He's there too.

Once again, my posts are open for use as fodder.
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id love a DeLorean lol anyways i dont use TenFourFox on my eMac because its too slow it really eats away at CPU resources and memory
 
Hey Leo, in one of my previous posts I list some "modren" software that can't run on a MacMini1,1 or MacMini2,1. Why don't you ask about that?

And someone, who shall remain nameless, is still posting incorrect information.
 
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