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Who still uses a PowerPC Mac?

Do You still own and use a PPC Mac?

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I use an iMac G5 as my main computer, but probably not for long because college is coming and I need a new computer.
 
I still use an eMac 800mhz at work as my primary machine, although it's about to get replaced by a new Mini. At home I use the iMac G5 occasionally and also use my MacBook to couch surf and while on the go.
 
SteveG4Cube said:
I still use an eMac 800mhz at work as my primary machine, although it's about to get replaced by a new Mini. At home I use the iMac G5 occasionally and also use my MacBook to couch surf and while on the go.
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I'm really hoping you also have a G4 Cube.... :p;):D
 
I have an iMac G4 I gave to my parents and use a 15" Powerbook G4 every single day. I wish I could use a G4 forever :cool:
 
PowerMac G4 dual 800
12" Powerbook 1.5
Use the powerbook every day, but not as my main machine. Powermac sits in my basement as my printer base. Might phase it out of the house soon, who knows. :)
 
My household uses a PowerMac dual 2.7 G5 liquid cooled with a 23" ACD on a daily basis and it is definitely the workhorse. It's an early 2005 model that I've added cards for more firewire and usb ports. The video card is a 6800 but it still works okay. I'll probably look soon for whatever the latest video card was for it. It is always slept when not in use and the only time it is rebooted is when there is an Apple update which requires it. I always try to break the uptime record but an update usually ruins the party.

There are four users and occasional guest users that are logged in daily. Mostly for email, browsing, photo editing, word processing, iTunes a lot, voip and the dvd player occasionally. There are quite a few widgets I use but wouldn't be able to you what I have installed; too many. There are two (ahem) Warcraft players in the house and it runs WoW fine except we get some lag during huge PvP melees.
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There is a slot loading G3 Graphite iMac in the basement that hasn't been turned on in a while.
 
Well I collect Macs, both PPC and Intel, and I like to put them to work :D

I use an iMac G3 graphite, iMac G4, iBook G3 snow, PowerBook G3 Wallstreeet, and a new 24 inch intel aluminum iMac as my main machine.
 
I have a MacBook Pro as my main machine, but I use my 1.5GHz 12" Powerbook almost as much, as well as several of the Macs you see in my sig. Only one other person in my family has an Intel Mac, all the rest use PPC all the time.
 
i have a maxed out power mac g3 beige minitower that i use as my vintage gaming system. os 9 games run beautifully on it especially the ones w/ glide support, and as for os x games, i simply replace the 3dfx card w/ the radeon 9200 and boot into 10.2.8!

i use the computer almost daily and exclusively to play games since it's too obsolete to be used for anything else.
 
imaketouchtheme said:
I'm really hoping you also have a G4 Cube.... :p;):D
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Heh, yep, it's currently resting peacefully in the closet. The iMac replaced it as the primary home computer a few years ago. I've also got a G4 tower, a couple G3 iMacs, 2 iBooks, and a dozen or so vintage Macs including an original 128k. Also got a IIGS. I only listed the currently used ones. :apple:
 
iMac G5 gen 1 all the way. Love this baby (would still love to get an intel. shhh dont tell her) :p:)
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Up until a couple weeks ago, I was 100% PPC. Now I have an Intel iMac, but I still do use my iBook frequently although it is not good for anything other than text-based internet pages, email, text editing, etc.
 
This 15" PB was my first Mac purchase, I took delivery a week before the Intel Mac's went on sale. I wanted a G4 and assumed that in 3 or 4 years I would be ready for a new laptop so I would buy a MBP next time.. However, I am not ready to retire this one yet. My only complaint is with the airport reception and on that topic I am not alone. I would be nice to upgrade from 10.4 though.
 
I don't because I'm still quite new to the Mac, but if I did I would probably still use it because I would look after any computer I had :D
 
I have a G4 Mac Mini for occasional desktop use, and my daughter has an iMac G5 iSight that is coming back to me, when she gets a new MacBook for school...
 
My main computer is my MacBook, but my wife is now the main user of my PowerBook and my iTunes library is still on that computer.
 
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