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>entsorgt
i played around with one of these the other day
there is no current modern browser that supports OSX 10.4 (the latest version which this thing can run) so you have to go with a firefox fork called TenFourFox to do even basic web browsing, and even then youtube is a bit laggy
it's a very pretty machine and very sturdy and well built. The hardware on the one I played with seems like it would still be up to the task of basic web browsing, but that doesn't seem to be the case
sell it to somebody who will take it
>>51880948
gut it, mod the case, and put a real system in it
>>51881054
thought about that aswell, air flow seems to be pretty good.
>>51881101
it sounds like a jet engine going off at load though so I'd replace the fans with quieter ones
>>51881101
Not much else you can do with it, unfortunately, since the hardware just simply is not usable in this day and age. It'll make for a really beautiful case, though.
You could also put the old parts up on ebay for like 5$ each and maybe make a dollar or two off it, also.
>>51880948
if it has serial ata, just install loonix and use it as a server
can you switch motherboard and fans?
i thought apple-products dont allow that
is it a atx case?
>>51881018
the last version of opera with presto supports windows 95
>>51881018
TenFourFox is a modern browser dipshit
>>51881054
It's got a real system in it already. You'd be downgrading it with your
>>51881432
The last version of Opera to support PowerPC OS X is 10.63, the last Opera version is 12.16.
>>51881287
Nonstandard form factor
>>51880948
If you're going to gut it then sell your functional model and buy a broken or pre-gutted one
>>51880948
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>>51881564
Last time I tried Debian on my PowerMac it ran like shit and the jet engi.. I mean fans ran at full speed nonstop
OpenBSD runs great however
>>51880948
>>poop in it
>>leave it on the street with 'free mac pro' sign
>>someonewillstilltakeithome.dmg
>>51881564
>>51881621
isnt working anymore. ata and some other parts missing. would have to get new ones, wouldnt be worth it i guess.
>>51881723
It's definitely worth it if you're looking for a new machine to tinker with. I love my PowerMac G5
>>51881621
Lubuntu should work.
>>51881756
I still recommend OpenBSD
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>>51880948
Shove MorphOS on it and use it as a high-end Amiga.
Send it to me because I really want a PowerPC computer.
Realistically though, install old OS X on it and dick around. They still go for like $100+ easily on eBay, so it's not like it's worthless.
Would put a new system, love the case.
Like this
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/26865-powermac-g5-case-atx-retrofit-kit/
>>51880948
post specs
any G5 is great for running 10.4 with classic mode
get a hold of some music production software for a cool dedicated hipster DAW
max out the RAM to 8 or 16 GB and run it as a server/development workstation
whatever you want senpai, they do the exact same things they did when they were new
>>51881054
>>51881101
I've never seen a good looking G5 casemod desu, most of them end up looking like crudely frankensteined garbage and are ruined with shitty tasteless gamer kiddo hardware
if you're going to do it, at least do it with something low-spec like an SP 1.6/1.8 that has no real value anyway, G5s are pretty cool systems and will probably always have some kind of inherent value as-is since they're absolutely the best possible hardware you can natively run classic Mac OS applications on
>>51881142
> and maybe make a dollar or two off it, also.
the whole systems still sell from anywhere from $50 to $200 depending on the hardware in it dumbshit
>>51883959
/g/ is full of kiddies who think old computers instantly mean worthless.
>>51883959
>>51883868
actually, its from my workingplace and we got like 5 other of them, to be thrown away.
>>51883984
Millienials are the problem. Kill the males while us oldfags inpreg the females and breed a better generation.
>>51884968
I'm only 25 though.
>>51884922
Don't let it happen anon, toss them on ebay
>>51880948
They're are ATX conversion kits online if you're interested.
I have one. /g/ told me to keep it around for PowerPC games and video editing if I had a toaster but I don't. Currently use it as a stand for my regular computer.
>>51880948
I've been using mine as a workstation/server for years now, I'm actually about to throw NetBSD on it. Why not toss in some HDDs and set up a server?
>>51881018
Actually it supports 10.5.8
>>51883519
Would you really like a Power PC? I think I have an extra G3....I need to get rid of stuff but I don't want to toss it but no one wants it
if you are american it might not hold your weight
>>51885321
It'd be neat, but I'm too paranoid to give my address too anyone.
Put it on eBay. If you live in a city sell it on Craigslist. People still use them.
>>51885376
Not in a city and I already tried Ebay. It's screen isn't perfect I guess that's why no one wants it (clam shell) and I don't have a charger I only have one and I use it with my G4
>>51885419
As far as people using them everyone around me sends them and older to me as I am the only one.... Hell I have a HDFD in the closet for writing.
>>51881018
SeaMonkey has a modern port
>>51882755
That's what I was planning on doing with mine once I scrounge up a graphics card for it.
>>51880948
Play Doom 3
Most people keep the case and used it to build a computer, because the case is quite cool.
Use it as an industrial-grade cheese grater.
>>51885357
>The wood sits perfectly with the curves of the handles
mah dick
>>51884968
Your generation raised millennials, what makes you think it would turn out better the 2nd time
Meanwhile the Mac Pro 2009 remains one of the most based. Dual LGA1366 Xeons.
>>51880948
Gut it and Make a Hackintosh
Use it for basic tasks and or OSX
can also install Linux on it, thought you still wont have as many options as the x86 versions.
>>51881018
What model? also, all G5s support 10.5, which opens up a much larger software selection, but still crap by todays standards. You can use Mactubes for Youtube.
>>51880948
Also Morph OS if you like Amiga style OSes.
gut it and turn it into a regular atx case.
many mods exist of doing such a thing.
>>51886448
Mactubes doesn't work now, Youtube discontinued their old API. You now have to use TenFourFox, or if your machine is too slow for that, use youtube-dl.
>>51883868
>shitty tasteless gamer kiddo hardware
you sound like an audiophile fag. kek
>any G5 is great for running 10.4 with classic mode
what a fag.
>>51885357
Yes, our gigantic American cocks and balls do weigh a lot, you astute Yurofag.
>>51886417
can confirm, have one, still runs amazing
>>51885357
that is fucking beautiful
>>51885357
If you are European it might not have any use for you since you probably have a manual labor 3rd world job.
>>51887741
>Yes, our gigantic American cocks and balls do weigh a lot
And by that do you mean Tyrone and Jerome's cock and balls?
Amigaos
>>51884922
grab them all if you can desu
even if you don't want them, someone else will
>>51885094
the thing that sucks the most about G5s is that software that was actually contemporary to them isn't quite to the abandonware state yet, so they're not quite as easy to find good software for as OS 9 systems. of course, you can still hunt around and find shit, it's just not as convenient
still, if you can't find anything else to do with them, throw BSD or Debian on it and use it as a workstation, maybe fuck around with PPC assembly if you're into it
>>51885357
I want to shit on it so bad but damn, the wood is so nicely cut and it didn't even do any damage to the hardware itself
>>51887698
sorry, does reality trigger you?
>>51886448
>but still crap by todays standards
How exactly? Most software hasn't really changed that much, especially everyday shit on the desktop, since PPC stopped being supported by a lot of mainstream applications around 2009.
>>51880948
Break open the coolers, drink the green coolant for extra energy. Don't worry, it tastes just like Apple juice.
>>51890586
Except that's an air cooled model
>>51880948
Strip it out and make it into a hackintosh?
>>51880948
Get some goo gone and remove that shitty name. Install Linux and make sure to read up on Windfarm kernel mod so it doesn't take off. Get 2GB+ RAM and 2 SATA drives. It should be a nice server.
I love my mac pro to be honest
>>51891056
at least you didn't destroy PPC gear to make that ugly monstrosity
kill yourself
>>51891094
What do you mean by that? Isles a stock apple mac pro 1,1 with a upgraded graphics card and ram, a bluray drive. And usb3.0 pcie card and some LED strip geez
>>51891094
I still own my 15" iMac G4 with 700mhz cpu and 1gb RAM
Good looking machines inside and out
>>51891123
>>51891164
with the blue LEDs it looked like you gutted the thing, carry on then
it really ruins the professional aesthetic of them though 2bh
I've got one of those 700 MHz 15'' G4s as well, contemplating putting it to work as an aesthetic X terminal
>>51891225
Oh I highly agree and I took the LED's out shortly after putting it in
I love the braided cables reform the graphics card, this was before I got the USB 3.0 card so the spare braided cable is my molex connection I ran off the back of the super drive.
>>51891225
>I've got one of those 700 MHz 15'' G4s as well, contemplating putting it to work as an aesthetic X terminal
What version of OSX is yours running, OSX tiger I'm guessing, I was considering installing leopard on it
>>51891313
What's the GPU?
>>51891363
Even if you could force install Leopard on a 700MHz G4, it would be very sluggish. You best bet it sticking with 10.4 or Linux if you want to connect to the Internet at all.
>>51891420
Zotac 570 1.2ghz
>>51891363
Currently has Tiger on it, I'm probably going to revert it back to 10.1 + 9.2.
>>51891427
I set my mother's antique store up with an 800 MHz G4 over the summer since all it was supposed to do was handle spreadsheets and look pretty. It wasn't too bad and customers loved it.
However, though it wasn't bad, it was still slow, eventually we replaced it with a newer Dell Latitude
>>51885013
then you ARE a millennial. :P
ayyyyy
This is my kind of thread. I fucking love my Mac Pro.
I've got an upgraded Mac Pro as my main, and I love the fucker
>>51880948
I've got the Mac pro trashcan. Its literally limitless for my uses, programming music making etc
I might get a dead 20" g4 iMac and attempt a Intel NUC conversion. Good idea or not?
>>51884968
>>51885013
>>51891455
Apparently anyone born from 1980 onwards is a millennial, so that means anyone up to age 35...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials
Id choose the aluminium tower over the trashcan myself >>51891515 so much more upgradeable and in my opinion looks 100% better
>>51891534
Well, you'll be dealing with very cramped space, but if you can properly secure the extension cables then I don't see why you couldn't accomplish it.
>>51891534
>>51891579
However, you'll need to find a good way to deal with the ports the NUC won't have, like the modem, mini-VGA, pro speaker jack and the FireWire ports. That might be challenging to pull off well.
>>51891593
I will probably repurpose some of the ports, make fireWire into USB and some other things should be easy to be honest
Looks like a new Linux or BSD server to me.
>>51891427
>Even if you could
You can. The 867MHz requirement is the only thing keeping Leopard from installing, you just need to set Open Firmware to report the CPU clock as 867MHz or more
Friend is in the middle of a casemod. Cheap dual xeon server off eBay makes a glorious casemod, the shields for the pcie slots even line up.
So many things you can do with them, fucking great design.
>>51891962
Definitely one of the better G5 mods I've seen.
You could probably still preserve the clean look of the inside by fitting an aluminum panel over the board to maintain airflow, maybe even put some hard disk bays over it too.
>>51892071
Depending on how much space there is to work with he could just use the stock acrylic airflow cover
>>51891962
looks pretty good so far!
Does your friend update on any site/blog? I'm interested.
