27 Dec
2011
27 Dec
'11
4:08 p.m.
Its usefulness depends on if you have Mac OS X
software that will only run on PPC. I know I
loose a couple apps once I upgrade to 10.7, since
10.7 doesn't have Rosetta (I can buy a new
version of FileMaker, but I can't buy a new
version of Eudora, though I've found a usable
replacement). From my standpoint something like
a 9500 running System 7.6 would probably be more
useful (I've been thinking seriously of seeing if
my 8500/180 will still run). My choice though
comes from the fact I have software of that
vintage I'd like to use that won't work on newer
OS's (some doesn't work right on System 8), and
one app that I require that started on System 7,
and was usable through Mac OS X 10.4 (ClarisDraw).
My Rev.0 Dual 2Ghz G5 PowerMac made the choice for me, it's mostly dead.
Zane
At 8:42 PM +0000 12/27/11, Liam Proven wrote:
Over Yule dinner, a friend offered me a free computer.
Not really
vintage by CCtalk standards, I guess. A dual-core 2GHz G5 Mac Pro.
The thing is, I am considering getting rid of my PowerPC OS X Macs. I
like OS X very much, but despite Cameron's valiant efforts with the
very nifty TenFourFox, it's running out of current browsers and it
only runs a version of Mac OS X that's now 2 releases out of date. As
a writing tool, a G3 with MacOS 9.2 on it would almost be more use, as
it makes no pretence of being a current machine and one wouldn't
expect most modern websites to work...
I am torn. I'd love it, but I'm not sure I really have any use for it,
and I'm short on space and already paring back the collection... :?(
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