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Post #46 by Trash80toHP_Mini
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateMon, 27 Apr 2009 - 16:36
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/updating-my-g-4-466-da-finally-8.17099/
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You know, over the last couple of months I've been watching the price of G4 Macs come way down Picking up a dual G4 at 800MHz or faster is now actually affordable. The real question is what to do with that hardware! ;-)
I've got a Metric CrapLoad of LICENSED Graphics, CAD/CAM software, some of it for cutting silk-screen stencils. vinyl cutting/pen plotting on paper & doing Photographic Quality (circa 1998, but good enough for me!) Color Printing on the 40" Plotter now residing in my living room. I've got lots of Apps for building fonts, digitizing logos or artwork,etc. Not to mention yet another Metric CrapLoad of LICENSED Software consisting of (Claris)AppleWorks, Quicken, Utilities and Misc. Apps that only run under OS 9.

That'd be my answer as to your question of "what to do with that hardware!" ;)

IIRC, this is the second fastest machine ever made that'll boot right up in OS 9.2 :?:

It comes with the original packaging, KBD, (the accursed) Pro-Mouse, install CD's, and Manuals. :b&w:

It's got TWO procs runnin' at over TWICE the clockspeed of the trusty ole' 466 DA's lonely all on its ownsome CPU . . .

. . . and I snagged it for only $335 w/shipping. 8-o

Not such a bad way to upgrade, eh?

jt :lol:

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