I was surprised they ran 10.3. Should check to see if I need a patch installed since mine is the first model. Kind of funny how large the G5 tower is yet only holds 1 optical and …

Yep . . . but that friggin' cheese grater. Maybe some graphite grillwork?

Trash: the earliest G5s came from the factory with a special G5-specific build of Mac OS X 10.2, and all subsequent models had some version of 10.3 or 10.4. A late-model G5 from b…

Thanks Joe from Des Moines. I posted an update on his medical thread: https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/23626-medical-update-916-health-scare/&do=findComment&…

I hope Elfen is feeling better soon! Joe from Des Moines sends his best.

Hello, The 17'' PowerBook I had a while ago was badly dented on the left hand and side of the lower case. So I decided to tap the damage out with a tack hammer. I managed to tap o…

Okay. If that's the case probably what I'd suggest is going to iFixit, browsing their take-apart/repair guides, and following one just remove the top case. (The instructions for th…

Its the 17in model. As is, if you have it resting on a desk or your lap, you can't hardly tell that there is something wrong. But if you inspect the machine, yes it is damaged in i…

For me, I always felt the G5 never lived up to its Hype,   or my expectations. Back in 03, man it really seem'd like the G5 CPU was the next best thing since sliced bread. And, i…

Holy crap! http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/specs/powermac_g5_quad_2.5.html

Interesting, the early G5 runs 10.4? What was the lastest, fastest G5 that ran Classic under 10.4.6 me wonders?

I still have my Video Spigot card.  It was a very cool thing to have back in the day, being able to run anything on Macintosh screen. Since no adapter seems to exists, looks like …

Yes, each logic board is keyed to the CPU speed. Pain in the rear, as you can imagine. Like 8 different PSU combinations too.

Elfen said: He just received as a large screen Powerbook G4 from a friend who upgraded to an Intel MacBook Click to expand... Out of curiosity, when you say "Large Screen…

No. As far as I know, nobody ever made a PDS to dual NuBus adapter, and if someone did, you'd need an extended case, like the one you pictured. If you could run a second NuBus car…

Might be cheaper to get a dead one in nice cosmetic condition off eBay than to try and professionally hammer out all the dents.

Leopard flies on the G5, but obviously it's useless if you want to run Classic.

Yeah I agree. I have decided quite easily to make this now my main desktop machine and as you can see, cleared the desk for it. I am quite impressed just how easy it is to make thi…

Well, it kinda depends on if you want to run Classic, or just OSX as a "modern" computer.

So its not worth installing 10.5.x on a G5?

Well, since the newest G5s (including the Quads) were released well before Leopard was released, contemporary versions of Tiger ought to work, and indeed, EveryMac says that they s…

Yes - I did find that out last night as well. My G5 came with 10.5.8 installed.

Yes you can but the only supported version of 10.4 on a G5 (at least quad core) is 10.4.11. Anything else crashes and creates panics. Don't waste your Saturday like I did trying to…

No problem.  John from VintageMicros (http://www.vintagemicros.com/catalog/index.php) also sells small packs of appropriate feet - I can't find them on his site right now, but I kn…

You can run Classic Mode in OS X on a G5, correct?