In OS X DP3 it was still possible to delete the Aqua theme file, the OS changed to Platinum if you did it.

I have two in active use, one as my main server, the other as backup and test server.

Both run 10.4.9 Tiger Server on 1.1 GHz PPC750GX CPU's, 1 GB RAM and 4-port SATA cards. Next upgrade will be dual-port gigabit Ethernet cards.

Sweet machines, for sure.

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"wow, this is the future of the Mac"

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And the Pro still has the same basic case design, wow.

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If you mean that it's an upright tower with computer parts inside and a power button on the front, then yes

I have just landed one with hard drive controller issues, downgraded and the b/w is back to normal! Lovely how the legacy keyboard gets used plus a working narrow scsi in 10.4.11! and free!

'is Lovely how some things stare planned obscelescence in the face s/a this and other old era mac units. She's a beaut and will boot so she deserves this root.

Ubuntu Server discussion someplace anyone?

They're quiet? Quieter then a Gigabit G4?

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Don't know the Gigabit. But at least on the Sawtooth there's a fan you can disconnect with no trouble unless you add more HDs or fill every PCI slot. That makes it very quiet.

Since the later G3s suck less juice than the G4s (even clock-for-clock, as I understand), there's not going to be a lot of heat with just one modern HD and a graphics card...

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Yes, much cooler and quieter.

The fans needed to cool a G4 tend to be very loud. The processor gets extremely hot. Ever listened to an eMac? My word, they must have borrowed that fan from a Hoover or something.