The 10.4.11 upgrade will be for running Classic with USB2 support on the QS'02 and the MDD/FW400 whenever I get around to rounding my G-4 collection. 9.2.2 is still my daily driver.
The Hackintoshing of a D430 is more for a just wanna try it kinda deal, no rush on that, ubuntu will be the OS of choice. The thing that intrigues me about that design is the possibility of upgrading it to a TrackBall for me with the idiot-stick for the GRLF. She hates trackpads as much as I do, but she doesn't like to use a mouse because all she's ever used is the ThinkPads they provided while working for IBM->Lenovo. Hacking a 9-cell bat down to 6-cells to make room for the TrackPad/Point electronics and punching a hole from top to bottom for the fitting largest recessed trackball possible into a $50-$75 Hackintosh is just too tempting to even attempt resistance.
Bonus points for having the bottom of the TB protrude into a dished clear plexi window bolted up to the bottom of the Battery! }
The Hackintoshing of a D430 is more for a just wanna try it kinda deal, no rush on that, ubuntu will be the OS of choice. The thing that intrigues me about that design is the possibility of upgrading it to a TrackBall for me with the idiot-stick for the GRLF. She hates trackpads as much as I do, but she doesn't like to use a mouse because all she's ever used is the ThinkPads they provided while working for IBM->Lenovo. Hacking a 9-cell bat down to 6-cells to make room for the TrackPad/Point electronics and punching a hole from top to bottom for the fitting largest recessed trackball possible into a $50-$75 Hackintosh is just too tempting to even attempt resistance.
Bonus points for having the bottom of the TB protrude into a dished clear plexi window bolted up to the bottom of the Battery! }