I would like to maybe buy a G4 laptop. 2005 model would be interesting to have.
I recently bought a used G4 Mac Mini. I'm planning to put OS 9 on it (I know it's not supported, but I've heard there are ways to do it).
Though honestly, aside from trying to find a couple of retro Mac games, I'm not sure what I'll use it for.
Nightfox wrote to Utopian Galt <=-
I recently bought a used G4 Mac Mini. I'm planning to put OS 9 on it
(I know it's not supported, but I've heard there are ways to do it). Though honestly, aside from trying to find a couple of retro Mac games, I'm not sure what I'll use it for.
I recently bought a used G4 Mac Mini. I'm planning to put OS 9 on it (I
know it's not supported, but I've heard there are ways to do it). Though
honestly, aside from trying to find a couple of retro Mac games, I'm not
sure what I'll use it for.
I have this and love it. OS9 is a trip. It's fun to set up and while it may not have exclusive games, it's a nicely polished OS with a decent library of games you can play in spite of them existing on other platforms.
I recently bought a used G4 Mac Mini. I'm planning to put OS 9 on it (I
know it's not supported, but I've heard there are ways to do it). Though
honestly, aside from trying to find a couple of retro Mac games, I'm not
sure what I'll use it for.
You could probably find a ton of old software for it - ClarisWorks, old MS Office, older browsers, Eudora for email...
I don't know about old browsers, but apparently there's a proxy out there that brokers web traffic between old browsers and let them work with modern sites.
Yeah, I liked the UI in OS 7 through 9 (and early OS X as well, through Tiger). The G4 that I bought had OS X 10.4.11 on it, and I upgraded it
to 10.5.6. I rememebr those versions of OS X having an OS 9
compatibility layer (which I think was an actual copy of OS 9), and I've debated whether I'd want to just do that (so I can use OS X stuff as
well) or actually have it run OS 9 natively. I'm not sure if it has the OS 9 compatibility layer currently though, and I think you'd have to
have OS 9 installed and then upgrade to OS X?
I have a 2005 iBook G4. It's a cool little machine. I just re-celled the battery last month, so I can take it down to the Starbucks and glower at all the people using inferior computers. ;)
Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I've heard about that.
I was initially thinking of buying a 90s beige Mac G3 (such as an 8500
or 9500), but then I had the thought of the G4 Mac Mini - The Mac Mini
is small enough to fit on the same computer desk I'm using, and also modern enough that it has a DVI video output (which I can easily plug
into an HDMI monitor), and it has USB and ethernet built-in as well.
Nightfox wrote to esc <=-
Tiger). The G4 that I bought had OS X 10.4.11 on it, and I upgraded it
to 10.5.6. I rememebr those versions of OS X having an OS 9
compatibility layer (which I think was an actual copy of OS 9), and
I've debated whether I'd want to just do that (so I can use OS X stuff
as well) or actually have it run OS 9 natively. I'm not sure if it has the OS 9 compatibility layer currently though, and I think you'd have
to have OS 9 installed and then upgrade to OS X?
Yeah, I liked the UI in OS 7 through 9 (and early OS X as well, through
Tiger). The G4 that I bought had OS X 10.4.11 on it, and I upgraded it to
10.5.6. I rememebr those versions of OS X having an OS 9 compatibility
OS X 10.4.11 is the last version with Classic mode. Essentially you install 10.4.11 and then install Classic mode inside it. There are stripped down ways to install, I would shar elinks but typing from iPad :) google should help you out here.
10.4.11 is, IMO, the best PPC OSX release. It is the most up to date with good performance and Classic mode. 10.5 is nice but slows things down quite a bit and also kills Classic mode.
I don't personally like OSX on a G4 as much - I have a G5 for OSX. I find the G4 just lacks in performance.
I think if you look at the macrumors forums you'll find a 10.4.11 upgrade bundle which streamlines the OS quite a bit and should be the first thing you do after a fresh install.
On the other hand, if your goal is to use OS 9 (which I encourage!), go to the os9lives forums and snag an ISO. I think you can install directly from the ISO but can't remember the most recent instructions. You may need a little USB audio adapter unless they fixed the onboard audio issues, but other than that, you'll have a screaming fast OS 9 with all the bells and whistles, a supported GPU, networking, and game compatibility. It's amazing.
I worked in mostly mac shops from 1992 to 1997, lived through the IIfx, IICi, Quadra and PowerMac eras. Good times. I liked the old OS, even with its limitations.
Tiger). The G4 that I bought had OS X 10.4.11 on it, and I upgraded it to
10.5.6. I rememebr those versions of OS X having an OS 9 compatibility
layer (which I think was an actual copy of OS 9), and I've debated
I thought they just emulated a 68K mac, not that it was a separate OS running.
How'd you re-cell the battery? This is the first I've heard of this and you've piqued my attention :)In the case of the iBook G4 (and a decent number of laptops from that era), if you crack open (carefully!) the battery, you'll see that it's just a bunch of 18650 batteries spot-welded together. I ordered some decent 18650 replacement LiOn batteries, unsoldered the circuit board and the wiring, spot welded (with a cheap amazon spot welder) the batteries together in the same configuration they were connected in the original battery, soldered the wires / circuit board back on, and stuck it all back in the case and snapped it back together. There are videos of people doing this on YouTube you can watch for getting the general idea.
I don't know about old browsers, but apparently there's a proxy out
there that brokers web traffic between old browsers and let them work
with modern sites.
MIKE POWELL wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-
I don't know about old browsers, but apparently there's a proxy out
there that brokers web traffic between old browsers and let them work
with modern sites.
Really? I will follow this thread to learn more.
I have this and love it. OS9 is a trip. It's fun to set up and while
it may not have exclusive games, it's a nicely polished OS with a
decent library of games you can play in spite of them existing on
other platforms.
massive wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
frogfind? it's very useful
FF proxies Google searches for one thing.
http://frogfind.com/
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