I came into possession of a Power Mac G5 dual 2.0ghz tower. It's an impressive looking beast. It came as a corporation donation, minus operating system. I've ordered the RESTORE CD's from Apple, and according to them it will restore to OSX 10.4 Tiger. I have no idea what software it comes with.
Is software still available that will run on this PPC machine? It's obviously on the high-end of the PPC, but it's still not an Intel Mac. Is this machine worth fixing up? Is it worth locating and paying for a copy of Leopard?
It came with no keyboard, mouse or monitor. I'm connecting two 17" LCD's and going to go out and find a USB keyboard and mouse today (not sure I want to pay for a Mac branded one). I could easily upgrade the RAM and HDD, too, but again, I know so little about Mac and whether this is really an archaic piece that shouldn't be invested in?
A few hardware-specific questions: I seen an antenna jack... is this for Wi-Fi? Where can I get an antenna? (this would save me some wiring in the house) ... How fast are dual 2.0ghz G5's compared to say an Intel Core Duo 2.0ghz?
Help!
ZeroTX
Is software still available that will run on this PPC machine? It's obviously on the high-end of the PPC, but it's still not an Intel Mac. Is this machine worth fixing up? Is it worth locating and paying for a copy of Leopard?
It came with no keyboard, mouse or monitor. I'm connecting two 17" LCD's and going to go out and find a USB keyboard and mouse today (not sure I want to pay for a Mac branded one). I could easily upgrade the RAM and HDD, too, but again, I know so little about Mac and whether this is really an archaic piece that shouldn't be invested in?
A few hardware-specific questions: I seen an antenna jack... is this for Wi-Fi? Where can I get an antenna? (this would save me some wiring in the house) ... How fast are dual 2.0ghz G5's compared to say an Intel Core Duo 2.0ghz?
Help!
ZeroTX