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can I connect Mac Mini to Power PC G5?
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1326079"><p>You are way way WAY overthinking this. The transition from PPC to Intel is not a big deal at all, all you have to do is keep your software up-to-date (and the vast majority of that has a cost of exactly $0).</p><p></p><p>Let's also remember that the Power Mac G5 you bought was purchased over five years ago, okay? That's about the normal life cycle of computers (actually on the high side, about four years is closer to average for Macs).</p><p></p><p>The situation is really much simpler than you appear to think:</p><p></p><p>a. Buy a Mac Mini (or whatever newer machine you're interested in)</p><p>b. Use Migration Assistant to transfer over your data and whatever programs will work with Intel machines (the vast majority of your programs unless you've never upgraded them at any point in the last five years)</p><p>c. Keep the PPC around for those few functions that you can't upgrade to the Intel version right now.</p><p></p><p>That's it. The transition is going to be a lot smoother than you seem to think. Also, there's no such thing as "Zenon" processors -- you're probably thinking of Xeon processors which are Intel processors. The answer to your question about Intels is simply "no, there are no plans to change from Intel processors in Apple's foreseeable future."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1326079"] You are way way WAY overthinking this. The transition from PPC to Intel is not a big deal at all, all you have to do is keep your software up-to-date (and the vast majority of that has a cost of exactly $0). Let's also remember that the Power Mac G5 you bought was purchased over five years ago, okay? That's about the normal life cycle of computers (actually on the high side, about four years is closer to average for Macs). The situation is really much simpler than you appear to think: a. Buy a Mac Mini (or whatever newer machine you're interested in) b. Use Migration Assistant to transfer over your data and whatever programs will work with Intel machines (the vast majority of your programs unless you've never upgraded them at any point in the last five years) c. Keep the PPC around for those few functions that you can't upgrade to the Intel version right now. That's it. The transition is going to be a lot smoother than you seem to think. Also, there's no such thing as "Zenon" processors -- you're probably thinking of Xeon processors which are Intel processors. The answer to your question about Intels is simply "no, there are no plans to change from Intel processors in Apple's foreseeable future." [/QUOTE]
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