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Got a free PowerMac G5. Now what?
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<blockquote data-quote="dtravis7" data-source="post: 1563316" data-attributes="member: 8287"><p>I would keep it but that is me. I would rather have it than any old Pentium 4 with XP. OSX is a much more stable OS. Sure it's old but it can do many things I do daily pretty decently. Apps for Email, Web, Photos and music are more than likely installed on the drive by default. And yes I know it's harder to find older OSX apps than Windows, but to me it would be worth it over an equally old Windows system.</p><p></p><p>As far as Tiger 10.4 or Leopard 10.5, Ebay but on 10.5 do expect to pay a LOT for the OS as Leopard is the very last version of OSX that will run on a Power PC so the price has gone through the roof and is normally $100 or so but you might get lucky. Also check Craigslist. </p><p></p><p>If you do not want to pay that much for 10.5 you can most likely get 10.4 for not a lot of $$$. !0.3 Panther is just too old for any Web Browser that will work properly with most sites on todays web. 10.4 is a lot better in that way and 10.5 even more so.</p><p></p><p>I hope I did not step on anyones toe here, but I much prefer OSX to Windows and if I had a choice between a 10 year old Windows system and that Dual 2.0Ghz G5, most here know what I would take! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Grin</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dtravis7, post: 1563316, member: 8287"] I would keep it but that is me. I would rather have it than any old Pentium 4 with XP. OSX is a much more stable OS. Sure it's old but it can do many things I do daily pretty decently. Apps for Email, Web, Photos and music are more than likely installed on the drive by default. And yes I know it's harder to find older OSX apps than Windows, but to me it would be worth it over an equally old Windows system. As far as Tiger 10.4 or Leopard 10.5, Ebay but on 10.5 do expect to pay a LOT for the OS as Leopard is the very last version of OSX that will run on a Power PC so the price has gone through the roof and is normally $100 or so but you might get lucky. Also check Craigslist. If you do not want to pay that much for 10.5 you can most likely get 10.4 for not a lot of $$$. !0.3 Panther is just too old for any Web Browser that will work properly with most sites on todays web. 10.4 is a lot better in that way and 10.5 even more so. I hope I did not step on anyones toe here, but I much prefer OSX to Windows and if I had a choice between a 10 year old Windows system and that Dual 2.0Ghz G5, most here know what I would take! :D Grin [/QUOTE]
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