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Should I buy the new Intel Imac or find an old one?
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<blockquote data-quote="lil" data-source="post: 176809"><p>The first PPC Macs were released in 1994 (Peformas, the consumer line.....), the 68K Macs were made in the form of the top flight Quadra and top end PowerBooks until 1995.</p><p></p><p>Mac OS 8.1 was the last 68K (68040 only) compatible release and that was 1998. Apple formally dropped support for the 68K Macs some time in 1999 or 2000 (for the last models).</p><p></p><p>Even so, the 68K emulator still resides in PPC Macs these days. Even so, I expect PPC Macs to have at least 3-4 years support still, and lets face it, they won't stop working when Apple drops support.</p><p></p><p>My IIfx here was released in 1990, runs System 7.5.3, a venerable 68030 at 40MHz and it still ticks on. In its the day the IIfx was the Power Mac Quad, these days it's a very quiet backwater but it still works and is still useful for basic stuff.</p><p></p><p>Vicky</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lil, post: 176809"] The first PPC Macs were released in 1994 (Peformas, the consumer line.....), the 68K Macs were made in the form of the top flight Quadra and top end PowerBooks until 1995. Mac OS 8.1 was the last 68K (68040 only) compatible release and that was 1998. Apple formally dropped support for the 68K Macs some time in 1999 or 2000 (for the last models). Even so, the 68K emulator still resides in PPC Macs these days. Even so, I expect PPC Macs to have at least 3-4 years support still, and lets face it, they won't stop working when Apple drops support. My IIfx here was released in 1990, runs System 7.5.3, a venerable 68030 at 40MHz and it still ticks on. In its the day the IIfx was the Power Mac Quad, these days it's a very quiet backwater but it still works and is still useful for basic stuff. Vicky [/QUOTE]
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