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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1690772"><p>I can fill some of that in for snakewoman: this is probably the "Mirrored Drive Doors" G4 tower originally released in mid-2002 and replaced just six months later. It has a dual 1.25GHz G4 processor on a 300-pin daughtercard, and can handle up to 2GB of RAM (max). It can handle OS X 10.5.8 (max).</p><p></p><p>I don't want to sound in any way dismissive about this, but this machine is really way too old to be put to much practical use anymore. It is very limited in modern use, as any nearly 14-year-old computer would be, but in particular is unsafe to put online due to limitations of RAM, video card, OS version it can handle and several other factors. If it actually still works and boots, you could possibly use it to run some old software offline (if you can find it), but the odds of this are low, and little of it would be compatible with modern stuff in any way. It can't be upgraded sufficiently to really help make it less than hopelessly obsolete.</p><p></p><p>Presuming you had contemporaneous software that went with it, it could be useful for someone who doesn't need Internet -- it can still be used for email, but is unsafe for web browsing -- or as a dedicated machine for a particular piece of software like an old, old copy of Microsoft Office. Bottom line here is that it's pretty useless and unsuitable for any modern purpose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1690772"] I can fill some of that in for snakewoman: this is probably the "Mirrored Drive Doors" G4 tower originally released in mid-2002 and replaced just six months later. It has a dual 1.25GHz G4 processor on a 300-pin daughtercard, and can handle up to 2GB of RAM (max). It can handle OS X 10.5.8 (max). I don't want to sound in any way dismissive about this, but this machine is really way too old to be put to much practical use anymore. It is very limited in modern use, as any nearly 14-year-old computer would be, but in particular is unsafe to put online due to limitations of RAM, video card, OS version it can handle and several other factors. If it actually still works and boots, you could possibly use it to run some old software offline (if you can find it), but the odds of this are low, and little of it would be compatible with modern stuff in any way. It can't be upgraded sufficiently to really help make it less than hopelessly obsolete. Presuming you had contemporaneous software that went with it, it could be useful for someone who doesn't need Internet -- it can still be used for email, but is unsafe for web browsing -- or as a dedicated machine for a particular piece of software like an old, old copy of Microsoft Office. Bottom line here is that it's pretty useless and unsuitable for any modern purpose. [/QUOTE]
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