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  1. justbsharp

    Installing Tiger on 2003 emac (4,4, 800mhz, CD Drive)

    Been lurking for a while now just to cover my bases and not post an identical thread. I recently got my hands on a 2003 eMac, 4,4 800mhz. It's unfortunately got the CD drive and not the DVD drive, but the thing was $30 so 🤷‍♂️ I purchased some ram and a Mighty Mouse *cough* the best mouse...
    • justbsharp
    • Thread
    • burning classic mac os emac install discs tiger
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  2. A

    eMac Radeon 9200 vs. eMac Radeon 9600

    I recently bought a 1.42GHz G4 eMac with an ATI Radeon 9600 64MB GPU. I've been throwing games at it and I'm pretty underwhelmed with its performance. As someone who has owned two Windows XP desktops with 128MB Radeon 9200 LE's in them and was thrilled with their abilities, I'm wondering if I...
    • AppleVenom
    • Thread
    • ati radeon 9200 ati radeon 9600 emac g4 1.25ghz g4 1.42ghz
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  3. peesem

    OSX version recommendations for 2005 eMac?

    I recently acquired a 2005 eMac for free (school was gonna throw it out) and it's currently running OSX Leopard 10.5.8. I've heard of the Sorbet Leopard project, and through some searching I've also found Shuriken Tiger. The eMac has a 1.42GHz G4, 80GB HDD and 512MB of RAM (planning to upgrade)...
    • peesem
    • Thread
    • emac leopard shuriken sorbet leopard tiger
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  4. P

    I found and eMac and am having a few issues

    I was at a yard sell and I found a eMac and a Macintosh Performa 6115CD for $30 together so I bought them. (I also got a few other things to go with them but they aren't important.) It's got 700MHz G4, 40GB hard drive, 512MB of ram, a GeForce2 MX, and a CD/DVD combo drive. Since it doesn't have...
  5. TylerEconomou

    eMac g4: games are not playing smoothly

    I’m trying to play some games on the 2005 eMac 1.42ghz model, and they drop to less than 30 FPS One example is The Sims Complete Collection. At random times it’ll freeze for half a second. The other issue is the game lags when I hold ctrl (command? I’m using a windows keyboard, I don’t have an...
  6. ltpitt

    Ancient gaming quest: Unreal and Unreal Tournament on Mac Os X 10.4.11

    Hi all, I am on this nostalgia trip and I want to run my beloved Unreal and Unreal Tournament on a G4 emac. The versions I bought on GOG are clearly useless, my original cds from the 1998/1999 leave me with a classic only executable and that is far from optimal on a machine (1.25 ghz eMac) that...
    • ltpitt
    • Thread
    • emac gaming unreal tournament ut99
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  7. Appleuser201

    Best Web Browser for MintPPC19?

    I haven't gotten around to installing it yet, but I've heard many great things about it and it's great the MintPPC was revived again, having a modern OS customized specifically for PPC. What is your web browser of choice? Also what web browsers will/could potentially work on this distro? I...
  8. christiann

    Where can I get a free iMac, iBook, Mac Mini, eMac, any PowerPc Apple Computer?

    Hi all, Ive been looking for an iMac, or an iBook, Mac Mini, any PowerPc Apple Computer for free and no luck. I’ve contacted eWaste places.. tried Facebook, Craigslist, Letgo, Offerup, Freecycle, and now I am frustrated from looking OVER a year. I am in the Southern California area, where can I...
    • christiann
    • Thread
    • apple emac free freeapple freepowerpc ibook imac mac powerpc ppc
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  9. R

    Logic Pro 8 + Tiger Issues

    Hello there, Recently I've been trying to get more use out of my 1.25ghz eMac G4 by using Logic Pro 8.0.2 on leopard. However, after realizing I prefer Tiger to Leopard due to the increase in performance on my machine, I decided to reinstall Tiger today. After installing 10.4 and then updating...
  10. Appleuser201

    eMac Running Mac OS 9

    For some reason.. I just love the look of an eMac running OS 9. I imagine it would be quite snappy with that G4 processor, and make for a very good Classic Mac gaming machine as well as nostalgia machine. I don't own an eMac (yet) but if I did I would consider getting the original high end...
  11. Appleuser201

    Remembering The eMac

    PowerPC in education, the G4 version of the Powermac G3 AIO. I always loved the look of these machines, and I also love CRT all in one's, the 1.42ghz eMac being the fastest and the last CRT based mac Apple ever made. I myself am looking for this particular model. I also imagine 720p video would...
  12. Cruciarius

    Migration assistant from eMac to Mac Mini?

    My parents have an old eMac running 10.4.11. No Time Machine. Can't update OS. They just bought a Mac Mini and I'm trying to use the migration assistant to transfer their apps/files, but the migration assistant on both can't seem to find each other. I assume they're doing it over the WiFi or...
    • Cruciarius
    • Thread
    • emac mac mini mac mini 2018 migration assistant
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac mini
  13. C

    eMac System Board Compatibility

    I did quite a bit of looking around and I didn't find anything because it just brings up endless unrelated stuff. But my question is can you put any eMac MB in any eMac? I have the 700mhz (CDR)version and I wouldn't mind upgrading it to 1.42ghz. I know I could probably just buy a 1.42 machine...
  14. Cruciarius

    My parents want a "last computer"...

    So my parents currently own an eMac. Unsure exactly what model, but it's 12-16 years old. It can't be upgraded anymore for the OS or hardware. No browser even loads pages correctly. They can't spend a lot, but want the next computer to be their final computer. I'm tempted to suggest the low-end...
  15. alectrona6400

    is the g4 dead?

    i can see why everything feels so slow on those processors now, and nothing is really fast on them anymore. i even OCed my eMac to 1.5ghz and it still feels so slow so here's my question: is the g4 just straight up obsolete?
  16. Appleuser201

    Google Hangouts, Instant messaging on a PPC mac?

    Hi, I am new to the forums and am thinking of buying an eMac G4 1.25ghz (with tiger installed) and an iMac G3 400mhz also with tiger installed from the same craigslist seller, $50 for both. Would I be able to use Google hangouts and gmail on them (using the TenFourFox browser)? Would messages...
  17. K

    What to do with an eMac?

    We have an eMac that is just sitting around. Is there much of a market for it? I still have all the original packaging and it works.
  18. F

    Problems with installing OSX 10.5 on an eMac (Two arrows on a blue screen)

    Hello guys, I just bought an eMac from 2004 and decided to swap out the old HDD and replace it with a "new" one. Because I personally use a Windows-PC, I needed to burn a Leopard-DVD via TransMac. I inserted the DVD and booted the mac by holding down the Option-Key (Alt-Key on my...
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