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  1. Slix

    What a deal! (ADC to DVI adapter)

    I was out to eat for lunch with my family the other day, and afterwards, I decided to swing by Goodwill on my way home. After browsing through the shelves of electronics, my eyes grew wide. For only $3.99 I got myself a (from the looks of it, pretty new!) ADC to DVI Adapter! I tried it out when...
  2. Calum2

    Tested and working Java 1.6.0 for OSX 10.4.5 - 10.4.11 (possibly 10.5)

    This is a follow up to my last post where I found a video on YouTube that had a link to "java-6-dp.dmg". To prove that this is a functioning version of java 6 Ive taken a few pictures. Download/ other info at the bottom of the post. Here's the channel of the person who found and compiled this...
  3. MrUNIMOG

    iMac G3 Bondi Blue with Rev. C spec?

    Hi folks, about a year ago I got a Bondi Blue iMac G3 from eBay, to complement my Tangerine iMac G3 ("5 Flavors", Rev. D). Given the color, I assumed it to be a Rev. A or Rev. B Model with 233 MHz CPU. However, just now I decided to set it up and discovered, much to my surprise, that it has a...
  4. Slix

    AirPlay Receiver PowerPC Mac?

    Hey guys! I had a thought, since I recently got an iMac G5 that works, with those nice speakers, wouldn't it be nice to turn it into an AirPlay receiver for my iTunes from my MacBook or iPod touch? I looked around online a bit, and only seemed to find 1 app that was a standalone app that didn't...
  5. Mac03ForLife

    CD/DVD Drive Dead on PMacG5?

    Hi. I recently inherited a PowerMac G5 (Dual 1.8, 512mb RAM), and I went to load an Audio CD into the Pioneer optical drive, and it just spun, made a few honking noises, and spit it out. I have extra IDE as well as SATA optical drives, any suggestions / How easy is it to replace this drive...
  6. Mac03ForLife

    Powerbook G4 Keys on Macbook Pro 2011?

    Hey guys I came across an offer of Powerbook G4 keys for pretty cheap. Now I have a macbook pro, 13.3 inch from late 2011 (intel i5) Is it possible to use the powerbook keys on the macbook pro? The PB keys are my favorite style of keyboard, ( i moved to this mbp from a 2008 macbook pro with the...
  7. The_DarkFire

    Programming for PowerPc Macs?

    Hello! This may be a newbie question, but I only just got my IBook G4 1.5 gigs of ram from eBay, and once it comes in the mail I'm going to also be able to use my IBook G3 Clamshell. Anyway here is what I want to know: What kind of software is there to program in C or C++ on Mac OS X tiger, and...
  8. S

    G5 PowerPC Video Card Replacement Advice

    I have a G5 single 1.8 and the video card no longer works with the ADC output. I wanted to replace so I can use two monitors again and was looking for some advice. I use it for music and was wondering if anyone can tell me if the compatible cards are better or worse in regards to using system...
  9. AmazingHenry

    Skripped - AppleScript Assistant for PowerPC

    ORIGINAL INFO: Yeah, I said I was done with PowerPC projects, but this is just a Mac app in general that happens to be compatible with PowerPC. ;) Anyway, I've coded a simple AppleScript assistant! It can do things like web searching, weather, timers, app launching... and it'll get way better...
  10. AppleAsker

    Resolved iMac G3 - Partitioning Hard Drive for OS 9 + OS X Dual Boot

    Hey y'all, I'm trying to install Mac OS X 10.3 Panther on my Indigo iMac G3. The iMac has a 20 GB hard drive, and already has Mac OS 9.2.2 installed on it. I'm planning to do that by splitting the hard drive in half using Disk Utility on the Panther install disk, then installing OS X on the...
  11. AmazingHenry

    TenFourFox FPR1 is Here!

    Was reading through viva PowerPC's "world" page (which combines a bunch of PPC news sites into one feed) and I found out that TenFourFox FPR (Feature Parity Release) 1 is here and available for download! So, following my "TenFourFox 45 is Here" thread, here's a discussion thread on it. Is it...
  12. ajarix

    iMac G3 Repair

    Hey guys! I would like to start out with this post by acknowledging that the iMac G3 is in fact very old. I do not plan to use this as my main system by any means as I have a very capable computer for that. When I was younger however, I used to use this machine so there is a huge amount of...
  13. AppleAsker

    Removing Magic Eraser scratches on iMac G3

    Hey everyone, I bought an iMac G3 Indigo 500 MHz from Summer 2001. It was pretty dirty, had sticker residue and paint everywhere on it, and the mouse was encrusted with dirt. I mean, that thing was dirty. So, I decided to clean the whole darn thing up with some Goo Gone, Mr. Clean spray and...
  14. H

    PowerMac TimeMachine Server

    Hi all, Just wondered if anyone could help me. About 6 months ago we dug an old PowerMac G5 out and started using it as a TimeMachine Backup Server. Basically it has a 2TB drive in there shared on the network and we have 9 Mac (7 imacs & 3 Macbook) backup up to it, with encryption. However, we...
  15. C

    clamshells

    Hi do you wish apple made g4 clamshells? I do because they have handles are small the keyboard is nice and its durable
  16. doggoli

    I Remade Some Old Apple Posters!

    I wanted to hang a vintage Apple poster in my room and i didn't wanna pay for the originals. So i came to the idea to simply print them out and stick them around my room, but all of the images of the posters online were either crappy ebay pictures or VERY low res...I got to work and recreated 8...
  17. MacSoftware3

    PPC and Leopard as Daily Driver

    Hello everybody, I am new to this forum, and I was suprised to see an active PPC community. But I am wondering, do people here still use PowerMac G3s, G4s and G5s as a daily driver for tasks like webbrowsing/YouTube? How does that still work on a machine like a PowerMac G3 and an older OS like...
  18. foxlet

    PowerPC Modern Games Pack (2017)

    An unique set of actively developed open source games ported to PowerPC Macs running Leopard (with some minor [untested] support for Tiger). These only had binary Intel builds, so after some heavy treatment, they fit right at home. Xonotic - 0.8.2 http://www.xonotic.org/ An arena...
  19. Adamscomputerrepair

    Bought an iBook for $7. Now what?

    I was at a yard sale this morning. Much to my surprise, a teenage girl was selling a 2005, 12 inch iBook G4 1.33. She assured me that though she didn’t have the charger, it worked. Skeptical, I asked how much? $7. No freaking way. $7, working or not, is an unbelievable deal on an iBook G4...
  20. AL1630

    iBook G4 won't latch correctly

    When I close my iBook, most times it won't latch, and I have to push the display to the left for it to catch. The screen is very out of alignment with the body and I think that this is probably why it won't latch like it should. Short of replacing the hinges, are there any possible fixes for this?