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  1. bobesch

    Streaming internet-radio on PPC (os9/OS X)

    Last night I discovered, that all my internet-radio streaming links were broken and didn't work with iTunes 10 on my 12" PowerBook anymore. Searching for another web-radio streaming app I was lucky to find "FStream". You will find the latest version to work with PPC/Leopard&Tiger via Wayback...
    • bobesch
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    • airtunes fstream leopard music os9 powerpc streaming tiger
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  2. sibby

    Powerbook G4 PowerPC won't boot up - diagnostics/advice please?

    Hi guys, I have a friend with a PowerBook G4 15" / PowerBook5,8, PowerPC G4 (1.5), 1.67Ghz. It's obviously old, but was refurbed 3 years ago and has functioned well for their needs, but I understand the battery has been terrible for a year - holding only seconds of charge and requiring the AC...
    • sibby
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    • battery battery dead broken diagnostics powerbook powerbook g4 powerpc won't boot
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  3. MacSoftware3

    Newer version VLC?

    Hi everyone, I was wondering if it isn't possible to compile a newer version of VLC (with support for playing YouTube) on an older version of Mac OS X (10.4.11+). If that's possible, how can someone start with doing that? I was wondering this because we also have TenFourFox running on 10.4.11...
  4. MacSoftware3

    Got a G5 Quad!

    Hi everyone, yesterday, I got myself a PowerMac G5 Quad. It had a 1TB hard drive, and I upgraded the RAM to 8GB. The graphics card is a Geforce 6600 (Default as far as I know). I am really suprised how smooth this machine is running Leopard, compared to my PowerMac G4 MDD (DP 867MHz, a lot...
  5. AdamBuker

    Final Cut Studio. Run Color on Powerbook G4

    Longtime lurker, first-time poster. I was wondering if anyone here still uses a powerpc mac for any kind of video editing. I use a PowerBook G4 1.67 early '05 and have just installed Final Cut Studio 2 and would like to see if there is a workaround for running Color on my PowerBook. It only has...
    • AdamBuker
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    • color final cut studio powerbook g4 powerpc video editing
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  6. J

    Beige G3 Upgrade Project

    Well after my successful restoration of my $3 PPC G5 mac I did a short while ago, I decided to take a crack at upgrading my "Limited Mac" G3 Beige Mini Tower from 1997 that I found back in 2016. This mac was STILL in it's 1997 stock configuration when I got it. CPU: 233 Mhz GPU: Onboard (no...
    • jm764
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    • beige beige g3 error powerpc upgrade usb
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  7. wicknix

    LMMS for PPC Leopard

    For those interested in making music i built LMMS 1.1.3 "stable" for Leopard. It's a little cpu hungry but runs fine on my iBook G4. If you've never heard of LMMS you can find more info @ https://lmms.io Download from here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B0swufWcvcjlMjFYd1lwR2dyXzQ...
  8. L

    Network/Pentesting tools on PowerPC

    Being a Network engineer I never understood why Network/Cyber Security people or Pentesters always buy an expensive Macbook Pro and then completely ignore the BSD fundamentals and power of the Terminal. As most guides will tell you , to pentest you either need to install Kali Linux natively or...
    • Lastic
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    • networking osx 10.5 pentest powerpc ppc
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  9. asdfguy86

    PCI USB Card Compatibility Question

    Hello everyone. It's been a (very long) while since I've logged onto MacRumors, but I have a question regarding a PCI USB card. I have a PCI USB 2.0 card that is made by NEC and has an NEC chipset in it, and I was wondering will it or should it work in a Power Mac G4 MDD model? Everywhere I...
    • asdfguy86
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    • mdd g4 mdd powermac nec pci card pci usb card pci usb card mac os powermac powermac g4 powermac g4 mdd powerpc ppc g5
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  10. bobtheblock

    Boot disks for Power mac G4.

    Trying to reinstall mac osX tiger or 9.1 on my power mac G4. I don't have the original boot disks but was hoping someone could tell me where I could find the disk image? I have tiger on the power mac currently but want a fresh install. Any help is much appreciated.
  11. Mac03ForLife

    PowerPC and Airport Express?

    So I just got a brand new Airport Express I'd like to be able to use it with my PMac G5 DP 1.8 Is this possible? I am not running any sort of airport card or anything like that Can I use it in wired mode and use the airport express as a streamer for my sound system?
  12. Slix

    Deck the Macs with Boughs of Holly...

    Happy holidays everyone! I rediscovered these last year, but I thought I'd share them with you guys since it's December, and Christmas and snow is around the corner! MacLampsX is a neat program that allows you to have strings of lights on your desktop, or on top of your windows when you're...
    • Slix
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    • christmas holiday lights powerpc
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  13. Mac03ForLife

    PowerMac G5 as Daily Driver

    My main mac has finally failed me It was an MBP 8,1 : The HDD was corrupted somehow, and now I cant use it. It's destined for the closet, at least until my parents decide whether or not I'm allowed to Mod the inside. That leaves me with my PMacG5. It is now going to become my daily driver from...
  14. Mac03ForLife

    Autodesk Inventor Fusion on OSX

    Anyone know where to find Inv. Fusion anywhere? Not Fusion360, Inventor Fusion Fusion360 doesn't run too well on my MBP 8,1
  15. Mac03ForLife

    Java JDK8 on 10.3.9: Question

    I downloaded the JDK 8 Can I just paste it into the Java folder of the System folder? Does it work that way?
  16. Mac03ForLife

    TenFour on 10.6?

    So I'm downgrading to 10.6.8 on my MBP 8,1 (Recently it just froze and Locked entirely) I have a 10.6 disk on hand, so I'm going to use that. PPC Support through Rosetta is more important to me than iCloud. Will I be able to run TenFourFox through Rosetta? Camino? Will FF 57 and Chrome run...
  17. Mac03ForLife

    Making the Downgrade

    A few days back, I decided to go back to Lion (the OS that originally shipped with my Late 2011 MBP. I did this for a few reasons: 1. lack of an ssd. The new macOSs are designed to be used with Fusion drives or SSDs. Having neither, I decided to go with 10.7 2. Lack of 8Gb RAM: I have 4GB, was...
  18. BigBIg5

    Which ver. of Leopard 10.5.X retail will install on iMac G5 20" iSight?

    I want to upgrade a iMac G5 20" iSight to Mac OS X Leopard, but I don't know if all the retail versions will work? Also, where is the best place to find cheap Mac OS X retail DVDs?
  19. BigBIg5

    Is Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Safe in 2017?

    I got a iMac G5 20" from a family member. I installed Linux on it but have some problems. I am wondering if Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is safe to use in 2017? If any vulnerabilities, are there fixes/patches?
  20. E

    Old School - PowerBook G4 question

    Hi everyone. Was wondering if someone might be able to help me with this. Here's my dilemma. I have a TiBook G4,15", 1GHz, 1 MB L3 cache, 1GB SDRAM. It boots in OS 10.4 and I've kept it around because it also runs OS9 in Classic mode so I can use a ton of docs created in PageMaker 6.5. Last...
    • ejlain
    • Thread
    • a1025 dead display hd swap os10.4 os9 powerbook g4 15" powerpc titanium powerbook
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
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