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    Stereo Speakers and Internal Bluetooth - iBook G3 Clamshell?

    Hello! I just recently purchased an iBook G3 Clamshell 366Mhz, which I intend to upgrade with a DVD-ROM, 512MB of RAM, a 128GB mSATA SSD, a new battery, and possibly an XGA screen if I can find the cable part (if anyone has one that they would be willing to sell, lmk!) However, I am aware of...
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    Dashboard Launcher Widget for 10.4+

    Hi all, I've been working on a widget that acts as an app launcher (a la Launcher, Launchpad) for the dashboard. It's a pretty functional beta right now, but there are a few issues that still need hammered out before I can call it done for a real "1.0" app. I'm calling it dbLauncher, because...
  3. Edgecrusherr

    Simple iMac G4 monitor build

    This is a re-post from Reddit, as I didn't like using their forum options (plus, I just wanted a good excuse to this this screen for a bit)... Anyone else think that the iMac G4 was the best looking desktop of all time? My iMac G4 20-in's PSU went about 2 years ago, just after I installed an...
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    • apple silicon imac g4 imac g4 20 inch m1 max mod modded imac monitor ppc retro vintage
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    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  4. Janntast!c

    Power Mac G4 Quicksilver Power light only flashes when you press it.

    My Quicksilver worked a few hours ago. I needed to shut it off to go to a party. When I plugged it back in, it would no longer start up and the power light would turn on when I held the button and turned off when released. The fans rattle and that is it. I tried resetting the PMU, reseating the...
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    • power mac g4 power mac g4 quicksilver power macintosh power macintosh g4 power macintosh g4 quicksilver powerpc ppc
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  5. whiskersld

    Live Streaming on PPC? Any hope for the G4?

    I've been restarting my classic mac collection! I have recently set up my Power Mac G4 MDD 1.25 DP and I was wondering if there was any live streaming software available for 10.4 Tiger, any version. My Mac technically can run Leopard, and probably Sorbet Leopard too, but anything past Tiger is...
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    Grafx2 for PPC Macs

    Hello again everyone, Well here I am again with another awesome program for our PPC Macs to draw your attention to. This time it's the PPC version of Grafx2, the 256 color "Amiga Deluxe Paint" inspired free 256 color painting program. I've made a page for the last PPC version of the program...
  7. mortlocli

    The 10 Best PowerPC Linux Distros - 2023

    Just came across this article, that was updated 23 Oct 2023: https://www.pcwdld.com/best-powerpc-linux-distros/ Glad to see MintPPC listed there.
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    Can't install panther (10.3) on a qemu ppc machine

    Whenever I reach the volume selection screen it tells me "you cannot install Mac OS X on this volume, your computer cannot boot from this volume" (paraphrased), tried everything in disk utility and used different virtual disks and still face the same issue.
  9. Ryan Bremer

    iTunes 10.6.3 will never die!

    iTunes 10.6.3 still works great as of now. iTunes Store works Previews of music videos work iTunes Radio works You can browse podcasts You can also browse movies Same with apps iTunes U works too :) Buying movies/songs on iTunes doesn't work however, it says that you need to upgrade your...
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    • itunes itunes 10.6.3 mac os 10.5 mac os x mac os x 10.5 mac os x leopard mac os x leopard 10.5.8 powerpc ppc
    • Replies: 93
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
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    iBook g4 boot keys not working

    As the title suggests the boot keys on my iBook g4 (open firmware, boot picker, etc) don't work. When I hold a key during boot it just ignores it and boots normally. All don't work except single user mode. Please help!
  11. Haemoglobin

    Designing a website on a PPC?

    So this isn't exactly a PPC exclusive question, but the software I'm thinking of using "Dreamweaver" is. Atm I'm paying Wix £60+ a year to host my website, mainly for the privilege of using their easy to navigate drag and drop GUI interface. The last time I actually designed a website was in...
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    Early intel/PPC gaming videos

    I've started making short youtube videos showing both Windows, Mac and emulated games running on my mid 2009 macbook geforce 9400m. I'll show my g4 powerbook running some rarer titles also. I'm actually surprised at how the little 9400m goes. Its definitely a dramatic jump over the previous...
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    iMac G4 17 Inch LCD Panel Compatibility

    Just wanted to post this in the unlikely event someone else was trying to replace the panel in their 17'' iMac G4. I have the 1.25 GHz model, and the display had dimmed due to the backlight aging. The stock panel in my iMac was a LM171W02-A4M1. I found a seller that had new in box panels for...
  14. PowerPC Punk

    Unimportant

    Unimportant, but Fanx, to all those PPC Punk Nerds out there. Yours sincerely, PowerPC Punk
  15. PowerPCFan

    What is YOUR favorite PowerPC application?

    Post the name (and download link if possible) of your favorite PowerPC app (even games work). If you have any questions reply to this message so I can separate questions from the other chitchat about apps.
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    Resolved IMac G3 MacOS X 10.3 installation problem:(

    Hi. I have a Imac G3, i dont know detailed specs for it but its a slot loading one. Currently MacOS 9.2.2 So, i want to install MacOS 10.3 to it, i burned the iso to a flash drive and connected it to G3. But when i open installation app then click restart its gives this error: "Startup...
  17. PowerPCFan

    AWESOME PowerPC trick, thought I might share

    Hi! I have a PowerBook G4 with Audacity 2 (I think) and it has the Digital Audio In port. Really, its pretty simple, but all you have to do is grab a mobile devoce, laptop, compiter, Nintendo, Xbox, anything with YouTube and a headphone jack. Open a good song in YouTube on that device. Then...
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    Sorbet Tiger for G3 Macs?

    Y'all have heard of Sorbet Leopard for PPC Macs right? But Leopard only runs on G4 and G5. not G3. So i was wondering. Could the developer of Sorbet Leopard make a version of Sorbet for G3 Macs with the same patches for the G3? Call it Sorbet G3/Tiger
  19. reddrag0n

    "Messages" and ppc architecture

    I'm wondering if there is a protocol that allows the "Messages" app (or it's backbone structure) to be allowed to be run on ichat? Just like the old imessage was able to run on ichat when 10.8 came out. I would like to have my powerbook do more other than run itunes in the background or to...
  20. alex_free

    So I Bought An Intel Mac…

    In February of 2020, in the before times, I was going to buy an early Intel Mac after trying and failing to watch YouTube acceptability on my Mac mini G4. Then I discovered TenFiveTube. Later, I discovered PPCMC 6 Final, last updated on January 18th of 2020 and something changed when I saw...
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