Hello everyone. Long time since I visited this forum. I'm searching the web and this forum for any possible upgrades or hacks that I can try out with my old Mac stuff. Please excuse my noobness should I say something incorrect about tech stuff ?
I have a MacBook black late 2008, still runs great (os 10.6.8 Snow leopard) I just added a 2nd ssd drive in optical bay drive.
Purchased from eBay aperture 2 downloaded and is working.
I use the old MacBook black for iTunes (6000+ songs), surf the web, read blogs and some light video editing.
Internet browsers is nearly obsolete with safari not able to run youtube and chrome is just about the same. Firefox runs ok but slow and I also use something called arctic fox that was running well but last I remember they stop working on that browser.
Question about Linux or other OS.
Is it possible to partition a SSD drive so that it may have 2 different OS?
I would like to keep snow leopard but also if possible add linux or ubuntu. I haven't touch or loaded any files to the 2nd SSD. The 2nd SSD was going to be used to store finished photos and videos.
As far as why I want linux or ubuntu is no specific reason other than to experiment and learn.
The next question is Power Mac 5 ( Mac Pro) Apple Mac Pro Quad Core 2.66 (original)
Serial No.686462D5UPZ
found this in the basement of my building that was about to be thrown out with other tech stuff.
I always wanted this computer when it first came out but could not afford. I've watched several youtube videos about this particular model and most say the max OS this can handle is Lion.
Who ever threw this out they remove a lot of parts mostly the HDD, Memory, optical bay I guess the stuff you would salvage or eBay for few bucks.
The casing is good, needs a good cleaning (cigarette smell ugh) but is this DIY project a waste of time?
I imagine I'm going to have to invest some money into this machine but I would start with the bare minimum just to see if this machine works. And if it does work, then what are the possibilities with this Power Mac G5.
I really enjoy DIY projects with computers, I've work on my MacBook black and Mac Pro 17 inch and taken good care of both.
Sorry for the long post but wanted to give enough information so that I may get the feed back I need. Any links or videos that you suggest is greatly appreciated.
I have a MacBook black late 2008, still runs great (os 10.6.8 Snow leopard) I just added a 2nd ssd drive in optical bay drive.
Purchased from eBay aperture 2 downloaded and is working.
I use the old MacBook black for iTunes (6000+ songs), surf the web, read blogs and some light video editing.
Internet browsers is nearly obsolete with safari not able to run youtube and chrome is just about the same. Firefox runs ok but slow and I also use something called arctic fox that was running well but last I remember they stop working on that browser.
Question about Linux or other OS.
Is it possible to partition a SSD drive so that it may have 2 different OS?
I would like to keep snow leopard but also if possible add linux or ubuntu. I haven't touch or loaded any files to the 2nd SSD. The 2nd SSD was going to be used to store finished photos and videos.
As far as why I want linux or ubuntu is no specific reason other than to experiment and learn.
The next question is Power Mac 5 ( Mac Pro) Apple Mac Pro Quad Core 2.66 (original)
Serial No.686462D5UPZ
found this in the basement of my building that was about to be thrown out with other tech stuff.
I always wanted this computer when it first came out but could not afford. I've watched several youtube videos about this particular model and most say the max OS this can handle is Lion.
Who ever threw this out they remove a lot of parts mostly the HDD, Memory, optical bay I guess the stuff you would salvage or eBay for few bucks.
The casing is good, needs a good cleaning (cigarette smell ugh) but is this DIY project a waste of time?
I imagine I'm going to have to invest some money into this machine but I would start with the bare minimum just to see if this machine works. And if it does work, then what are the possibilities with this Power Mac G5.
I really enjoy DIY projects with computers, I've work on my MacBook black and Mac Pro 17 inch and taken good care of both.
Sorry for the long post but wanted to give enough information so that I may get the feed back I need. Any links or videos that you suggest is greatly appreciated.