Old Mac - Return from Dead? 1212 Responses

Last post: 5 months ago | Thread started: Jun 29, 08, 3:47 p.m.

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• Seanbot

  I have a spare G5 tower laying around my place - it's cheese grater face is just staring at me, asking, "why won't you use me - you did spend $2400 on me three years ago!" It's complicated.

  Anyways, just curious as to what some of you use old Macs for - space heater? File server? Media server? Uhh, display? I was originally thinking of selling the G5 off, but I feel like it should be good for.... something.

  Jun 29, 08, 3:47 p.m. – Permalink

• JG_LB

  grate some cheese, duh

  • I have been. It's great.– Seanbot1/2

    I see what you did there.– JG_LB2/2

  

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  Dog-earJun 29, 08, 3:47 p.m. – Permalink

• BonSeff

  backup

  

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  Dog-earJun 29, 08, 3:53 p.m. – Permalink

• heavyt

  yeah, use it for a file server

  

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  Dog-earJun 29, 08, 4 p.m. – Permalink

• geoffism

  I use mine to store all my digital movies.

  

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  Dog-earJun 29, 08, 4:02 p.m. – Permalink

• acescence

  put linux on it and use it as a dvr

  

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  Dog-earJun 29, 08, 4:03 p.m. – Permalink

• ribit

  I have an old G5 too.. would use it as a fileserver/backup machine, but the fan always runs unless I sleep it (which I don't want to do), so too noisy in a small flat.... So will probably get an iMac or keep using Powerbook with FW drives and a network drive hung off it...

  • Yeah. I have concrete floors - expecting annoyance shortly.
    
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  Dog-earJun 29, 08, 4:20 p.m. – Permalink

• airey

  a step so you can reach high shelves?

  

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  Dog-earJun 29, 08, 4:22 p.m. – Permalink

• airey

  maybe get anothr one and use 'em as book-ends!

  

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  Dog-earJun 29, 08, 4:22 p.m. – Permalink

• Point5

  I'm currently using my old 7 year old G4 as a shelf for my cable modem and headphones to rest on.

  

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  Dog-earJun 29, 08, 4:23 p.m. – Permalink

• akrokdesign

  hah. i still using my 867 G4. actually, it runs better good for being a old machine. :-) of-course no AE cs3 or Maya 8.5 running.

  • *spelling* it runs pretty good for...– akrokdesign

  

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  Dog-earJun 29, 08, 5:10 p.m. – Permalink

• seed

  You could install Xubuntu or another light weight Linux OS on old macs or maybe try something like this.
  

  

  • Googles "power beer g5"– Seanbot

  

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  Dog-earJun 29, 08, 5:18 p.m. – Permalink

• locustsloth

  The G5 i'm using right now is offended by this thread and would tell you so itself if it could run faster

  • i'm just kiddin baby, you're fast enough for me– locustsloth1/2

    thats what she said– omgitsacamera2/2

  

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  Dog-earJun 29, 08, 5:22 p.m. – Permalink