JakeRobb
08-23-2009, 07:16 PM
I have an old PowerMac G4.
I haven't started it up in 2+ years. The last time I tried, it wouldn't fire up. I did enough diagnostics to narrow it down to motherboard or power supply, both of which were a couple hundred bucks at the time, so I bought a new computer instead. :)
Specs:
CPU: 450MHz PowerPC G4
RAM: 768MB PC100 -- (2x128MB, 2x256MB, some of the sticks are PC133, mix of Micron and Kingston).
Video: ATI Radeon 8500 Mac AGP video card w/ VGA, DVI, and S-video out (64MB; this is upgraded from the original 16MB ATI Rage 128 Pro card)
Hard drive: None -- supports parallel ATA drives, two available bays. I have a few compatible drives laying around (20, 60, and 120GB), but I don't know if they work and don't have a way to find out.
Optical: DVD-RAM drive. Takes DVD-RAM cartridges, or CD/DVD discs
Other: ZIP100 drive, Built in 56k modem, two USB 1.1 ports, two Firewire 400 ports
Extras:
5-port USB 2.0 PCI card
Asante Ethernet PCI card (it also has internal Ethernet, so there are two interfaces).
8 ZIP disks
3 5.2GB DVD-RAM discs
A few games - Unreal Tournament, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. With the video card upgrade, the computer plays those games just fine. :)
Install CDs for the ethernet card, the video card, and the USB card.
Original software install and restore discs.
It's not worth much, I know. I'm asking $50 plus shipping if anyone is interested. I figure it might be good for parts. It is compatible with the latest version of OS X, and might make a decent server if you fixed it up. The G4 case is pretty cool -- I've seen some PC guys hack them up to accommodate PC motherboards, just so that they could have the case. Whatever you want to do with it is cool with me. I mostly just want it gone, but hate to see it go in the garbage when someone might want it for something.
Reference photo:
http://clivesaunders.com/images/g4.jpg
:)
I haven't started it up in 2+ years. The last time I tried, it wouldn't fire up. I did enough diagnostics to narrow it down to motherboard or power supply, both of which were a couple hundred bucks at the time, so I bought a new computer instead. :)
Specs:
CPU: 450MHz PowerPC G4
RAM: 768MB PC100 -- (2x128MB, 2x256MB, some of the sticks are PC133, mix of Micron and Kingston).
Video: ATI Radeon 8500 Mac AGP video card w/ VGA, DVI, and S-video out (64MB; this is upgraded from the original 16MB ATI Rage 128 Pro card)
Hard drive: None -- supports parallel ATA drives, two available bays. I have a few compatible drives laying around (20, 60, and 120GB), but I don't know if they work and don't have a way to find out.
Optical: DVD-RAM drive. Takes DVD-RAM cartridges, or CD/DVD discs
Other: ZIP100 drive, Built in 56k modem, two USB 1.1 ports, two Firewire 400 ports
Extras:
5-port USB 2.0 PCI card
Asante Ethernet PCI card (it also has internal Ethernet, so there are two interfaces).
8 ZIP disks
3 5.2GB DVD-RAM discs
A few games - Unreal Tournament, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. With the video card upgrade, the computer plays those games just fine. :)
Install CDs for the ethernet card, the video card, and the USB card.
Original software install and restore discs.
It's not worth much, I know. I'm asking $50 plus shipping if anyone is interested. I figure it might be good for parts. It is compatible with the latest version of OS X, and might make a decent server if you fixed it up. The G4 case is pretty cool -- I've seen some PC guys hack them up to accommodate PC motherboards, just so that they could have the case. Whatever you want to do with it is cool with me. I mostly just want it gone, but hate to see it go in the garbage when someone might want it for something.
Reference photo:
http://clivesaunders.com/images/g4.jpg
:)