Mac computers... Right section for this?

[ultralux88]

Well, I hope this is in the right area, but I have an interest in Mac computers as well, not at much of a fascination as vacuum cleaners are, but still there. Just wondered if anyone else out there finds them as interesting as I do.

I don't have too many at this point, and none that run OS 9 or older yet, but what I have so far for the PowerPc Macs are a PowerMac G5 late 2005 2.3GHz, a PowerBook 12in DVI 2004 and a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver 2001 with a 1.8GHz upgrade. I also have an iMac G5 of some sort that needs a new power supply.

Anyway, hopefully this thread finds some interest!

 

[sebo_fan]

Oh I think it will, but hopefully unlike the last thread on Macs, people won't be so nasty about them. Still have my 2008 Macbook 4.1 It is beginning to act like a home computer now despite the fact I have a "virgin" Mac Mini that should act as the home computer lol. Also have a Macbook 11 which I use for travelling with. Super designs, super quality and just super for me.

 

[ultralux88]

My Newer every day use macs are a MacBook early 2009 and a 2010 Mini, the first of the newer unibody style Mini thats all aluminum on the outside.

 

[jfalberti]

I have a few Macs

and they are my computer of choice. I am currently using a 2006 Mac Pro running OS X Lion as the main OS (replaced the Power Mac G5), and I have a Mac Book Pro running OS X Mavericks for on the go computing. I also run Windows on both from a Boot Camp partition on both and in a VM under Parallels (Mac Pro) and VMware Fusion (MacBook Pro). I no longer own any dedicated Windows hardware. I feel I have the best of both worlds on whichever Mac I am using.

I also have:

iMac G4 running OS X Tiger
iMac Core Duo running OS X Snow Leopard
iBook G4 running Leopard

I also run Windows on the iMac Core Duo, but the G4 machines cannot run it because they are Power PC based.

Joe

 

[ultralux88]

I do have some windows machines as well. I might make a separate thread for that. I have Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit on Bootcamp on my MacBook and XP in VirtualBox. The Vista is there because I bought it right before 7 came out and it included a free 7 copy once it came out. So 7 Ultimate 64 is on my custom built tower, has an Asus board with a 3GHz Core 2 Duo. I also have had Snow Leopard running on it at one time before I bought the Mini. I'd love one of the big aluminum case Mac Pros tho.

 

[jfalberti]

I love my Mac Pro

It's the best machine I've ever had. It has two dual core Xeon processors, 16 GB of RAM, one 250 GB HDD one 1 TB HDD, and one 128 GB SSD. I installed the OS on the SSD and it runs so fast it is scary. 2008 Mac Pros are going for cheap on eBay right now. I'd love to buy one of the new ones but I can't justify it because this one runs so well.

Joe

 

[super-sweeper]

Not Windows, Not Mac!

But I.B.M, D.0.S!


I have a 1986 I.B.M computer that supposedly runs D.0.S, but the thing needs a new power supply!

 

 

[ultralux88]

Really old! lol Hopefully you can find one soon so you can play with it!

I'm editing a short video on the G5 now, I use it because it doesn't take much longer to do than on the Mini and it has so much more drive space that I don't want to fill up the tiny drive that came in my Mini, although I'm nearing the point of replacing that drive with a bigger one.

 

[sleepdoc]

Great thread!!

I love Macs! I have two iMacs, three MacBook Pros, a MacBook Air, two iPads, two iPods, an iPhone, and an Apple Hi-Fi speaker in the gym. There's an Apple device or three with me at all times. I absolutely love how all my data can be entered on any device and follow me everywhere. I'll put up pics if anyone's interested. My first Mac was a IIVX in undergrad, followed by a PowerBook 5300c. Then I developed a crush on the Dell dude and switched to Dell for a while. But I returned to Apple and don't plan on leaving at this point.

 

[fan-of-fans]

I had a Mac Performa 630cd until recently. We never used it so it got donated. It was from 1994. Honestly it wasn't a bad computer. I used to play a lot of games on it back in the day. I saw an iMac DV at the flea market the other day and one day I might get one of them to have a Mac again.

 

[suctionselector]

Mac's

Since the Macintosh turned 30 years old on the 24th January, I thought I might as well list mine, most of them are not from new, and have tried putting them in age order. 


 


1993 PowerBook Duo 270c (not working)


1995 PowerMacintoch 7200/90 (working)


1999 iMac G3 Blueberry (partly working)


1999 iBook Clamshell (not working)


1999 PowerMac G3 B&W (working)


2000 iMac G3 DV Indigo (works - great music centre!)


2002 PowerMac G4 (works par loud noise)


2002 iMac G4 15" (works)


2003 PowerMac G5 (works- the main image/video/music computer and server)


2004 iBook G4 (no longer works)


2010 iMac 24" Dual Core 2 (main computer)


2013 MacBook Pro 13" (main laptop, replacement for the iBook G4)


 


Was once a Mac collected but the passion for collecting them has gone. Still use most of the working ones as often as possible.


 

 

[nycwriter]

Macs ...

I've been using Macs since the "Macintosh Classic" in the mid-'80s (office computer). I thought I was really hot stuff when I upgraded to the "Macintosh SE" (also office computer).

I bought my very first personal computer in 1997 ... one of those snazzy teal-colored Apple iMacs. It was an exciting time to get a new computer; going "online" on the Internet was still a new thing for me. Loved the design (except the awkward mouse). I try not to get attached to *things*, but it made me sad the day I set my trusty iMac -- after its motherboard had fried -- on the curb of my Brooklyn street on a rainy night.

I upgraded in 2000 to a 15-inch titanium PowerBook. That served me until 2006, when I got my current 24" iMac.

 

[tase]

I have a crapton of Macs... I love them all.

Mac Plus
Mac SE (In Box)
Mac Classic II (Bad caps)
Powerbook 160 (The adhesive in the screen dried up and split :/)
Performa 630CD
PowerBook 1400c
2 Tray loading Blueberry iMac G3s
2 Orange slot loading iMac G3s
1 Graphite iMac G3
Blueberry iBook G3
PowerMac G3
12in 1ghz PowerBook G4
PowerMac G4 450mhz dual (Gigabit Ethernet)
PowerBook 15in 1.5ghz
Late-2006/Early 2007 Core 2 Duo iMac (20in)
Mid - 2011 21.5in iMac (Core i5 2.7ghz, 12gb RAM, 6770M - Daily Driver)
Late - 2011 15in MacBook Pro (2.6ghz i7, 8gb RAM, 6750M - Daily Driver)

Yeah... I'm a bit of a Mac fan but I love Windows just as much and Linux fairly well. It's just easier and more rewarding to collect macs.

 

[ultralux88]

You have any Macs running OS 9 currently? I have an iBook G3 on its way to run OS 9 on, I haven't used it since elementary school.

 

[tase]

Is it a clamshell model? Those a dream to run OS9 on. I took mine apart and put a 20gb 7200rpm drive in it with 576mb of RAM. My favourite model to run OS9 on. So fast.

 

[ultralux88]

No, it's a newer white one. Looks identical to a iBook G4. 7 or 800MHz I believe. 20GB drive and 256mb of ram. Going to max out the ram immediately. It has 10.3 installed, I think I'm going to either completely erase the drive, or at least divide it so I can install 9.2. I I so when it was new it had OS X and 9 both installed out of the box, so I kinda want to do that but leave 9 as the default boot OS.

 

[tase]

I find OSX to be pretty terrible on any G3 machines (besides the PowerMac G3. That thing is a beast.)

I would recommend OS 9. It's rare to have such a beautiful UI on such a beautiful machine. Platinum sounds reminds me of my 2nd grade typing class so it's very nostalgic for me.

 

[ultralux88]

That one looks like its in such good shape too! I just couldn't find the clamshell type in decent shape for the price I wanted to pay. I looked at the listing again and I believe I have a 2001 version, so the first of the newer style, and I have a 600MHz CPU. It came with both OS 9.2.1 and OS 10.1, and mine is coming with 10.3.2 on it. It is supposed to be able to run 10.4, but I'm not sure I'll push it that far...

I made a video of my G5 but its taking forever to export, its a 22min video and I had to render it for 5 hours and now export it for what it claims will be another 4, but might be less. In the meantime however, here is a video of my MacBook, I didn't edit it at all so I was able to just upload it.

 

[ultralux88]

Finally finished and uploaded, I cant sleep tonight so this is what I'm doing...