I do have to say, even though a G5 computer won't run OS 10.6 it's still good at many things like video editing. I have really no need to upgrade my iMac G3, it's does a great job of a local file back up.
I'm even going to keep my hackintosh running 10.5 for a long while. Stephen On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 12:23 AM, tortoise <cymraeg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well this is sort of an anti-reply to the "orphaned" thread. > > I have been happily dual booting Linux and MacOS's for about 5 years > now. > > I have os8 and debian lenny on two quadras. > I have os9 and debian squeeze on a powerbookG3 250 (that's the next > upcoming version of Linux) and it works well for me. > > Those guys were orphaned a long time ago but I still use them ! > > _____________ > > Also, the POWER architecture is not going away in the least despite > Apple being against it. Nearly every game console uses it , most of > the world's fastest computers, and most automobiles, and nearly all > the unmanned space missions > (the last two are just moving up to the G3)... > > Never mind the mid-level machines, > > Anyway Debian will not abandon the powerpc, only their owners can do > that. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
