So what can do with this?

MasterPlan1 · 12 Aug 2011 at 15:51

Work were going to turf them, so I've now got a G5 Power Mac, 2.5Gb RAM, and I believe it's DP too, whats the latest OS I can run on it? Is it actually worth lugging it home?

Raikiri · 12 Aug 2011 at 16:31

Well I'd happily take it off your hands if you don't want all of 'em!

Should be able to stick 10.5 on them I think, although I'm not the best to ask.

Deleted member 77746 · 12 Aug 2011 at 16:34

EDIT Ignore, Leopard it is.

Raikiri · 12 Aug 2011 at 16:39

I think Snow Leopard is Intel only.

MasterPlan1 · 12 Aug 2011 at 16:40

Raikiri, everyone in IT got a free mac basically.

Some lucky people managed to get a DP QC Xeon, early '08 model, which I was devistated about and proceeded to sulk in the corner.

So I guess SL 10.6.8 it is then! How well will it perform? Will I just be using it as a overpowered browsing machine? Or can I actually do something with it? Upgrade the graphics? Do the G5's still have a bit of grunt to them?

Tunney · 12 Aug 2011 at 17:07

Leopard will work, Snow Leopard will not. As Raikiri says, SL is Intel-only.

MasterPlan1 · 12 Aug 2011 at 17:13

Is there much I can do on Leopard? I'm assuming the App Store lark is purely SL? No modern day apps include PPC code? Or am I best off getting 10.5 Server and just making it another server-y box?

ginger_pat · 12 Aug 2011 at 17:49

No you can have the mac store, i'm on 10.6.7 and have it and it's all there, you could have a lot of fun with it

Skyboat · 12 Aug 2011 at 18:21

ginger_pat said:
No you can have the mac store, i'm on 10.6.7 and have it and it's all there, you could have a lot of fun with it

Raikiri said:
Snow Leopard is Intel only.

Doug · 12 Aug 2011 at 21:37

It's probably an ATI 9600Pro, as that's what's in mine. Most powerful GPU you could put in is an X800, if you can find one.

As for Leopard Server, good luck finding it cheap

nate922 · 12 Aug 2011 at 21:39

Use the awesome case and out in an i7.

Rameses · 13 Aug 2011 at 01:07

Lots of good uses, get Leopard on, update and enjoy!

ginger_pat · 13 Aug 2011 at 12:22

Sorry I thought I was on on Leopard not Snow Leopard. My apologies.

uniQ · 13 Aug 2011 at 18:21

You can still do plenty with Leopard. Most decent software developers even if no longer supporting 10.5 will have older PPC builds available to download on their websites.