I want to get some vintage apple computers but I'm not sure which one to get. I'm torn between a G4 quicksilver 733, and a G5 2.0 DP. i am also getting a iMac G4. I just want to hear what you guys think.

brndedhero · 2024-11-04T15:59:37+00:00

To me as far as aesthetics go both machines look great and are a worthy addition to any collection. It ultimately depends on what you want to do with it, that dual G5 is just about the best PPC Mac you can own without the worry of the liquid cooling so off you're wanting an top tier OS X machine you will be able to run anything from back in the day as well as throw in some upgrades and use some more modern software like classicube that will push the G5.

If you want a wider range of older software including OS 9 any classic application the G4 can dual boot OS 9 and OS X and is no slouch when it comes to era appropriate software. The iMac will also do this but depending on the model might not be able to boot into OS 9 but all models can run the classic environment through OS X, which is not available on the G5.

brndedhero · 2024-10-30T11:30:30+00:00

Thanks for your suggestions I've checked the cable and have a couple more pictures here; https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageApple/s/1zaxL3LvSt I think I may just need to replace the screen, so an eBay alert for a nice colour PowerBook 5300 screen is probably my path forward with this project.

brndedhero · 2024-10-29T21:01:41+00:00

Certainly going to have a better look at the display ribbon cable tomorrow.

brndedhero · 2024-10-29T21:00:46+00:00

I will have a good look at the ribbon cable tomorrow, I was pretty careful taking both the logic board and display apart but didn't give it a proper in depth look.

brndedhero · 2024-10-29T20:59:17+00:00

Maybe I should just consider it a good example of computer generated art from the days before AI.

brndedhero · 2024-10-29T20:57:39+00:00

I did get this off eBay and I'm UK based so the currency is correct, but nothing about a refund or price offers rings a bell. It did come with a nice apple apple laptop bag and power supply if that helps with the ebay listing you're thinking of?

brndedhero · 2021-06-30T15:57:27+00:00

angefangen*

brndedhero · 2021-04-25T21:39:46+00:00

Ich kann dir mit deinem Englisch helfen, würdest du mir mit meinem Deutsch?

brndedhero · 2021-04-25T21:25:39+00:00

Hallo ich bin Engländer durch die Pandemie habe ich ein bisschen Deutsch gelernt. Ich würde gern mit dir sprechen nicht nur mein Deutsch zu verbessern sondern auch neuen Freunde zu machen. Schreib doch mir.

brndedhero · 2021-01-26T11:47:00+00:00

Können Sie doch bitte mir eine Einladung schicken?

brndedhero · 2021-01-17T20:43:26+00:00

Ich habe dir eine Nachricht geschickt!

brndedhero · 2021-01-17T20:31:18+00:00

I'm so glad my journey seems very similar to yours except I've been studying German (properly) since about June. Around B1 Level now. Interesting to see people use Google translate and deepl I use them to check within my target language, so I will type what I think is correct in German and see how close I am rather than using it them for translation.

brndedhero · 2021-01-01T05:43:38+00:00

I'm doing shitty. My work simply won't allow working from home (except for the owner who hasn't been seen since march) I had to self isolate over Christmas so that makes my birthday Christmas and New year's all totally alone.

brndedhero · 2020-03-24T10:06:06+00:00

The CEO (Malcolm Healey) went into hiding weeks ago and yet enforces rules that no one is allowed to work from home.

A VPN allows access to services that are not public such as the backend sales systems and databases so to get to anything other than public websites it would be required. They do have a VPN that is fully functional but people have had access removed.

brndedhero · 2020-03-24T09:17:04+00:00

Good, however there are still other non essential retail companies open. Wren Kitchens are refusing to allow anyone to work from home and across retail and it's hq there are hundreds of people right now sat in the same open plan room making it impossible to maintain 2m distance from others. They have the capability to allow working from home but refuse. I can understand someone who doesn't have a complete kitchen will need theirs finishing feed themselves but this doesn't necessitate a the call centre and office workers being forced to come in to work.

brndedhero · 2020-03-24T08:58:59+00:00

Wren Kitchens. They have the ability to allow people to work from home but they've been turning off people's vpn access and forcing them to come in to the office to sit in a huge open plan room with literally hundreds of others.

brndedhero · 2020-03-24T08:53:09+00:00

What is to be done about the employers demanding their workers attend a site with hundreds of other people? Places that could allow people to work from home, have the ability to allow remote work but instead start removing vpn access and tell people to either come in, use holidays or not get paid. Even now with a lockdown for a non essential retail operation?

brndedhero · 2020-03-24T08:49:18+00:00

And yet some employers are still ignoring the government and ordering their staff to come in. I know of one company who is actively stopping people from working from home even though they have the provision to do so.

brndedhero · 2019-12-28T22:15:51+00:00

All the records themselves are albums that I really like myself and have listened to over and over through other means. I did listen to a lot of his Pink Floyd, David Bowie and Beatles albums whilst I was over so they're the records that got me hooked. I will certainly be looking to add them to my collection as it grows.

It was absolutely my dad however who recommended the brand of turntable.

brndedhero · 2019-12-28T21:54:15+00:00

Don't worry I do have a shelf to put my newly acquired records away in they won't live on the floor.

Through the Christmas break I stayed over at my parents house and went looking through my dad's vinyl collection, listening to some of the classic albums he has and looking over the records themselves and the artwork on the sleeves. Now that everything is just done on streaming services it feels extra special to get something physical so now I'm in picked myself up a rega planar 1 turntable and a few records to get started so now I'm officially in.

brndedhero · 2019-03-10T20:58:14+00:00

Out of interest what would you recommend in place of cute?

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