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You could always throw Ubuntu on there. It's only got community support but it's updated regularly and should work well. I wouldn't recommend using OSX versions that old, they'd likely be riddled with security issues. Having said all that you'd probably be better off just dumping it and getting a cheap, low powered Celeron-based computer. Even the newer Chromebooks (with the Celeron 2955U) are roughly equivelent in power to the G5. CPUs have come a long way in a decade.
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Bob Morales posted:I wouldn't be real worried of attacks on the internet running a PowerPC. It's unlikely, but I wouldn't recommend people run Windows 98 on the internet either. Some security issues can pop up across a huge number of revisions. But yeah it really just comes down to the computer being obsolete. Unless you need it for some obscure software, or you're a collector/nostalgic there isn't much of a reason to run an old Mac. The G5s were pretty power hungry too so you're using up money there. Sell the G5 on ebay and get a (x86-based) Chromebook or something.
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SYSV Fanfic posted:Roughly? My chromebook is a little slower than my old Core Duo Mac Book Pro, which was a little faster than the G5. But they're also completely different architectures, so yeah, roughly.
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SYSV Fanfic posted:I'm not calling you out, and I could be wrong - but the 2995U is twice as fast as that benchmark. Faulty memory perhaps. It's been a while since I looked it up.
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Nintendo Kid posted:PowerMac G5s definitely don't keep their value. They typically go for $99 to $200, and they cost $2000 to $3300 brand new. Sell it, get this.
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