Posted on 12/28/2004 11:09:37 PM PST by HAL9000
Anyway, I am just being argumentative at this point. I didn't realize that computers are often sold without monitors.
OS 9 software will run if you set up OS X for it. I setup a clean OS X so it will only run 64 bit programs.
Could this offering serve as the basis of a digital home recording studio? If so, I'd pick one up in a heartbeat, since Apple's music recording software is pretty damn good.
A 1.25 GHz G4 is equivalent to an Athlon 1700+, which was released 09/10/01.
There is no one-to-one correspondence between the GHz rating and performance because of the differences in architectures.
I'd say yes, depending on wheter the DVD drive is available
"Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G3, G4 or G5 processor 600MHz G3 or faster required for GarageBand
G4 or faster required for GarageBand software instruments
733MHz G4 or faster required for iDVD
256MB of physical RAM
Mac OS X v10.2.6 or later (Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later recommended)
QuickTime 6.4 or later (QuickTime 6.5 included)
Display with at least 1024-by-768-pixel resolution
DVD drive required to install GarageBand and iDVD; or 250MB to install iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie only."
If you are talking about old Mac software, 99% yes. The 1% is not needed anymore.
I have never owned a Mac, but if this is true I will get one.
Barefeats was G5 tests, not G4 tests, which seem to have disappeared. But they're all useless. They're comparing the G4 a couple of generations ago against the fastest from Intel and AMD at the time. The technology difference for the PPC from those tests to what would be used in this system could be compared to the difference between the Athlon XP's Palomino and Barton cores, or maybe even between a Thunderbird and Barton, depending on what Apple pulls.
Aside from that, we need to find a G4 1.25 vs. the latest Celeron or Sempron. That's the price range we're talking about here.
I wouldn't buy one for $20.
You missed it.
Because it doesn't really matter what we think - what matters is what we can prove. So I'm challenging you to a duel.
Wow, it comes with a 56K modem, huh? How quaint.
Zech, Apple's first computer that does not have a built in monitor is priced at $1799 right now. Previously, their lowest priced computer WITH a monitor was $799. Many of us already have good quality LCDs or flat screen CRTs, so why duplicate that piece of equipment? Now you don't have to shell out a couple hundred bucks to buy something already sitting on your desk top. Not every PC comes as part of a "bundle" either.
You got it. Congratulations, you are a cultured man, at least in a cool, warped sense. :)
Actually, I didn't -- isn't this what the guy asks? (With the follow up response something like "but... this goes to 11!")
Except that my wife already has a complete second computer... her monitor came from at least the system she had before that, if not earlier, and my monitor is on its third system. CPUs become obsolete a lot faster than monitors.
The topic is the G4 - got anything positive for that?
You're shifting the goalposts - I don't blame you, but the original claim was that a 1.25 GHz G4 would match a 2.5 GHz P4. Sorry, but no.
What all did you have in mind?
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