FAQ - Using PowerPC Mac PCs in Modernity
Since the original setup and installation video I uploaded last year, I've seen a lot of questions surrounding the modern day use of PowerPC based apple computers, most notably the PowerMac G5 and the PowerBook G4. Today's video covers the six most common questions people ask about using these machines in the present day, answered in complete, straightforward, uncensored, and unbiased detail:
0:44 - Question 1: "What is that? How does it work?"
1:51 - Question 2: "Is there anything good about this computer?"
2:33 - Question 3: "What aspects of this computer will frustrate the average user?"
6:23 - Question 4: "What software will and will not work?"
7:40 - Question 5: "What operating systems will and will not work?"
8:50 - Question 6: "Can a G5 still be useful in modern times?"
Helpful Links: (PowerPC software resources)
VLC - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-...
XBMC - http://mirrors.xbmc.org/releases/osx/...
"Leopard Webkit" (up-to-date web browser with plugin support, best browser for the G5 or even G4) - https://code.google.com/p/leopard-web...
TenFourFox (so-so quality firefox based web browser; plugin support still broken, but still up-to-date) - www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/
Flash Player 10 - www.flashplayerppc.com
PowerPC Official Software Archive (links to compatible software, some links are up-to-date): http://www.powerpcsoftware.com/
Office 2008 is available on your favorite torrent site.
Other Major Release software can be located as well by first finding the latest PowerPC compatible version and then searching for that version on your favorite torrent site.
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