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Secrets of the Power Macintosh G5 Video

🕑 Added 2024-10-01 03:58:17 +0000 UTC

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andre le-bone aparte

Part of the charm of the Steve Jobs keynotes was that he was using the computer "with you" - When the demos went sideways, it was part of a shared experience we all had with tech.

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I would agree. The upgradeability of my 2010 Mac Pro and the just the base power of the 2013 Mac Pro I found pretty impressive after using the 2008 Mac Pro to make these videos for years.

Chris Nielsen

Intel Mac’s have personality (sometimes a crude one at that), and a modern compatibility with running other OSes that will be supported for years to come! Not locking the computer down to sub par options like Sorbet Leopard and MorphOS, or godforbid a power Pc UBOOT/VXWORKS!

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Around Intel Macs? Interesting.

Chris Nielsen

Although my Macintosh collection will center around intel’s, I still have a soft spot for the power pcs of old. Just don’t know how I’ll use one with a 55inch display…

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Qix was the same for me. I put many quarters into it, probably never cleared the first screen, but loved the concept. Also, it's great to hear you like the "gimmie ya money" bit. I always liked how that turned out.

Dante Blando

I should've said that I love the Qix sounds. I sucked at video games as a kid, but man I loved that one to suck at. Oh, and I hope you'll do more Cube 2037 stuff. I rewatch the original bit just so I can crack up at "gimme ya money!"

Corbin Johnson

I’ve actually not tried the DOS card yet. The machine does boot though. I’m also missing the cable. I’ll report back when I try it!

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A purist collector would not be impressed, but I think that's pretty cool. Does it work?

Corbin Johnson

Happy to help. 25,000 is probably a small number for a Mac anyway. So I think it’s reasonable for it to be in the column. So I have a Quadra 610 with a DOS card, but I don’t think it has the “DOS Compatible” label. Is it still in the cool kids club? Or do I just have some plain Quadra 610 that just has some aftermarket junk thrown into it?

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My 80's hair? ... well ... yeah. I set that one up, didn't I.. lol

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The number manufactured was 25K vs. 10K for the Macintosh TV and 12K for the TAM. So you're right. I was thinking the Q610 DOS was 10K. The Q610 DOS value is less driven by collectors than the other two, so that's why I categorized them that way. At least I can say one person wanted to discuss the chart. Thanks!