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Re: 1.42ghz emac for morphOS?
« on: November 06, 2011, 06:49:57 AM »
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The 400MHz and 450MHz G4 PowerMacs may also work.  I think the official announcement mentions that all "New World" G4 PowerMacs are supported, but I don't know what the definition of what a "New World" PowerMac is.
"New World" Macs are the ones that use a full OpenFirmware ROM instead of prior limited-OF-plus-Mac Toolbox ROMs. Every PPC Mac from the iMac G3 forward is a New World Mac. The first New World Power Mac is the Power Mac G3 Blue & White (the beige PMG3 is an Old World Mac.) No G4 machines have an Old World ROM (unless there's an accelerator for one of the earlier machines, but eh, details.)
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Re: 1.42ghz emac for morphOS?
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2011, 10:07:49 PM »
I've never found an all-in-one computer that I liked after the original compact Macs, myself. They're just so limiting, and such a pain to repair when they break. I'd recommend a Power Mac G4, really - they're not as large as they look, and it's a billion times easier to expand them if you find you need more than stock capability.
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