MorphOS on Power Mac G5

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Hot damn... :eek:

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What does G5s go for these days anyways ?

Depends. If you want a low end G5, I've seen $100-$200. The top end is about $600 - $700 or so.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Power-Mac-G5-Early-2005-2-7GHz-Dual-8Gb-Ram-Raid0-1Ter-/190418045421?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item2c55ccc9ed

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re: all the negativity

I've been seeing G5s going for super dirt cheap and the trend should keep in the direction. I think this is huge news! Right, it may sound like a vacuum cleaner. I'm sure I can find a solution to fix that. Right, it is a power hog but so is my PC video card. I won't leave it running 24/7, so the power usage cost difference will be negligible.

MorphOS 3.0 on a PowerMac G5 will be insanely fast, stupid fast! I will be hobby computing at the speed of light for a bargain price? I'm there.

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It's not negativity, just bemusement

Insanely fast at what, though? That's my whole point. What will you be doing with it where you can honestly say "wow, this is so much slicker and more responsive now that I have a G5" that isn't already on a G4 mac / Peg 2?

So far, we've seen HD playback suggested as an option. Ok, I am sure the G5 will play 1080p fine, but as I say, so will a dozen other systems that will cost you less.

Are there any amiga/mos applications out there that are just unusable on a G4 that I'm somehow unaware of?

If the motivation is simply "I just want to run MOS on the best, most powerful hardware it can run on", that's fine, I totally get it. But if the motivation is "I need a G5 because MOS on my G4 is too slow at X", then I don't get it, because I have no idea what 'X' is.

Is that any clearer?

Here's one for you, FLASH

But seriously, I don't "need" the speed for anything useful, just like I don't need to do any retro computing at all. Everything truly useful I can do on my PC already. The speed would be nice though, applications like MAME, blender, video conversion etc will benefit. Speed is nice and there will not be a huge price difference between a G4 box and a G5 box.

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Sure, but the list of apps you just cited are all surely available for your PC already and, unless it is equally retro, it should be able to run them better than the G5?

Why do people restore and drive old cars? Certainly a brand new hybrid is much more efficient? It's a hobby. Why do I go online with my accelerated 8bit Commodore 128(T)? My PC can certainly do it much better... Either you enjoy the hobby, or you don't...

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http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-G5-4x2-5GHz-Power-PC-clean-/120599619279?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Apple_Desktops&hash=item1c144c26cf
 
Current bid? 269$ As I write this...

Right, if I went bottom fishing I could probably get one for $300-$400 maxed out.
 
Speaking of MorphOS and Mac, I really gotta get off my butt repair and chop the head off this eMac....

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That's a very bold statement you make. And I think it's more opinion than fact. Obsolete I would contend is relative. If a single core G5 allows me to do everything I possibly need in a computer, is it truly obsolete?
 
By definition, obsolete means: no longer produced or used. Well, my MacBook Pro Core Duo 2.4 GHz model is no longer produced. Is it obsolete? I would say no since it's still useful to me. By the same token, a G5 would absolutely be useful to me so therefore it is NOT obsolete.

 
I use my 128T almost daily and I find it very useful, but it is certainly obsolete