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Old Mac g5

by Jan 21, 2014 10:48PM PST

So today I turned my computer on and I get a grey screen with a folder then a ?

Sorry new to Mac world I have been a PC user but I am making a switch.

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Other than prices, or maybe as a gift,
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Jan 22, 2014 9:18AM PST

was there any reason for using an obsolete computer to make the switch from windows?

It is limited in the version of OS X that it can run,
Software is no longer being written for it.
Many of the updates to the apps that were originally installed on it, need an Intel processor.

As a fun project, especially if you enjoy soldering, it is a fine machine


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Before I add new ideas, did the old answers not help?
by Forum moderator Jan 21, 2014 11:18PM PST
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