[rescue] Hardware up FT/FS

gsm at mendelson.com gsm at mendelson.com
Thu May 19 10:26:11 CDT 2011


On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 11:20:30AM -0400, Phil Stracchino wrote:
>I think the Windtunnel is one of those machines that was fast for its
>time (at least as Macs go), but has LONG since been surpassed so greatly
>with less power consumption that it doesn't really make sense to run one
>any more unless you specifically want to run a PowerPC Mac.  And even
>then, it takes 30 seconds on Google to find a dual G5 for about $250, so
>there's little practical reason to run a G4 instead of a far more
>powerful G5.

Or wait until Lion comes out (next month?). At that point Leopard will no
longer be supported which makes the G5's far less desirable. 

Geoff.

-- 
Geoffrey S. Mendelson N3OWJ/4X1GM
Occam's Razor does not apply to electronics. If something won't turn on, it's 
not likely to be the power switch. 


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