Your Mac Mini may already be a PC: [link]
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DCJensen - Apr 11, 2006 10:51:34 am PDT #7830 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Gudanov - Apr 11, 2006 11:04:43 am PDT #7831 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
I'd agree that that for the same form factor, the Mini is price competitive. But if the form factor isn't important, you can get a far more powerful PC with a much faster processor, more memory, and much more hard drive space. I can't see a reason for Apple to release OSX for PCs though. A good part of what makes Macs special is the hardware/OS integration. If OSX has to support all the variations in the PC world then it detract from the user experience.
Tom Scola - Apr 11, 2006 11:08:43 am PDT #7832 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
On one of the Mac sites I was recommending last week, there's a really good essay explaining why Apple is not going to make Mac OS X available to other manufacturer's PCs.
DCJensen - Apr 11, 2006 11:10:20 am PDT #7833 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
More geekery: Limojet. [link]
Betsy HP - Apr 11, 2006 12:34:54 pm PDT #7834 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
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Jessica - Apr 11, 2006 3:09:23 pm PDT #7835 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
What's the best way to add USB ports to a G5? It seems like the most space-saving way would be through one of the PCI slots, but the reviews here make me very suspicious of the workability.
DCJensen - Apr 11, 2006 3:19:09 pm PDT #7836 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
How about this one? [link]
NoiseDesign - Apr 11, 2006 3:42:22 pm PDT #7837 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
What vintage G5 is it? If it's a new one then you have to use PCIe cards, which are not backwards compatible and which make getting cards kind of a pain.
Jessica - Apr 11, 2006 5:04:28 pm PDT #7838 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
What vintage G5 is it?
I bought it last May, so it's almost exactly a year old.
Rob - Apr 11, 2006 5:13:13 pm PDT #7839 of 10003
Why do you want more USB ports? Wouldn't a USB hub be easier?