Oldest Mac you still use?

TempestSabre · 02-11-2006 01:04PM #1

We've an old Quadra 800, that I was wondering what I could use for? I could hook it up the web via a Ethernet hub.

Urban Weigl · 02-11-2006 01:36PM

To be honest most web sites these days expect a modern web browser, however I suppose you could use it for word processing and email.

Also Warcraft and Starcraft are both excellent games that will run very well on the Quadra 800.

TempestSabre · 02-11-2006 02:11PM

Yeah, used to be you could get away with iCab and some older browsers.

tywy · 02-11-2006 02:40PM

Macbook

K.O.Kiki · 02-11-2006 03:34PM

We have some older G4 Powermacs in the college labs... that kinda counts as old

BuffyBot · 02-11-2006 03:54PM

G3 iMac

SouperComputer · 02-11-2006 04:19PM

Before I left for the states a month ago I was using a B&W G3 (overclocked of course) and occasionally the Classic to play prince of persia.

TempestSabre · 02-11-2006 05:03PM

I think anything G4 or newer isn't really that old.

Are you all running OS9 and earlier?

SouperComputer · 02-11-2006 08:38PM

I think the classic ran 7.0. I sometimes use 9 on other machines, but not very often.

ZENER · 04-11-2006 01:09PM

Had a Mac 20th Anniversary Machine running 8.6 I think until last year.

Still use a Cube connected to my TV for music and 'net.

Also had a 350MHz G3 iMac until recently, gave it away to a good home and it's still in use running Panther.

ZEN

deevey · 08-11-2006 12:59PM

The one in my sig is getting on 7 yrs old and still strong .. abiet with a fair bit of customisation and running panther

Passed it on to my mother, but i still use it for surfing when i cant be bothered taking out my own.

I really should update my sig :P

Old macs dont die .. they get upgraded far as they can

sturgo · 08-11-2006 01:51PM

Bondi Blue 1998 iMac G3 233mhz, 256MB ram. I use it as a synth. The fans are getting a bit loud though. It still looks great.

Hugh_C · 08-11-2006 04:43PM

My kids use an old Lombard (PowerBook G3/333MHz) on a daily basis for music, websurfing and email - tricked out to run Tiger with wireless, CD burner and 40 GB drive. I'm also still using an iMac G3 266 MHz and a tray-loading 333MHz iMac G3 fairly regularly. For my day-to-day work I'm using a crocked-out G4 TiBook with lots of bits hanging off it, it's about to die. So today's news (core 2 duo MacBook) makes me quite happy, but makes my credit card uneasy.

:eek:

hc

Oldest Mac you still use?

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