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Originally Posted by BFT3K
One of my computers is an old Mac Pro running 10.5
It is an older G5 PowerPC Motorola machine that came out just before they switched over to the Intel chips.
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I got burned by that, too. Same story. Awesome PowerMac dual-core G5 loaded with RAM. Still works great - but I can't even see most web videos now, because I can't upgrade the Flash, because I can't upgrade the OS.
My new iPhone won't synch with it either, because the phone isn't compatible with the older OS.
I have a dinosaur that still works great, but is less and less compatible with the world. The reason I got the fucking thing is because I reasoned that it WAS upgradeable. And it is - with the exception of the processors. Fucking Apple.
I guess it's not entirely their fault. As I understand it, the IBM processors just weren't keeping up with the Intels. They sucked up too much power.
Now I have this 50lb dinosaur that still works well, so long as all I need it to do is run the software that's on it. I have tons of music on it that I can't easily transfer to my iPhone. I'll have to put it all on a portable hard drive, upload it to a Mac with the current OS, and then synch it to my iPhone. PITA!
