Category Archives: g4

Install Mac OS X Leopard on a G4 800mhz Quicksilver

Posted on July 29, 2008 by blandname

If you have an old G4 sitting around that’s at the 800mhz mark, you probably should try installing Leopard, because most people agree it actually runs FASTER than Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. Weird, huh? I guess they’ve optimized the … Continue reading →

Posted in 800mhz, 867mhz, DMG, Leopard, OSX, QuickSilver, g4, hack, mac, macintosh, open firmware, openfirmware, os x, software | 10 Comments

VMware Importer Now Supports VirtualPC 2007!

Posted on January 13, 2008 by blandname

The VMware Fusion team recently announced that the new beta version of VMware Converter (beta 2) will allow importing of Virtual PC 2007 based virtual machines, as well as Parallels Desktop 2.5 and Parallels 3.0 based virtual machines. This means … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007, Converter, G3, Intel, MacWorld, Parallels, Parallels Desktop, PowerBook, PowerMac, PowerPC, VMWare, VMware Fusion, VMware Importer Beta 2, Virtual Machine, Virtual PC, VirtualPC, Virtualisation, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, beta, g4, iBook, mac, macintosh, software, vm | Leave a comment

Parallels 2.2 Workstation Features

Posted on October 11, 2006 by blandname

Parallels announced today the updated features of the newest iteration of Parallels Workstation. Big new all around for Windows, Mac and Linux users. Here’s the breakdown (from the newsletter): Parallels Desktop for Mac is the first solution for running Windows … Continue reading →

Posted in G4U, G5, Intel, Leopard, Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, Microsoft, OS X 10.5, OSS, Open Source, OpenSource, Panther, Parallels, PowerBook, PowerPC, SP2, Tiger, USB, Windows XP, Windows XP SP2, XP, eMac, g4, iMac, ibm, laptop, linux, mac, mac mini, macintosh, operating system, os, os x, pc, software, virtual machines, virtualization, vista, vm, windows, workstation | Leave a comment

Where’s my Mac BIOS? (How to get into OpenFirmware Easily)

Posted on September 20, 2006 by blandname

A lot of people these days appear to be under the impression that Macs have a BIOS, which is unfortunate because they actually have something much better – Macs have OpenFirmware. This is true for G4 Mac Minis, PowerBooks, iBooks, … Continue reading →

Posted in ADC, Apple Developper Connection, BIOS, CD, G5, PowerBook, PowerPC, apple, boot from cd, eMac, g4, iBook, iMac, keyboard, laptop, linux, livecd, mac, mac mini, macintosh, openfirmware, operating system, os, os x, tip, tutorial | 18 Comments

Mac OS X 10.4.7 Server Screenshot Teaser

Posted on September 19, 2006 by blandname
Posted in 10.4.7, OS X Server, PowerPC, Screenshots, Uncategorized, Universal Binary, apple, g4, mac, mac mini, macintosh, operating system, os, os x, server | Leave a comment