So what kind of G5 do I have? Machine Name: Power Mac G5 Machine Model: PowerMac11,2 CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (1.1) Number Of CPUs: 2 CPU Speed: 2 GHz L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB Memory: 2 GB Bus Speed: 1 GHz Boot ROM Version: 5.2.7f1 Serial Number: G85510FBT39 Janet >You forgot to tell us what G5 model you bought. We're pretty much in >the dark until you say what hardware you are dealing with. I have >had Panther and Tiger running on a dual 2 and a dual 2.5 no problem. >Sounds like you have a bad optical drive - Superdrive - not so Super >though. > >Yes G5 list is hosted by the same fine people at macintosh guy: > >G5 mailing list ><G5 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> > >Join here: ><http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g5> > >Plain truth? If you can afford it and haven't yet pulled the >trigger, buy a Quad. If not Buy a Dual 2.7 or 2.5 GHz G5. the rest >are much weaker and not worth paying a little less for. >-- >Taylor Barcroft >New Media Publisher, Editor, Video Journalist, Podcaster, Futurecaster >Santa Cruz CA, Beach of the Silicon Valley >URL http://FutureMedia.org >RSS http://feeds.feedburner.com/FutureMedia >iTunes http://tinyurl.com/8ql87 >barcroft (gizmo) >kungax (Skype) >kungag5 (iChat-AIM) > > >On Feb 7, 2006, at 6:51 PM, jgk wrote: > >> Is there a G5 List similar to this G4 list? >> > >_______________________________________________ >G4 mailing list >G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 > >Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/g4/attachments/20060301/9ab6f5f1/attachment.html