Normal
Re: Mac question Silas is right, it's unlikely that you will be able to use a machine for much. However there's a good chance that it will at least run the Panther operating system (OS X 10.3) and could be put to use for something. We have a very old Powerbook (2002 model I think) which sits in the warehouse running iTunes and Spotify and acting as a glorified jukebox. I had another one that ran a simple database keeping track of repairs in the workshop. It was also handy for quickly looking up schematics online etc. Neither machine sets the world alight in terms of speed and capabilties, but they do what we need them to do and I certainly wouldn't invest any serious money to get computers for these tasks.My wife's old iBook (with a broken screen) is about to be pressed into action running a presentation on a flatscreen at our hire counter. Again, I don't know if I could justify buying a machine for this, but the iBook has been replaced and is essentially worthless, so why not?http://lowendmac.com/ is a pretty good resource for keeping old Macs running. There should be info on there on what you can and can't expect of the machine you've inherited.
Re: Mac question
Silas is right, it's unlikely that you will be able to use a machine for much. However there's a good chance that it will at least run the Panther operating system (OS X 10.3) and could be put to use for something. We have a very old Powerbook (2002 model I think) which sits in the warehouse running iTunes and Spotify and acting as a glorified jukebox. I had another one that ran a simple database keeping track of repairs in the workshop. It was also handy for quickly looking up schematics online etc. Neither machine sets the world alight in terms of speed and capabilties, but they do what we need them to do and I certainly wouldn't invest any serious money to get computers for these tasks.
My wife's old iBook (with a broken screen) is about to be pressed into action running a presentation on a flatscreen at our hire counter. Again, I don't know if I could justify buying a machine for this, but the iBook has been replaced and is essentially worthless, so why not?
http://lowendmac.com/ is a pretty good resource for keeping old Macs running. There should be info on there on what you can and can't expect of the machine you've inherited.
