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Offline Commander Maxillius

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New machine!!
« on: January 28, 2005, 11:51:55 am »
Mac Mini

Power PC G4 1.25 GHz
256 MB RAM (not user upgradeable, kinda sucks)
OS: OS X 10.3.7 (Panther)

case dimensions:  6.5in x 6.5 in x 2 in ;D


I'll post pics when I get my .mac account up.  :woot:
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Re: New machine!!
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2005, 11:53:29 am »
Hey WTG Max.  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Re: New machine!!
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2005, 12:20:22 pm »
you know I've wanted to try out a Mac for awhile now, But The Price was Prohibitive, But that's not too bad for a new toy. Now to Convence the Wife.

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Re: New machine!!
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2005, 12:24:25 pm »
That is really cool looking.

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Re: New machine!!
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2005, 12:35:38 pm »
Let us know how it works out for you.

I'm thinking about getting one myself.
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« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2005, 12:41:20 pm »
You know , something like this would be great for LAN parties.

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« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2005, 12:54:44 pm »
You know , something like this would be great for LAN parties.

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Or a nice $500 door stop.
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Re: New machine!!
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2005, 12:56:50 pm »
Hey now, theres at least WOW or the old Baldurs gate game you could play on It.

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Re: New machine!!
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2005, 08:46:01 pm »
I'm hoping to get SFC running on her, once I get Virtual PC.  I'll need a copy of Win98 since XP is power hungry.

That way I'll have the equivalent of 500-700 MHz of processor power for the game.  It won't be worth it if I have less than 400 since it was barely playable on my old 400.


That is, if I can get it to work.


oh yeah, I failed to mention the integral DVD/CD-RW drive ;D  wee!

EDIT: Sorry Max but I had to edit out your hint.
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Re: New machine!!
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2005, 07:09:22 pm »
I've got my new Mac up and running!!  WOOT!!!
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Re: New machine!!
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2005, 12:55:25 pm »
I hope you got at least 512MB of RAM.

I wish Apple would stop offering 256MB as starting baseline. IMHO, 512MB is bottom end for decent Mac OS X performance.

From what I read, The Mac Mini was not designed for customer access. You need something like a sharp plastic blade or edge to crack the case open. Doing so may even void the warranty.
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« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2005, 09:54:08 pm »
It doesn't.  Opening the case is possible, yet difficult, and does not void th warranty!  You can upgrade the RAM, but if you break it while the case is off that damage isn't covered.
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