highlandcattle
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Today started a bit boring with not knowing what I would do to keep myself busy. After having lost twice with Warcraft III multiplayer, done the dishes and fed the plants, I decided I should finally work out my plan of turning my PowerMac 6500/275 (the fastest -G4 computer I own.)into a Rhapsody (OSX server) box.
Well that didn't work out: The only downloads I could find were either for intel or were to advanced to run on my lowly 6500. After having deleted the original Mac OS 8.6. I decided to give the old girl a clean 7.6.1 install. Wow it feels so much faster now! After this I thought what they heck, lets install Be OS. I still have the original disc which came with a Mac magazine 14 years ago. It is the Preview Release.
What an awesome OS! It feels so smooth. The multitasking also feels very smooth. It turns the Powermac into a modern system. You don't notice that you are using a 14 year old system. Only trouble is that the sound is not yet working and I cant seem to get online in Be OS (any tips about that?) Would it be wise to update the system to R4.5? I can't seem to find an software compatible with this Preview release.
Other stuff I found amazing today: Cyberdog is actually a decent browser. It feels pretty fast on 7.6.1 and although it renders pages incorrectly it does open or download everything within a acceptable speed limit. Which is kinda the point of a browser. I which I had this computer back in 1998 .
Also the disk tool included on the Mac OS X server 1.2. Is pretty great,it is much more useable then that what is included with system 7.6 or 8.
I'm intrigued with all this video equipment that is included with this mac. What software is handy and great to edit videos in 7.6.1 or could I use it in BeOS?
Well that didn't work out: The only downloads I could find were either for intel or were to advanced to run on my lowly 6500. After having deleted the original Mac OS 8.6. I decided to give the old girl a clean 7.6.1 install. Wow it feels so much faster now! After this I thought what they heck, lets install Be OS. I still have the original disc which came with a Mac magazine 14 years ago. It is the Preview Release.
What an awesome OS! It feels so smooth. The multitasking also feels very smooth. It turns the Powermac into a modern system. You don't notice that you are using a 14 year old system. Only trouble is that the sound is not yet working and I cant seem to get online in Be OS (any tips about that?) Would it be wise to update the system to R4.5? I can't seem to find an software compatible with this Preview release.
Other stuff I found amazing today: Cyberdog is actually a decent browser. It feels pretty fast on 7.6.1 and although it renders pages incorrectly it does open or download everything within a acceptable speed limit. Which is kinda the point of a browser. I which I had this computer back in 1998 .
Also the disk tool included on the Mac OS X server 1.2. Is pretty great,it is much more useable then that what is included with system 7.6 or 8.
I'm intrigued with all this video equipment that is included with this mac. What software is handy and great to edit videos in 7.6.1 or could I use it in BeOS?