68kMLA Supporter joethezombie Posted March 17, 2016 68kMLA Supporter Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 So I found on Craigslist a Power Mac G4. I picked it up for $10. I have zero experience with PowerPC based machines, so I don't know what I am looking at. I'm away from home, so I can't turn it on just yet, but I'm hoping one of you experienced gents can let me know what I have here? I'm on mobile right now, so I haven't done a whole lot of web searching. Does this thing run Mac OS 9? I've included some pictures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
omidimo Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 An old version of a ProTools system, probably 24Mix, but I do not remember that well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheWhiteFalcon Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) Should run OS9 natively, yes. Up through 10.4.11 without software aids. Edited March 17, 2016 by TheWhiteFalcon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknown_K Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Protools 24 mix system? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CC_333 Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) If you're not interested in the audio bits (if that is indeed what they are), I'll take them! And it looks like a Sawtooth, so it ought to run OS 9 just fine (it can even run 8.6 with the proper system-specific installer). c Edited March 17, 2016 by CC_333 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bunsen Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 You got the sort-of rare Marathon rackmount kit, for mounting it sideways in a 19" studio rack.Trawling the Digidesign legacy support pages might tell you more about what cards you have there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
insaneboy Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Had a few of those marathon sliding rack mounts for G3/G4 macs. Gave them away some time back. still have the Anthro cart rolling rack that they were in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknown_K Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Easy enough to find the OEM plastic handles on ebay if you want the stock look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
68kMLA Supporter joethezombie Posted March 20, 2016 Author 68kMLA Supporter Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Ah thanks guys! I got home today, and fired it up. DP500 Gigabit Ethernet model. Yep, it's a Pro Tools system with a MIX Core and 2x MIX Farms. I really want to get this thing running! Looks like I'll need an Audio I/O interface like a Digidesign 888. I'm gunna need a little rollable rack. Neat! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
System6+Vista Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 I'm wondering if there were any really nice interfaces for ProTools (good DACs, ADCs) on pre-OSX machines that would be available now for pennies? A lot of people say on the 2nd version of the Alesis ADAT machines, the pro 24 bit version, those converters are excellent and can be used over optical ADAT with a modern interface. Any gems made for Mac? I had the Echo MIA PCI card in the early 2000s, I was on Windows then but I know they also made Mac drivers. I like those converters, very warm. Maybe one of their larger systems with a nice G4? What are some other better brands to search? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bunsen Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I've seen 888s and 882s going for around US$20 + shipping. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CelGen Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Yeah, 888's are cheap now because they really are not all that awesome anymore. So how many channels do you get? I'm getting conflicting information it's something between 16 and 32 channels. (wowza) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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