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c/retrocomputing by u/bridgeenjoyer 3w ago

Recently got a powermac g4! Not sure to sell or if id have a use...

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So I recently got a steal of a deal on a powermac g4, only because I wanted the Philips CRT monitor for my dreamcast. I have a lot of computers and while I love the g4 (and always loved them when i was little), I don't really need another computer thats not good for much. Its the 860 ish MHz dual ppc, 512 mb ram, 60 GB HDD, has a graphics card. Super drive, and another CD rw drive.

Should I keep or sell? Not sure its worth more than $50 in my area. Most people would throw it in the trash.

Side note, it will only boot in safe mode. Previous owner put 10.5.8. on it. I think it has a bad ram stick.

And yeah. This feels like calling a ps2 retro which is cringe. This thing is still the future far as I'm concerned!

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Edit: reset pram/nvram , no fix. Only boots on safe mode. Otherwise I get " you need to restart your computer.."
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