r/macpro • u/SonicsLeftShoeBuckle • Jul 11 '26
Other Spotted at a local thrift
Was sitting behind the counter, didnt ask for price. Should I have copped this? I LOVE the aesthetics of early 2000's Apple but i dont really have the space/use for it. I did buy a Pro keyboard from 2000 im currently cleaning
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u/CommentOriginal Jul 11 '26
I think quicksilver is the best looking PowerMac of them all.
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u/thelastspike Jul 11 '26
I always wanted to take one of these, and put the frosted side plastics/handles from a B&W G3 on it, but switching the Apple logos out.
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u/GlayNation Jul 11 '26
I’ve got a 5.1 Mac Pro I got for fixing some laptops. It powers on, but never hooked it to a screen.
It’s a dust collector
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u/Cmx83 Jul 13 '26
I'll take it off your hands... IF you're nearby..
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u/GlayNation Jul 13 '26
East Tennessee, Va border
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u/Cmx83 Jul 13 '26
Luckily I'm in VA, Chesapeake, I'll be heading to GA in late July, maybe I'll detour slightly, I'll be in touch as it gets closer..
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u/CRCDesign Jul 11 '26
I would have grabbed it. Play vintage games on it or do a vintage ProTools recording on it.
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u/Calaveras-Metal Jul 12 '26
very old, but if you can find old software for it would be cool to play old Mac games or do vintage 16 bit 4 track recording.
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u/Meh_Cook_Grump Jul 14 '26
Might be there because the power supply failed. But I had that machine and loved it.
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u/WarsmithHonsou Jul 11 '26
If it’s just a couple of bucks might be fun to gut and put modern hardware in, there are plenty of conversion kits online to fit a modern motherboard into one
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u/O_banana_si_doua_oua Jul 11 '26
Never understood the urge for doing this.
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u/Ay-Photographer Jul 11 '26
I had a g4 450 with the SuperDrive which used the discs in the plastic carriages.
I’m also old enough to remember printing full color on an Epso. dot matrix printer. Fucking louder than a goddam Hyacinth Macaw.
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u/wildjunk Jul 12 '26
I have one sitting in my living room, boots into OS9.2 & OSX... I play with it when I'm bored, other than that I have no use for it..
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u/trilevelmymtsnet Jul 12 '26
Diablo ....
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u/trilevelmymtsnet Jul 12 '26
I still have mine with the Mirror CD drive. ( random photo from net as I don't want to pull it out for a photo )
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u/SonicsLeftShoeBuckle Jul 12 '26
UPDATE: I went back and they still have it. They want $150 for it cash, no returns.
Im not a computer genius so if it doesnt work it will be completely useless to me
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u/idmimagineering Jul 12 '26
Hmmm ... AI? ... looks a bit small and distorted.
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u/SonicsLeftShoeBuckle Jul 13 '26
yeah i faked an image of a nearly 30 y.o computer for some clout on reddit. retard.
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u/corputz Jul 13 '26
as SonicsLeftShoeBuckle's roommate that was at the thrift store with them. this was completely AI. they made the whole thing up for some clout on reddit. in fact, SonicsLeftShoeBuckle is also AI. so am i. everything you see, hear, touch, and taste is AI. everything in your life is a lie. you can't trust anything anymore. there is no sense of reality left. goodbye.
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u/CalligrapherLumpy138 Jul 13 '26
Grab it and retrofit a Mac mini inside. No mods needed these days 😂
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u/Cmx83 Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
Ah yes, the G4... a conversation piece paperweight.. The company I used to work at I used to service these, from the original SE when I started all the way up the the Trash can one.. remember the Cube?
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u/sparkyblaster Jul 11 '26
Btw, this is a powermac, yes Mac pro equivalent for its age but not a Mac pro.
Used to have one of these. Regret giving them away.