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Hey everyone,
(First post, yaayy!!)
So, a little while ago, I came into possession of a 2002 Powermac G4 MDD (M8570) and until recently it's basically just been sitting around collecting dust so I figured it's about time to make something out of it.
The machine works just fine, but it's only able to run up to OS X 10.5.8 which, as we all know is pretty outdated.
However, I'm a college student which means I'm pretty much broke most of the time and therefore, I've gotten pretty good at salvaging parts from junk electronics and computers to fix other stuff - so what I'm wondering is this:
Is it at all feasible to try salvaging functioning components from other Apple machines like iMacs, Mac Minis, or even MacBooks (that support more current OS versions - ideally macOS Sierra) that I can find/buy super cheap and somehow retrofit or modify to work inside the case of the G4?
Basically, I'm not into gaming or super fancy case aesthetics - I just want a Mac-Only Desktop machine that communicates well with my other daily-use Apple products but has enough room inside to support the memory I need, the HD storage I'm looking for and the "aerodynamics"(?) to keep it all cool.
If anyone has ever heard of or done such a project, I would greatly appreciate whatever help I can get!
(First post, yaayy!!)
So, a little while ago, I came into possession of a 2002 Powermac G4 MDD (M8570) and until recently it's basically just been sitting around collecting dust so I figured it's about time to make something out of it.
The machine works just fine, but it's only able to run up to OS X 10.5.8 which, as we all know is pretty outdated.
However, I'm a college student which means I'm pretty much broke most of the time and therefore, I've gotten pretty good at salvaging parts from junk electronics and computers to fix other stuff - so what I'm wondering is this:
Is it at all feasible to try salvaging functioning components from other Apple machines like iMacs, Mac Minis, or even MacBooks (that support more current OS versions - ideally macOS Sierra) that I can find/buy super cheap and somehow retrofit or modify to work inside the case of the G4?
Basically, I'm not into gaming or super fancy case aesthetics - I just want a Mac-Only Desktop machine that communicates well with my other daily-use Apple products but has enough room inside to support the memory I need, the HD storage I'm looking for and the "aerodynamics"(?) to keep it all cool.
If anyone has ever heard of or done such a project, I would greatly appreciate whatever help I can get!