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chiefsalami · 01-11-2005, 05:20 PM

All of you guys beat me to it... I was going to come on here and post this too. The problem I see, as some of you have already noted, is getting this thing to properly boot up / shut down with something like an ITPS. Apple machines do not have BIOSes like we know them in the PC world, and I would be VERY surprised if there was a power switch jumper inside this thing! But the price is VERY nice... may be about the same or less than a VIA-based system with a Casetronic case.

Most bluetooth devices will work on Mac no problem, the problem I see is with software lacking. For example, I don't know of a good mapping/routing program that works on a Mac. Most other things will be pretty good with the built-in apps. VirtualPC is an option, but runs VERY slowly on a system like this. Pretty much the only thing good enough is a dual processor G5 PowerMac. I just noticed this has a G4 inside. Wonder why not a G5 like the new iMacs????

01-11-2005, 05:20 PM	#24
chiefsalami Constant Bitrate Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 149	All of you guys beat me to it... I was going to come on here and post this too. The problem I see, as some of you have already noted, is getting this thing to properly boot up / shut down with something like an ITPS. Apple machines do not have BIOSes like we know them in the PC world, and I would be VERY surprised if there was a power switch jumper inside this thing! But the price is VERY nice... may be about the same or less than a VIA-based system with a Casetronic case. Most bluetooth devices will work on Mac no problem, the problem I see is with software lacking. For example, I don't know of a good mapping/routing program that works on a Mac. Most other things will be pretty good with the built-in apps. VirtualPC is an option, but runs VERY slowly on a system like this. Pretty much the only thing good enough is a dual processor G5 PowerMac. I just noticed this has a G4 inside. Wonder why not a G5 like the new iMacs????