Recently posted in our community, Greg Hrutkay was in the process of baking an already dead 7300 GT, some community members shared some valuable insight – now to be featured as a part of the “Low End Mac Mailbag“. As a part of the Low End Mac mailbag, we aim to:
- Greatly increase daily article output
- Save the knowledge shared by others
- Have our community be more “out there”, etching their name on the website.
- Answer commonly asked questions, helping you problem-solve your Mac.
- Showcase projects done by others to encourage people to fix their devices.
Someone posted: “20 years ago, this was the world’s most powerful desktop. Today, it’s my Minecraft server. The Power Mac G5. The “Cheese Grater.” It was the machine every creative professional wanted in 2005. But can it survive a lobby of Minecraft players today?
I’m filming a YouTube video to document this restoration and technical challenge, but first, I need testers.
I have set up a public server running on this exact vintage hardware. No emulators, no virtualization—just raw PowerPC silicon trying its best. We are starting with a strict 10-player cap to see if the hardware can keep up.
The Experiment:
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Hardware: Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)
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Software: Linux + Java 8 + Paper 1.8.8
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Goal: See how many concurrent players can run comfortably
How to join:
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Launch Minecraft version 1.8.8 (I recommend Prism Launcher if you need an easy way to manage versions).
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Connect to:
minecraft.devwithzachary.com
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Join the Discord for server status updates: https://discord.gg/qCwxEWQjdV
Come be part of the stress test before the video goes live!
