What started as an exercise to definitively answer the power consumption levels of a Power Mac G5, turned into some fascinating insights about the way I use electricity at home. Seeing the real-world numbers from a G5 was amusing, but what was truly eye-opening were the more modern devices I had around me and how […]
Category Archives: Modernizing PowerPC
I can’t even believe I’m even saying this monitor is 7 years old, but it is. It’s not the largest display in my collection or the one with the most pixels either – but it’s my favorite. . . I snagged this Samsung IPS LCD 27″ curved display on Black Friday in 2018 for a […]
Official documentation says this controller requires at least macOS Ventura 13.2 or above, and that USB wired connection is only available for macOS or iPadOS with USB-C ports. Even if you can adapt a USB port to a Type-C on a PowerPC Mac and get a peripheral connected, a newer device is overwhelmingly likely not […]
More than an interesting thought experiment or project, the idea suddenly returned when I saw two USB-A to USB-C style adapters at a convenience store of all places and thought: “Why not”..? For a while I’ve thought about adding USB-C ports to my Power Mac G5, although I never thought to pick up or lookup […]