![]() ![]() Debian still does a PowerPC port that is still supported, but the options have gone down a lot on this since Apple switched to Intel. The next gen up has PCI-Express and there are vastly more cards available there. ![]() (This was certainly the case quite a while ago, and I've still got a GeForce4MX card that was a PC one that now only works in Macs.) You've got the last G5 that had AGP, though, so you may be rather limited here. You'll have to find a card compatible with your machine, though unlike the Intel Macs, your replacement card may need a specialty BIOS to work in a G5. I don't know for sure but there may be some value to upgrading from what you have. They're both not supported but Tiger (10.4) tends to run better on the PowerPC machines. If you are running Leopard (10.5), actually falling back to 10.4 may also help some. (I would bet that you are, though.) You don't mention how much actual system memory you have but that might be a good thing to upgrade too, if you're still on a 1 or 2 GB configuration. You're already running TenFourFox but it may be a good idea to check to make sure you're using the G5-specific version. nthing a few suggestions already here - find a plugin that'll let you download the video and watch it off-line (something like VLC or iTunes may be optimized a bit more for h.264 than your ancient copy of Flash). The problem is really just that things have moved on since then. ![]() The dual 2.7GHz config of the G5 is from 2005, and the most recent version of OS X it can run came out initially 8 years ago (with the last build coming in 2009). ![]()
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