I stumbled across a well-priced storage unit purchase a seller didn't know much about, and decided to jump on a 'COVID project', which ended up being simpler than I expected.

I've long admired the Power Mac design, which persisted from the days of PowerPC (1994 - 2005) until Apple's transition to Intel processors (2006), all the way up to the 'trash can' redesign in 2013. As design head Jony Ive stated in an interview regarding the G5: 'We wanted to get rid of anything other than what was absolutely essential,' and that they absolutely did. Back in 2003, Apple's Power Mac G5 was a dual-core monster with a dual 2.0GHz processor and up to 8GB of 400MHz DDR RAM, it pales in comparison to any Apple computer on sale today, but remains one of the greats in Apple's storied portfolio of consumer design successes.īuilding on the success of the then-recent Power Mac G4 and G4 Cube, Apple decided it was time to further simplify their pro-sumer lineup with a brand-new design in 2003, with the announcement of the Power Mac G5 tower.

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