More About the “Mac mini”
I’ve already told my wife I want a Mac mini. Okay, that makes me crazy! Most of you probably had already guessed that, but I digress. Having a G5 iMac to use has impressed upon me the need to keep a G4 based Mac around.
Why do I say that? I have a copy of Jaguar loaded onto a partition of a LaCie 120GB external hard disk, and I keep it because one of my CD/DVD disk labeling applications will not run on OS 10.3 or above. My G5 iMac will not boot from that partition. My dual 1.25 Ghz G5 MDD PowerMac will. While I’m not in a hurry to replace it with a version of the dual G5 PowerMac, at some point later in the year, I hope to. Just like I’m hoping within the next year that Apple will come out with a G5 PowerBook.
The Mac mini is so small it will finder under the bottom sill of my 20 inch Apple Cinema Display it will drive! I already have a DVI to ADC adapter on the display to use it with my XP PC. I can set the Mac mini on the same desk without losing any desktop footprint (actually, more efficiently using what I have) and simply disconnect the PC and hook up the display to the mini when I want to use it.
On both the Windows and Mac platforms, I seem to have some applications that run better (and sometimes only run!) on older operating platforms. The Mac mini is a great way to ensure I can still run those applications and yet not have to sock in my office with another desk, monitor, keyboard, or mouse.
As soon as I can get the stuff I’ve recently bought paid for, I’ll buy one. (Maybe sooner! If I really get a wild hair, I might pull $500 out of savings and order one so I can get a review of it up on this site as soon as they come out!)
Why do I say that? I have a copy of Jaguar loaded onto a partition of a LaCie 120GB external hard disk, and I keep it because one of my CD/DVD disk labeling applications will not run on OS 10.3 or above. My G5 iMac will not boot from that partition. My dual 1.25 Ghz G5 MDD PowerMac will. While I’m not in a hurry to replace it with a version of the dual G5 PowerMac, at some point later in the year, I hope to. Just like I’m hoping within the next year that Apple will come out with a G5 PowerBook.
The Mac mini is so small it will finder under the bottom sill of my 20 inch Apple Cinema Display it will drive! I already have a DVI to ADC adapter on the display to use it with my XP PC. I can set the Mac mini on the same desk without losing any desktop footprint (actually, more efficiently using what I have) and simply disconnect the PC and hook up the display to the mini when I want to use it.
On both the Windows and Mac platforms, I seem to have some applications that run better (and sometimes only run!) on older operating platforms. The Mac mini is a great way to ensure I can still run those applications and yet not have to sock in my office with another desk, monitor, keyboard, or mouse.
As soon as I can get the stuff I’ve recently bought paid for, I’ll buy one. (Maybe sooner! If I really get a wild hair, I might pull $500 out of savings and order one so I can get a review of it up on this site as soon as they come out!)
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