I'm getting a macbook pro (leopard) and want to use my 3 yr old ibook g4 as an extended desktop (dual display). Is anyone having success with this, and if so, what cord/adapter are you using?
Actually, there is a nifty bit of software called screenrecycler. http://nav.440network.com/out.php?mmsc=forums&url=http://www.screenrecycler.com/home.html This works and I used my aging G4 with its monitor right next to my dual display G5 to get a third screen. Free trial and very clean implementation. Good luck.
This brings an interesting topic to the forum. My G5 is great but was always fond of my G4 clunky 350 mhz PCI graphics(dreadful) tower. I used it with Protools LE and discovered it was underpowered and maxed out my track capabilities early on. It was a typical bait and switch when they came out. Advertised as a 400 mhz model but then released and downgraded to 350 mhz model. (I believe it was actually a G3). In any event, I revived it recently and it serves our family as another email/web accessable computer in our music room.
It is handy when the G5 goes bad crazy and I have to search the internet for clues to fix it. I think instead of getting the next new thing, reviving our older computers should be part of our strategy for economy. I bought a matching monitor recently for 25 euros and it's a classic look. I think CRT's have something flat screens don't have.... some retro thing. So... enjoy squeezing the last bit out of your laptop. One of the definitions of excellence I like is "meeting specifications at lowest cost". I'd like to hear how other forum users use your older generation machines?
cheers.
Mak
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This makes me appreciate my situation.....I am on an old G4 Powerbook (1.5ghz & 1 Gig RAM). It's getting a little long in the tooth but I am deathly afraid of upgrading. It works, and I am a musician, not a programmer. It also cost quite a bit of cash back in the day and I don't see the point of upgrading for a while.
Mortalengines,
I just read a story of a group of people who signed a pact to not purchase anything for a year. They were so enthusiastic, some will continue for another year. Regarding gear, (and I suppose other possessions ) we tend to become seduced by the "new" or the promises of better, greater, more tracks and effects but frequently get issues of hardware incompatibility, expense of upgrading key software, learning curve as well as anxiety coupled with frustration.
example: just on the verge of upgrading to leopard on release ( bad idea ), I hesitated then found M-audio hadn't released a driver for the firewire 410. I decided not to upgrade for that reason and then got a call for a voiceover demo for a potentially lucrative client. If I had screwed up and installed, the interface wouldn't have worked the next day and I would have lost an opportunity.
They sell cars under the premise of bigger, better, sexier, etc. when all you are using it for is going to get groceries and or the pizza... consumerism will be looked upon one day as an odd pathology. Creating great music sometimes comes from using magnificent tools but I insist that the majority of good music comes from listening and using what you have. My bands drummer once insisted on coming to an acoustic practice in my living room. He brought his brushes and played along on a cardboard box. I was stunned it sounded so good..... he was incredible and taught me a lesson. Don't let gear stop your creative flow.
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