Using an Apple Power Mac G5 Today - Is It Still Usable?

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Get NordVPN’s 2 year plan + 4 extra months for free here: https://nordvpn.com/danwood - It’s risk free with NordVPN’s 30 day money back guarantee! The PowerMac G5 was Apple's flagship machine in 2003, but how well does it hold up almost 20 years later? I check out some new operating system updates for Apple's PowerPC behemoth, and see how usable it is in 2022. My retro gaming podcast: http://theretrohour.com My Twitter: http://twitter.com/danwood_uk My Facebook: http://facebook.com/danwooduk ▬ Contents of this video ▬ 0:00 - Intro to the Power Mac G5 01:35 - Power Mac G5 Hardware Tour 03:30 - Power Mac G5 Internals 06:30 Apple USB Mouse & Keyboard 08:07 - NordVPN Sponsor Slot 09:26 - Power Mac G5 Cooling Fan Test 10:50 - Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Tour 14:20 - Mac OS 10.5.9 Sorbet Leopard 15:45 - MorphOS 18:00 - Summary Sources used in this video (with permission or under fair use): PowerMac G5 Ad: https://youtu.be/84YwxA6_lDU PowerMac G5 Intro Video: https://youtu.be/ffbJDQ-ixN0 Steve Jobs introduces OS X Panther & Power Mac G5: https://youtu.be/xcbqhFwWO8A Apple - Mac Pro commercial (fall 2013): https://youtu.be/XQcfiwu9uPg Apple - iPod + iTunes: https://youtu.be/TaVFCdwT0hk Apple WWDC 2005 — Intel Transition announcement: https://youtu.be/JcHQXMAd0c0 Mac OS X Leopard Time Machine Demo: https://youtu.be/R8vx9cI9yTY #retrocomputing #apple #powerpc #vintage #macos #osx