What's the last thing you bought for your PowerPC Macs?

[Odi458]

Dvd r and cds to install macos9lives on my new to me g4 ibook 

[OS923]

Rollei Sunglasses Cam 100

https://www.nikktech.com/main/articles/gadgets/action-cams/3268-rollei-sunglasses-cam-100-review?showall=1

[FBz]

Finally after many years of being a complete and utter tightwad…
a Hakko FX-888D soldering station came home with me today.
(Several PSU’s, many flat panel TV’s & numerous guitar amps
are now effectively on notice here.)

Also picked up replacement capacitors for Quicksilver’s PSU
($9.24 total) including caps for the QS PSU sub-board.
They're NTE caps… and while not the ACME of caps...
still better than the leaky TEAPO’s.

[Project(s) backlog compelled me.]
Will post list of caps later / one wrong.

*Cheaped-out (again) & didn't buy ESR70 meter.
                                                         Maybe later?

[Europa]

I just bought a DVD burner for my Power Mac. Now I can finally get back to reading software CDs instead of downloading disc images of software I own 

[GorfTheChosen]

Das 4 Professional mechanical keyboard for Mac ... with Cherry MX Blue switches.

Limited time on it so far, probably take a while getting used it ... not sure if I'm going to like it as much as the old mechanical microCONNECTORS keyboard.

And a new LCD for the MacBook (Intel) due in today.

Folks be safe out there.

[Philgood]

New thermal paste and a sheet of thermal pad to "rebuild"
my Geforce4 Ti 4600.

It has an aftermarket heatsink and 2 fans on it.
I could swear that they hacked another 2pin header on the circuit board
where are holes indeed but the circuit (transistor,diode,resistors...) isn't there (populated).
I was wondering why the 2nd fan never was spinning.

I guess that's the reason?

Maybe someone can take a look at that and maybe compare it with another GF4 to 4600?

Cheers.

[IIO]

got a third unit of these today - finally - they are hard to find in good condition.





my aim is to find 6 some day.

i have 6 now. looks great in a 19".

now i am waiting for a proper 19" 6-switch powerstrip to be available, it is ordered but "unknown delay".

[Europa]

Memory and a battery for my iBook! The memory maxed the system and it works great, the battery I returned because it wasn't a genuine battery even though that's what was advertised.

[Bolkonskij]

Just got a LaCie StudioDrive (external DVD-RW drive). Works via USB 2.0 AND firewire 400. This will be really useful whenever the optical drive of one of my Macs decides to die. (I've been spared so far)

[GorfTheChosen]

Recently picked up an open box OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual USB 3.1 Get 1/eSATA for $10 off the regular price ... unit looked good, and all the pieces/parts were with it.

Still trying to figure out SATA cards for the G4's but I test drove it set up with a pair of 2TB BarraCuda drives set to RAID 0 via USB 3.0 on the Mac Mini and was impressed by the speed.

[Front 424]

128 gb ssd with IDE/SATA connector, plus a USB 2/Firewire PCI card.

OS 9 on the SSD.  Boots fantastically quick and honest, though it should properly be Master.
 I was in a hurry after already spending so much time getting everything else going, and for whatever reason, my first config didn't want to work, so the older drive is still the master boot for the time being.  Made things easier.  Forget which pin config the SSD is currently..  I know there has been some talk about M/S/CS confusions on this forum lately.     

If I'm not mistaken, after selecting startup disk and booting from that, it seems to default back to the Master drive upon restart, does it not?  Then again I've been alternating lately between 9 and X, and they both seem to like doing their own things.
I just am in the habit (as of now till I find something different!) of holding down Option when I start up, I also have recently reinstated OSX.4 on a 500g multi-partition SSD via Firewire.  Only way to properly use the USB 2.0.  Unfortunately the Firewire port on that same card seems to not like booting from anything connected to it, but other than that it works fine?!? 
It was an Adaptec something or other card!  All ports seem to work fine, but it just hangs in a gray screen if I try to boot the OSX from the Firewire port, so  I reconnected it to the built in firewire ports. 

[FBz]

Hey Front 424, what G4 you talkin'  bout with SSD & an older drive?

*I just bought 2 of the StarTech IDE/SATA bridge adapters from NewEgg
-to test in both a Quicksilver and an MDD. Should arrive before Saturday.

[Front 424]

Hey Front 424, what G4 you talkin'  bout with SSD & an older drive?

*I just bought 2 of the StarTech IDE/SATA bridge adapters from NewEgg
-to test in both a Quicksilver and an MDD. Should arrive before Saturday.

Quicksilver 933 I've had for a while since joining the forum! 
Everything works as good as it can for now, but I will probably be switching things around eventually.  Like getting another bridge for the OSX drive that is currently in a Firewire housing, and hopefully figure out the best internal configuration for that alongside the OS 9 drive.

Best luck with those bridges.  Seems to be mixed results with some of those.  I will probably be reading how they turn out shortly! 

[Europa]

*I just bought 2 of the StarTech IDE/SATA bridge adapters from NewEgg
-to test in both a Quicksilver and an MDD. Should arrive before Saturday.

The StarTech bridges work well, I have one in my DA and it has never failed me (just make sure they have the red PCB)

[GorfTheChosen]

*I just bought 2 of the StarTech IDE/SATA bridge adapters from NewEgg
-to test in both a Quicksilver and an MDD. Should arrive before Saturday.

The StarTech bridges work well, I have one in my DA and it has never failed me (just make sure they have the red PCB)

Yes ... I've got three in use here (Quicksilver, Gigabit, and the 9600) with OWC SSD's (plus another two in inventory) ... no issues with any of them as far as I can tell.

On a side note, really starting to love the Das keyboard. 

[Europa]

I forgot to mention - I bought a different battery for my iBook and I got what was advertised!

It actually lasts longer than the battery in my MacBook

Yes ... I've got three in use here (Quicksilver, Gigabit, and the 9600) with OWC SSD's (plus another two in inventory) ... no issues with any of them as far as I can tell.

I intend to buy more when I need them for desktop machines, as my iBook is showing me why it's good to have an SSD upgrade whenever possible (I intend to upgrade my iBook to an SSD too eventually).

[IIO]

Hey Front 424, what G4 you talkin'  bout with SSD & an older drive?

*I just bought 2 of the StarTech IDE/SATA bridge adapters from NewEgg
-to test in both a Quicksilver and an MDD. Should arrive before Saturday.

while you are on it... please also test what happens when you use one startech, set to CS, and one cheap green adapter.

!!

the difference between 4 and 17 euro is 13 euro.

[GorfTheChosen]

Firewire 800/USB 2.0 PCI card ...

[IIO]

i have 9 now, arranged in chains of 3x3. (one is broken)

should i stop?

[DieHard]

A matrix of 12 would be better