Using Apple's G4 Cube!

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Recently I bought an Apple Power Mac G4 Cube off of eBay, complete with cinema display, speakers, mouse and keyboard. Let's see if it survived shipping and what it's capable of in 2019. Enjoy :) #Apple #G4 #Cube

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The G4 Cubes Specifications:
PowerPC G4 7400 450MHz CPU
640MB PC100 Ram (Originally 64MB)
160GB 7,200RPM Seagate IDE HDD (Originally 20GB)
ATI Rage 128 Pro 16MB Graphics
5X DVD-ROM

Music Used:
"Jellyfish in Space"
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psivewri

No headphone jack? It was clearly ahead of it's time LOL

brunozs

Too bad that your monitor stand is broken, but hey! You can buy a new one for only $999

Bueno_Y

My local computer repair shop turned one of these into a tissue box.

eddiespaghetti

Fun fact you could add a fan into these towards the bottom and put G4’s up to 1.8ghz and the GPU can be upgraded as it has a standard AGP slot, but the card has to be small enough to fit, limiting options. The ram also goes up to 2gb. With those upgrades, these old guys could out perform the G4 mac minis.

aegonthedragon

Why do I love old PowerPC systems so much? This content is fantastic.

mitchelvalentino

When a 19 year old computer has better fps than your 8 year old one

nicklol

I worked at Apple when the Cube was released. I still have mine somewhere in the garage I think. It sold out at launch and for the first 2 weeks the sales were very strong...Then it happened. It was published about the screws in the top being over torqued and cracking the top plastic (This was not the case, it was from the fill process in with the acrylic). Needless to say the WSJ did an article about it and it was deemed a "flaw" by the media. At this point we tried to fix the process but it wasn't doable. You could return your cube or get money back. It was canceled only after 3-6 months (I can't remember when we got the memo).

Crazy times.

jasonclifford

Who else thought the cube was like super tiny

castle

I acquired a G4 Cube in January, and I've upgraded it quite extensively.
I actually installed TWO SSDs: an mSATA SSD running Mac OS 9.2, and a 2.5-inch SATA SSD running Tiger in place of the optical drive. The Cube's optical drive died a while ago, and since I had several IDE-to-SATA adapters left over from earlier projects, I decided to turn my Cube into a dual-SSD machine!
I bought a great Formac Firewire external optical drive. It's only a CD-ROM drive, but due to the Firewire connection, inserted discs load almost instantly on the desktop.
I also installed a GeForce 2 MX graphics card with 32 MBs of V-RAM, and a fan (powered with a Molex double-adapter) to cool the new card more effectively.
The only component I haven't touched is the processor. I actually own a 1.2 Ghz G4 upgrade card, but it's unsupported for the Cube, and while other Cube owners I know have unsupported processor cards in their Cubes, I don't want to risk breaking my Cube's brain. I already had some hairy moments of failed booting while upgrading the Cube's hard-drive situation.

Since my main computer is a 2008 Mac Pro, Firewire 400 is far more convenient for transferring new files onto my Cube than through the Cube's slow USB 1.1 ports.
My Cube runs really well, and I use it for retro gaming and music (as the USB speakers sound amazing).
The Cube runs Mac OS 9 and earlier games flawlessly, and handles 3D games fairly well. RealMyst is pushing the Cube a bit, but RealMyst has never run well on any of my Macs (even my Mac Pro with a 1GB HD 5870 graphics card). Max Payne gets a bit juddery during gun-fights, but is still very playable.
My favourite computers are my 2008 Mac Pro, my Cube and my Lombard G3 Powerbook.

I love my Cube and had a great time upgrading it, and I'm glad you're so pleased with your own Cube. :)

QUANTUMJOKER

Man I love your videos so much. They are so relaxing and I love how much effort and care you put into them. Now to just find myself some methalated spirits and eucalyptus oil in Canada and I'm set.

CanadianGamexchanger

Back when they came with stands... for free

customjohnny

Okay, so I spent a good chunk of last night binge watching many of type videos. Loving how you restore so many old pieces of tech. And you're content is pretty clean.

jdo

Wow you’re editing is amazing!, I love the camera angle! The parts where are you talk to the audience! Beautiful I’m inspired to edit my videos this way! 😍❤️

pongo

Amazing how much effort you put in these videos. Mad refurbish-skills, too. It really is fascinating how many of the apple designs hold up for years or even decades to come. Cheers from Germany!

terminr