04 April 2019, 08:36 | #1 |
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Help for hardware Morphos
I apologize if the section is not right, I have no experience with morphos. I was looking for some quick tips, thanks
Hi, I found a mac mini g4, the price is really low this is the model: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/m...i_g4_1.25.html mac mini + power supply cpu 1.25 ghz ppc 512 ram ddr sdram ati radeon 9200 RV280 32 ram vga output without keyboard without a mouse wi-fi to check (I read about the airport as an option) without installation cd operating system installed (but I can also remove it to use only morphos) Does this configuration allow me to navigate with odyssey? Can I use e-uae? what are the limits? Can I use generic mouse monitors and keyboards? Does the system work well with a 1280x resolution? I'm not interested in 3D games Thanks for the tips |
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I take it you've looked at this? - https://www.morphos-team.net/hardware
I'm using a G4 Powerbook and basic web browsing is good enough for me. I haven't really done a great deal with e-uae, but iirc I could emulate the most basic stuff and it worked fine. I can have a go with it sometime and report back. I've used generic mice, monitors and keyboards without any problems at all. I'm pretty sure you can get quite high resolutions. Something I could test this weekend if I get a moment. Hope that helps. |
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hi twiggy,
thanks for the reply, you were very kind I appreciate it very much. yes i looked on morphos / hardware for compatibility. Are you using version 3.11? Thanks again, do you use wi-fi (airport)? |
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With a generic (Windows) keyboard you might have difficulties reading instructions for Macs because the special Mac keys are assigned to various keys on the Windows keyboard. You need to find a translation table. Quote:
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Yes, but 512MB of RAM is quite low on today's standards, web pages tend to be javascript heavy stuff that consumes memory. For Amiga pages etc lighter it's fine, but some modern gossip pages you run out of memory quickly, unless you are OK to run it without Javascript enabled. I would recommend to upgrade the RAM to full 1GB in any case, then it's quite good.
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These Mac minis may also have some blackout issues with certain monitors with DVI, but tuning the refresh frequencies or using VGA should help in that case. If you have the optional WLAN/Bluetooth module installed, you can also use Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, if you pair them under OSX first. Quote:
BTW. check the MorphOS Library for more information. There's a better list of the supported computer systems too. Beginner's guide should be good read as well. And if you are going to wipe the OSX setup, and you don't like the loud boot chime, mute the volume first under OSX and then boot directly to MorphOS installation, and the machine will be quiet forever then Last edited by jPV; 04 April 2019 at 09:29. |
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@thomas thanks for the reply
there is also a vga adapter alien breed 3d 2 the killing ground works with e-uae? ( for curiosity ) thanks again for your answers. @jPV thanks for all the answers you have been very comprehensive. Last edited by White; 06 April 2019 at 09:53. |
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And you also have to remember that 1.25GHz isn't that powerful for more CPU intensive stuff.. should be OK generally, but it surely limits emulation, video playback, bloated Javascript, etc CPU heavy stuff compared to more powerful supported machines. But it's worth to try how you like it, and then decide if you want to register MorphOS for it or would you rather look a more capable machine. All PowerPC Macs are quite cheap nowadays, and it's a good time to look what you want before they get out of market totally. |
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@jPV
Thanks for the information. They were very important |
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Hi,
I tried to sign up on morphzone but replies that my email is incorrect so I can't register I guess it's a temporary problem thanks for any help |
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gmail works yahoo does not work thanks sorry for the "ot" and thanks for your patience Last edited by White; 06 April 2019 at 19:43. |
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