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    Recommendations: What Flavor Linux To Run On My G4 Mirror Door? (I'm New To Linux)

    Hey folks! So, I plan to populate all four drive connections inside my G4. One has OSX, which came with it, one has OS9 which I recently installed. A third will be additional storage. The fourth? Well, after watching some of Action Retro's videos, I'm trying to figure out what Linux GUI I'd...
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    A Big Thanks To Mac84 & Action Retro-Mission Accomplished! :)

    I wanted to thank both Steve Matarazzo (Mac84) and Sean (Action Retro) for their help in upgrading my G4 mirror door Mac. I was able to add an SSD (I watched Sean's videos and used the adapter he mentioned), and Steve helped me out with some equipment and advice on how to make this upgrade...
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    G4 Mirror Door Update-Added SSD, Unable To Install OS9 On SSD

    Hey folks! Okay, I cleaned the inside of the G4 a bit, put new thermal paste on the processor and added the SSD, partitioning it.. I found that in order to try and install OS9 on the SSD, the original OSX HD had to be in there as well. Downloaded the OS9 drivers from this link...
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    Need Advice: I Want To Add An SSD To My G4 Mirror Door & Install OS 9 On It

    Hey folks! This is the first time I'm trying something like this. This will be a second boot up drive that will just have OS9. Reason? I'm recovering files from hard drives that were in beige Macs, and I want to be able to save them to this SSD and perhaps transfer them onto USB sticks. I want...
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    1st Post: Just Fired Up My G4 Mirror Door For The First Time In Years

    Hey folks! I'm a newbie to this board, but I've been using Macs since 1988, when I started taking classes at the School Of Visual Arts in NYC I booted up my G4 mirror door Mac for the first time in 5, possibly 6, years. It’s been in storage since I moved in 2019. I have arcade files on...