i found a seller here who wants to sell his powermac g5..

is it worth it? i mean how long will i get support from apple in term of software..

is leopard will be on g5?

No one would advise you to buy a G5 now... I don't know the details, but I guess you should build your own C2D hackintosh

Nonsense, if you don't need to boot into windows a G5 is a very viable alternative. 100% compatible, fast and looks good; the problem is finding one at a good price.

I hate to say this, but if you don't know the details, then please don't contribute.

All right, all FUD aside, a G5 tower will give you pretty good performance compared with the Mac Pros. Note that I didn't say better/faster or anything like that. Plus, the G5 can give you something no HackBox can ever give you--100% compatibility. I say if you can get one, then go ahead and do it. You'll have a viable machine for several years to come.

thanks..but i am worried about apple support..will they drop g5 anytime sooner?

also anyone know if amiga os 4 can be installed on this g5..

I don't think they'll dropout G5 support soon. Maybe a year or 2, maybe 3 for the support to drop.. I think..

Given that Apple is still supporting G4s that first shipped in 1999 and, given that they only stopped selling G5s last year - I wouldn't be worried about support running out any time soon. I have no idea about AO4; I thought you had to buy a logic board with a specific OF/rom to run it.

Depends on what the specs for this G5, and for what price. But if it's a good deal, then go for it! It is still an Awesome computer, an engineering marvel IMO, damn good looking too.

My setup does not have one thing that does not work that I use on a day to day basis (even things I don't use work) and is every bit as rock solid as my G4's that I have laying around... just about 5 times faster.

If you look for the right hardware you can get a 100% working OS X box.

Try installing an OS 4.x update on it straight from Apple. Then we'll see how rock solid it is.

If the price is right, and you need a fast mac. For sure buy it. What do you need support for, its a mac. I have been using a mac of 8 years and not once have i needed support. In fact my Dual 450G4(apples first Dual processor g4) still does video editing in Final cut. The reason i bought the new intel system was because i needed a second system and i fell in love with it. I still use the G4 tower as a day to day workhorse. The only thing i have replaced on this machine is the Cd burner for a superdrive and added bigger harddrives.

Macs Rule period!