[mythtv-users] Mac 7200

Urban Nightmare urban at inetdesign.org
Thu Jan 19 22:07:26 UTC 2006


Wade Maxfield wrote:
>> Hello all.  I've just acquired an old Mac 7200.  Since it doesn't run
>> that latest Mac OS I've been considering making it into a Mythtv
>> frontend.  Has anyone tried this?  Is it powerful enough.  Could I
>> possible put a tuner card (hauppauge probably) in it and not have it
>> stutter like crazy?  If not does any one want a Mac 7200?  It comes with
>> a 17" monitor (1024x768 max res).
>>
>> Urban Nightmare
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> That's a no go.  Current versions of OS X won't install on a machine 
> of that age, and there isn't a version of MythTV that runs on OS 9.
>   
I was thinking of installing gentoo on it so I could get myth going but 
as a previous post says its just not enough horse power to do the job.  
Thanks for the replies as I'm not very familiar with mac hardware.

Stephen


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