[watersb]

If anyone wants to buy a refurbished PowerPC Mac, I've had good luck in the past with Operator Headgap.

http://www.headgapstore.com

This is one of those hobby businesses that got out of hand and had to go full time.

But they seem to be selling old Macs, in 2026.

They were a great source for parts etc to keep my old Macs running.

[WoodenChair]

Self promotion but relevant:

I have a hobby business doing something very similar, except I focus on a specific model—pretty much the most power efficient PowerPC desktop Mac you can get that can still run Mac OS 9, the Mac mini G4. It's at https://os9.shop

[watersb]

Excellent!

This made me remember that I've still got a G4 Mac Mini! I was bringing up a current Linux on it, last time I had it running. 2019, perhaps.

I need to fire it up...

[lproven]

Yes, I have one too. Mine has an external HDD and between the 3 of them it triple-booted OS X, the last PowerPC Ubuntu, and MorphOS.

TBH neither Ubuntu nor MorphOS was a patch on OS X, IMHO. Never re-set the machine up after emigrating in 2014.

But now, I badly want to get MacOS 9 running on it.... Sadly the machine is in my basement in another country, 1000 miles away, though.

Last time I was there, I managed with great effort to find my iBook G4. It runs fine. But it needs a new reed switch and the replacement process looks horrendous...

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iBook+G4+14-Inch+1.42+GHz+Reed+...