Q: What could i use my eMac for?

Hi,

You could transfer things to it via Ethernet or Firewire.

its the original 2002 model. 700mhz 40gb and 512mb ram.

We have that same 2002 model that is running OS 10.4.11 and with 768MB RAM. It's not capable of much today--ours is sitting unused downstairs while I work out a "repurpose" or "scrap it" plan that takes in these factors:

1) I don't want to throw money at it to increase the RAM or hard drive capacity

2) The display quality on ours is quite nice so it could make a decent iTunes jukebox with visualizer, but the small 40GB hard drive doesn't hold a lot.

3) It is miserably slow on the web so any web-based function is a no-go.

So far, the only redeeming quality is that it will boot OS9 natively and is a very fast OS9 machine. We have a lot of older pre-OSX kids games and educational stuff left over and now have grandkids. It may well become their game and learning center.

You can do word processing, put some music on it, manage photos, play with old games, etc.

There are lots of things to do with retro macs.

Sadly, the processor used in the eMac does not support Minecraft at all. There is a hack to bypass that, and it may actually get you on Minecraft Classic.

Older games from the late 1990's and the early 2000's work great on the eMac. They are very fun to play, and they are very small in file size, so you can store massive amounts of them. Just google "Games for 700 MHz eMac", and you'll get some results.

I have an eMac, so i have to go through the same thing. But old games are awesome.

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Oh, the dot... sometimes the last post will not show on this forum until you or I post some reply, so to see it without knowing what it is, we generally just post a period.

With his permission, I recently saved an eMac from a neighbour's hard waste collection.  It still functions wonderfully well despite being stored in a garden shed since 2008.  It is the 700 Mhz model but with a DVD burner.  Connected to a router through ethernet and browsing with TenFourFox it seemed fast enough.  I have installed Office 2011 from a backup disc I had, VLC for media and Formulate Pro to mark up PDFs.  I have decided to spring for extra RAM and an Airport card - more than the whole computer is worth, I know.  I am not sure what is available for email.  And I wonder if an iSight camera could be made to work with an old version of Skype.  Dropbox still supports OS X 10.4.11.  Anyway, I will let you know how I go.  I would be interested to hear what you and others eventually do with your eMacs.

I meant to say Office 2008.