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333mhz Grape iMac G3!
8.6? 8-o That's prehistoric! 
Why not try Tiger on there, it can easily handle it (with some extra memory of course) and in my opinion would be a lot more fun with it 
Or if you do want Classic, surely 9.2.2 is the logical choice? I've never really used 8.x OSes, despite my recent acquisition of a real copy of 8.5, as I don't have any 68ks that can take 8.1 and there aren't any Macs that can take 8.6 that can't take 9 so I don't see that you would ever use that one nowadays.
Looks a nice machine though, and it's great to get all the bits with it like that
Why not try Tiger on there, it can easily handle it (with some extra memory of course) and in my opinion would be a lot more fun with it Or if you do want Classic, surely 9.2.2 is the logical choice? I've never really used 8.x OSes, despite my recent acquisition of a real copy of 8.5, as I don't have any 68ks that can take 8.1 and there aren't any Macs that can take 8.6 that can't take 9 so I don't see that you would ever use that one nowadays.Looks a nice machine though, and it's great to get all the bits with it like that
I live 15 miles away from the item location. Ironically, I bought a Macintosh Server G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) local pickup off of eBay for only $68.75 a few months ago.
The one other bidder was bidding very high on the iMac (the starting bid was $9.99), and I was serious about winning the mac. I knew that I wouldn't see a tray-loader with original stuff for a long time. I had wanted one just like that for about a year. Anyhow, it's worth it for me! [
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The one other bidder was bidding very high on the iMac (the starting bid was $9.99), and I was serious about winning the mac. I knew that I wouldn't see a tray-loader with original stuff for a long time. I had wanted one just like that for about a year. Anyhow, it's worth it for me! [
] ]'>I got the iMac! I guess they weren't very familiar with macs, because everything is loose in the root of the hard drive. Also, the trash contains pictures of their baby taking a bath, which they probably wanted to delete before selling. (The seller I bought this mac from had it for three days before selling it on eBay, so it wasn't him) I don't think they knew how to empty the trash…
Anyway, I'll be doing a complete restore, so it will be like a factory-fresh iMac.
EDIT: Judging by the documents contained on the HD, this is from a senior citizen. In a document, it says "I am a senior citizen" somewhere in it. The many card games would help create this conclusion as well. Also, these documents weren't modified since 2000. Think I should keep them?
Anyway, I'll be doing a complete restore, so it will be like a factory-fresh iMac.
EDIT: Judging by the documents contained on the HD, this is from a senior citizen. In a document, it says "I am a senior citizen" somewhere in it. The many card games would help create this conclusion as well. Also, these documents weren't modified since 2000. Think I should keep them?
They were just typing practice. (some even typing pages out of the books included) I kept them for the same reason I keep candy wrappers, food packaging, and office supply packaging. In case I "ever need them." (which is probably never) What if that person is dead?…quite a thought
I finished restoring the iMac. I feel this is $96.01 well spent! It included the Macintosh Products Guide for Winter 2000 on CD-ROM sealed. Think I should open it?
I finished restoring the iMac. I feel this is $96.01 well spent! It included the Macintosh Products Guide for Winter 2000 on CD-ROM sealed. Think I should open it?
Never get involved in a bidding war on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/APPLE-iMAC-PURPLE-G3-333-MHZ-96MB-CDROM-W-KB-MOUSE_W0QQitemZ290182123553QQihZ019QQcategoryZ80039QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-iMac-Graphite-G3-700-mhz-Slot-Load-computer_W0QQitemZ200173941361QQihZ010QQcategoryZ80039QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/APPLE-iMAC-PURPLE-G3-333-MHZ-96MB-CDROM-W-KB-MOUSE_W0QQitemZ290182123553QQihZ019QQcategoryZ80039QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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I don't always format the drives I get either. The Duo still has all the previous owner's documents on it although I don't tend to look at them. Haven't really used the machine much to justify booting it up and cleaning it out.
Looking up what song it may be now. I assume the music video in 8.1, you're referring to "The Old Apartment" by the Barenaked Ladies. Was quite a catchy tune. Now it's confined solely to my install discs and off my HD, think about it, a video entitled "The Old Apartment - Bakenaked Ladies" often gets a few awkward stares from friends and parents alike!
Actually I think it might be One Week by Barenaked Ladies. Unless that's on another OS disk.I don't always format the drives I get either. The Duo still has all the previous owner's documents on it although I don't tend to look at them. Haven't really used the machine much to justify booting it up and cleaning it out.
Looking up what song it may be now. I assume the music video in 8.1, you're referring to "The Old Apartment" by the Barenaked Ladies. Was quite a catchy tune. Now it's confined solely to my install discs and off my HD, think about it, a video entitled "The Old Apartment - Bakenaked Ladies" often gets a few awkward stares from friends and parents alike!