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Post #3 by Emehr
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateWed, 9 Sep 2009 - 18:38
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/living-in-an-os-9-x-adb-serialmac-world.18509/
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I'm also livin' and lovin' the OS9/ADB lifestyle. I picked up a Rev. 2 B&W a year or so back and upgraded the heck out of it: maxed G3 CPU at 1.1GHz, maxed RAM (1 gig), and a Radeon 7000 (kept the original 128 plugged in for dual monitor goodness if I need it).

I've always wanted one of these but could never afford one new. I used a Performa 6116 full time from '96 to '04 so I never got to enjoy any software that couldn't run smoothly on 60MHz, lol.

Anyway, I have an ADB Wacom tablet (6x8) for use with my Adobe suite (Photoshop 6, Premiere 5, Illustrator 9, and After Effects 4, all legit). The main purpose of my G3: an animation studio! And it's perfect for it. My monitor is a 19" widescreen and I can boot into Tiger if I want to browse the net or run some more modern emulators.

I also have a Gravis MouseStick for some A-10 Attack/Cuba goodness, a Gravis Gamepad, and a Kensington trackball, all ADB. I kept all of my software from my Performa days (still have that too!) so I can enjoy LucasArts games, Diablo, Starcraft, Alone In The Dark trilogy, etc. Good times!

Now if I had a nice Wallstreet PDQ I could have a portable version of the last of the ADB Macs!

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