Nice find!
The Pismo (Firewire PowerBook G3) is a very nice machine, especially with 1 GB of RAM on a 500 MHz CPU card (while the faster CPU won't hurt anything, 400 MHz is plenty for classic; it's really more advantageous having the faster CPU if you're trying to run Mac OS X.)
As for your uncle's PowerBook, it's probably easier to replace the keyboard.
That being said, if it's a Lombard (the codename for the 1999 PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard)), I might have a spare keyboard for you. Please PM me if you're interested.
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The Pismo (Firewire PowerBook G3) is a very nice machine, especially with 1 GB of RAM on a 500 MHz CPU card (while the faster CPU won't hurt anything, 400 MHz is plenty for classic; it's really more advantageous having the faster CPU if you're trying to run Mac OS X.)
As for your uncle's PowerBook, it's probably easier to replace the keyboard.
That being said, if it's a Lombard (the codename for the 1999 PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard)), I might have a spare keyboard for you. Please PM me if you're interested.
c