7300/200 + G3 upgrade

#1 Sat, 9 Apr 2011 - 04:37

My dad noticed this in an attic he was cleaning out at his old workplace. He called me and asked if it was worth anything to me, of course I said yes so he grabbed it and I just got it tonight. It had been sitting there for maybe 6 years. It would have been tossed out with the rest of the garbage.

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Needs some TLC, obviously, but overall in decent shape and the extended keyboard is nice since I didn't have one. Then I turned it on...

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Aw yeah, 400Mhz G3 upgrade! Also has a 2xUSB card installed, so this has become my fastest PowerPC when I expected a clunker! Now to get a fresh OS9 install and some more RAM.

#2 Sat, 9 Apr 2011 - 16:42

Hey, not bad! I love the 7300s, I've had several and they have all served me well. My games 7300 has a G3/500, a Rage Orion and an OrangePC 620 with a K6-III 400MHz CPU for those pesky Windows titles. I'm going to load it up to a full GB of RAM when I get around to it.

#3 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 - 04:04

That's a great find, and to have the G3 upgrade card in there is just awesome.