Well, I picked up the Pismo from the post office today. Its in pretty good shape! Infact, I am typing this now from the local coffee shop using Airport on a clean install of OS 9. Its really amazing how quickly OS 9 installed and bam...I was online. The RAM also came in, so its flying allong with 512mb of it.

So far I only have Classzila installed - but its performing well.

I think the general consensus that the PBG3 Pismo is the peak of the Powerbook line is correct - it feels much newer than something from its era. The design just feels right.

Below is a screenshot of my desktop on this machine. Photos comming later - although I am still waiting on the replacement clutch cover.