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Which G3/G4 towers are you guys keeping?
Walking around the lab today and was looking at G3 and G4 towers of the non beige variety and was wondering if I was missing anything important. Currently I have 2 x B&W G3s (one with a G4 ZIF I think), 2 x Sawtooths (both with 500x2 CPUs), 2 x Quicksilvers (800x2 and the one in my room with a G4 1.27ghz Sonnet), and finally a MDD 2x1Ghz machine. Never had a GB Ethernet tower, Yikes, or Digital Audio. Any real reason to own any of those? What are you guys holding onto from that era tower?
I have got one of each (except for the MDD and DA i think) i have got a Beige G3 as well.
The G4's are handy, mainly used to fill the gap between new and old (i can download software and copy this to floppy or Zip) are easily upgradable, just a bit bulky.
The Beige was collected for parts mainly, but is working flawlessly, is one of the 366 Mhz model.
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Don't know really, all but one were free, and the one i paid ...was more or less a trade.Any real reason to own any of those
The G4's are handy, mainly used to fill the gap between new and old (i can download software and copy this to floppy or Zip) are easily upgradable, just a bit bulky.
The Beige was collected for parts mainly, but is working flawlessly, is one of the 366 Mhz model.
I
I just need the bookends for my DA and QS'02. Right now I need new PSUs for both. :-/
I like the design, especially the Graphite DA, so a set of the four flavors seems like a keeper for me.
I've always wanted the Beige G3 MiniTower, my Beige G3/DT being something I never really wanted, but couldn't pass on when I had the chance. I think I've got more stuffed into the DT than I could fit into the "real" Tower configuration. It's definitely a keeper for the new/old bridge and for testing PCI Cards. I mention it because it's a MetalMiniTower now, it takes up less space than the actual MiniTower and shows off Apple's sheet metal industrial design, which I've always admired.
I like the design, especially the Graphite DA, so a set of the four flavors seems like a keeper for me.
I've always wanted the Beige G3 MiniTower, my Beige G3/DT being something I never really wanted, but couldn't pass on when I had the chance. I think I've got more stuffed into the DT than I could fit into the "real" Tower configuration. It's definitely a keeper for the new/old bridge and for testing PCI Cards. I mention it because it's a MetalMiniTower now, it takes up less space than the actual MiniTower and shows off Apple's sheet metal industrial design, which I've always admired.
The B&W G3 is handy as it still has ADB. Also I thought it was one of the nicest looking machines.
I have a Gigabit Ethernet for heavier lifting and a dead MDD that I'll have to try and get a PSU for at some stage.
I have a Gigabit Ethernet for heavier lifting and a dead MDD that I'll have to try and get a PSU for at some stage.
I have a Beige G3 MT (plus a few g3 desktops), the tower is one of my favorites.
The days you can pickup a 68K mac locally are pretty much gone, even early PPC is hard to find. Figured I would look into what G4 towers I might want to save before they all get recycled or command decent money down the road.
Not sure I am even going to bother with a G5 tower, as it is every PPC I own (even the MDD) can boot OS 9.x natively.
The days you can pickup a 68K mac locally are pretty much gone, even early PPC is hard to find. Figured I would look into what G4 towers I might want to save before they all get recycled or command decent money down the road.
Not sure I am even going to bother with a G5 tower, as it is every PPC I own (even the MDD) can boot OS 9.x natively.
I have a beige G3 and a B&W G3 which has a Yikes! board in it, but a G3 processor. I will probably keep both of them, and if one came along inexpensively, I would pick up an MDD, but I'm not actively seeking any of the others. If you have a QuickSilver, they're pretty similar to the Digital Audio, and that's just a hop/skip/jump (only one) from the Sawtooth and Gig-E anyway. It's a lot like the difference between, say, the Quadra 650 and the Centris 650, or those and the Quadra 800.
If/when I look for another PowerPC system, I'll probably be doing it for OS X 10.5 apps like Creative Suite 3/4 and Office 2004/2008 anyway, so I'm not sure I'd bother seeking OS 9 compatibility. With that in mind, I could go for the mini, or the 1.42GHz eMac, or an MDD PowerMac. (dual 1.42 would be ideal, but if it was cheap enough, I don't think I would say "no" to any configuration.)
If/when I look for another PowerPC system, I'll probably be doing it for OS X 10.5 apps like Creative Suite 3/4 and Office 2004/2008 anyway, so I'm not sure I'd bother seeking OS 9 compatibility. With that in mind, I could go for the mini, or the 1.42GHz eMac, or an MDD PowerMac. (dual 1.42 would be ideal, but if it was cheap enough, I don't think I would say "no" to any configuration.)
Keeping the G4 DA that I got in early 2009. Soon to be adding the B&W G3 that Anonymous Freak was selling. Mainly to have as a backup for the G4, even though I rarely use the G4 these days. If I get a Nikon Coolscan slide scanner, the G4 will see more use.
Re: MDD machines, the one I had was a machine that I picked up at RE-PC for $35. A little noisy, hence the reason why I had it and no longer have it.
-J
Re: MDD machines, the one I had was a machine that I picked up at RE-PC for $35. A little noisy, hence the reason why I had it and no longer have it.
-J
if i could get my hands on a DP 800mhz Quick silver…
I remember, I had one of those.. it was sick fast.
It would fully install TIGER in like 11 minutes.
I remember, I had one of those.. it was sick fast.
It would fully install TIGER in like 11 minutes.
Only real G4 Tower Im keeping is a MDD. Had a Beige G3 but I gave that one away when I had to decide between the 9600 and the G3.
The 9600 leaves me with more processor options as I can stick in either the dual 604, various G3 cards or the ZIF carrier for even more G3 and G4 ZIFs I have flying around.
The 9600 leaves me with more processor options as I can stick in either the dual 604, various G3 cards or the ZIF carrier for even more G3 and G4 ZIFs I have flying around.