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Very Confused — #1

I installed Xubuntu 8.10 on my iMac G3, though this time to take up the entire hard drive. After I finished the lengthy install and rebooted, I got the normal bootstrap+yaboot rout…
68kMLA PowerPC by benjgvps Mon, 31 Aug 2009 - 05:14

Strawberry Trayloading Imac — #1

Dropped into a yardsale and spotted a sad looking Strawberry Imac sitting with a bunch of monitors. I asked the lady how much for the Imac. The price was the same for all of them…
68kMLA Hardware by 30pin Mon, 31 Aug 2009 - 05:10

quicksilver — #14

bah any computer not running windows is a toy
68kMLA PowerPC by bluekatt Mon, 31 Aug 2009 - 03:03

What should go in the third NuBus slot of my IIci? — #4

Before you worry overmuch about the third NuBus slot, why not fill the RAM slots with 16MB 80ns cards, and the cache slot with a DayStar 50MHz PowerCache card at minimum, or an 040…
68kMLA Hardware by equill Mon, 31 Aug 2009 - 02:10

ADC display for a Power Mac G3 — #6

I am using a 17-in Apple Studio LCD with an Apple DVI to ADC adapter from an ATi Radeon PCI 7000/32MB (VGA, DVI-I, S-Video) card in a Beige G3 (Rev. C) MT with a Sonnet G4/800MHz/7…
68kMLA PowerPC by equill Mon, 31 Aug 2009 - 01:32

ADC display for a Power Mac G3 — #5

*shrug* I payed $200 canadian for my display that has now dropped in price to around $17x and so long as you have a decently calibrated colour profile it looks really really nice. …
68kMLA PowerPC by MacJunky Sun, 30 Aug 2009 - 23:18

ADC display for a Power Mac G3 — #4

Oh, well this is rather unfortunate. ADC was the stupidest thing apple ever created. I do have a PC 15" monitor that I can use, but the quality on apple displays is far superior. T…
68kMLA PowerPC by thinkdifferent Sun, 30 Aug 2009 - 22:53

cheapest smallest mac? — #16

Small+cheap+video+mac says 660AV to me, or 6100/G3/AV Click to expand... The 660AV is a great choice as is the 6100AV with a G3. Personally I would love to own either one of t…
68kMLA PowerPC by Temetka Sun, 30 Aug 2009 - 21:41

7100 vs 6100 — #14

I'd go for the 6100 myself. It's got the cool case, and supports more RAM. I'd replace the heatsink with a larger one and of course new paste. Then a low speed G3 (which would sm…
68kMLA Hardware by Temetka Sun, 30 Aug 2009 - 21:26

ADC display for a Power Mac G3 — #3

Buying an ADC to DVI or RGB adapter isn't the best way to go at this time. I too wanted a non-widescreen LCD to use with older Macs.I also had an Apple 17" LCD studio display but r…
68kMLA PowerPC by waynestewart Sun, 30 Aug 2009 - 20:11

ADC display for a Power Mac G3 — #2

No. The only G4s with ADC(GBE, Cube, DA, QS, MDD) used AGP. And yes, the Sawtooth had AGP but no ADC capability. Your B&W as well as the G4 PCI graphics (original G4 based…
68kMLA PowerPC by MacJunky Sun, 30 Aug 2009 - 19:58

ADC display for a Power Mac G3 — #1

Hello, I am buying an old Power Mac G3 to use as a file server for my collection of vintage Macs. I would love to connect a 17 inch Apple Studio Display (Flat Panel), but the Powe…
68kMLA PowerPC by thinkdifferent Sun, 30 Aug 2009 - 19:12

running without a fan- Mac SE FDHD — #25

Sorry for having letting you guys down a couple of days… I won't rework on my Macminitosh for now. Whenever I find some time to play with my collection as of late, my main goal is…
68kMLA Hardware by superpantoufle Sun, 30 Aug 2009 - 15:12

Assembling the Fastest OS 9 Machine — #15

Someday I will also build the fastest OS 9.x native booting machine (most likely a single processor system). I have yet to bother since high end G4's still cost a few dollars and I…
68kMLA Hardware by Unknown_K Sun, 30 Aug 2009 - 08:38

Assembling the Fastest OS 9 Machine — #14

There are a small handful of programs for OS 8.6 > 9.2.2 that make use of the second processor. Back in those days, apps had to make specific use of the second processor. If…
68kMLA Hardware by Mike Richardson Sun, 30 Aug 2009 - 06:47

quicksilver — #13

I'm now using that sad ati rage 128 to drive the LCD at its native resolution at 60 HZ/ millions! Click to expand... . . . You must not use yours for very much, because eve…
68kMLA PowerPC by Trash80toHP_Mini Sun, 30 Aug 2009 - 03:37
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