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266MHZ Beige G3 mini tower buildup — #12

I'd see about using xpostfacto to install 10.3 on it. I found that 10.2 was a nightmare on the older G3 hardware (beige G3, Wallstreet Powerbooks). Not to mention, Panther just r…
68kMLA PowerPC by Hrududu Tue, 3 Feb 2009 - 05:23

266MHZ Beige G3 mini tower buildup — #11

I have been able to use iBook disks on other macs. Thats the only ones that seem to be workable. Click to expand... The retail discs are model-agnostic. However, the discs that…
68kMLA PowerPC by Christopher Tue, 3 Feb 2009 - 04:01

266MHZ Beige G3 mini tower buildup — #10

I have been able to use iBook disks on other macs. Thats the only ones that seem to be workable. Click to expand... The retail discs are model-agnostic. However, the discs that…
68kMLA PowerPC by tomlee59 Tue, 3 Feb 2009 - 02:04

266MHZ Beige G3 mini tower buildup — #8

I have the install discs for tiger that came with my iBook. Click to expand... Those are 'system-specific' installation discs. Are their labels grey? 'Original' in this conte…
68kMLA PowerPC by equill Mon, 2 Feb 2009 - 21:17

266MHZ Beige G3 mini tower buildup — #6

as far as running panther or tiger, you have to have the original system discs. It won't install without help from xpostfacto, but i can guide you along if that is the route you w…
68kMLA PowerPC by sircabulon Mon, 2 Feb 2009 - 17:58

266MHZ Beige G3 mini tower buildup — #4

Very nice. If I may ask though, why 10.2.8? A machine like that is just crying for 10.3 or 10.4...not to mention that you'll be able to run more modern software, too
68kMLA PowerPC by LCGuy Mon, 2 Feb 2009 - 11:12

266MHZ Beige G3 mini tower buildup — #2

ReallyCool Dude! Talk like that got me almost ran off another fourm.The G5 Intel Elite would tell you to kick that crap to the curb like they did me. I say stick it to the man an…
68kMLA PowerPC by Mac SK Mon, 2 Feb 2009 - 04:17

266MHZ Beige G3 mini tower buildup — #1

Over the past couple days or so I've been working on a G3 mini tower I picked up on ebay for $30 shipped. So far all I've done is clean it up a bit, get it running, and check to se…
68kMLA PowerPC by Green78II Mon, 2 Feb 2009 - 02:18

Beige G3 suspends in Jaguar, how do I waken it? — #10

Something to try from Apple: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA22360?viewlocale=en_US Click to expand... Wow! I'd never seen that screen saver before! The box must have been locking …
68kMLA Software by Green78II Mon, 2 Feb 2009 - 02:02

Apple Widget Drive — #3

This is what I know: -The widget was the 10MB internal drive in Lisa 2s and Mac XLs. -You are going to have a tough time searching for it on the web because "Apple" and "widget" …
68kMLA Software by Scott Baret Wed, 21 Jan 2009 - 09:13

Beige G3 suspends in Jaguar, how do I waken it? — #9

Something to try from Apple: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA22360?viewlocale=en_US Click to expand... Wow! I'd never seen that screen saver before! The box must have been locking …
68kMLA Software by porter Tue, 20 Jan 2009 - 03:04

Beige G3 suspends in Jaguar, how do I waken it? — #7

I wonder if it is related to the .kext files. When my Beige G3 was working I had a similar issue. Something to try from Apple: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA22360?viewlocale=en_…
68kMLA Software by quinterro Tue, 20 Jan 2009 - 00:27

Beige G3 suspends in Jaguar, how do I waken it? — #5

I've had the same problem with a beige G3 tower running X.2, and with a ATI Rage 128 pci card installed. It seems to wake sometimes, and not others. Click to expand... What are…
68kMLA Software by porter Mon, 19 Jan 2009 - 23:33
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