Scored a working iMac G5 from my employer, but need to recap the power supply and motherboard before I dare to use it much. Got several others which aren't powering up at all, but …
68kMLAPowerPCby 4seasonphotoSun, 18 Oct 2009 - 22:43
Just got hold of Apple Recovery CD, Booted it with the help of an external CD and voila !
It was a dream.
Now all I need are the Diagnostics for LC III so I can check if all is o…
Apple provides System 7.5.3 on their website as a free download for users of older Macs. 7.5.3 should work well on the LCIII unless you only have 4MB RAM, in which case you'd eithe…
I just came to own a LC III which powers up.
I do not have System 7 disks (yet) but did install a Quantum 105MB HD.
I am looking to find an installation manual so I can prep the …
Does anyone know for sure whether or not a Road Rocket pcmcia video card will work in a cardbus-enabled 2400c or 3400c?
The publicity from the period states only that the card is …
68kMLAPowerPCby beachycoveSat, 17 Oct 2009 - 04:02
Some info on the Wings card connectors, along with an interesting hack, here.
The PCI looking thing is probably the modem slot. It's similar to a Comm slot AFAIK. And yes, the S…
I cracked the thing open and took a look at what was inside.
20 gig hard drive (ide)
All three PCI slots are filled, an Ethernet card, a USB card and a FireWire Card.
the Sonnet…
Great score on a good machine. I myself am partial to the BeigeG3 Mini-Towers myself. Mine is pretty maxxed out at the moment, although it is sitting in the closet because it got r…
They're not beige, they're Platinum. Apple hasn't made any beige Macs since the 1980's.
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This is true, but as stated before both Apple and the general mac usi…
he gave me a beige G3.
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They're not beige, they're Platinum. Apple hasn't made any beige Macs since the 1980's.
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I think when you go bac…
68kMLAPowerPCby Dennis NedryTue, 13 Oct 2009 - 16:58
AV panel = Wings Card....possible Sonnet upgrade....DVD drive.....looking good so far! :O
Three questions about the DVD drive:
- Is it stock or aftermarket?
- Does the machine…
Went round to a mate's place today who I haven't seen for a couple of years, and he gave me a beige G3.
I haven't had a good look at it yet, haven't even dusted it off, but…
It h…
Office 2008? I thought that needed a G4.
Personally, I'd go with 2004 and the add-on to read/write 2008's XML formats.
John
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Nah, Office '08 works on a G3, j…
68kMLAPowerPCby ChristopherMon, 12 Oct 2009 - 03:41
Very nice!! Bump it to 512MB RAM if it is a Bondi (or if it is the 400MHz Indigo, 1GB) and put on 10.4, get it running Office 2008 and you've got yourself a nice, modern little bea…
I got brand new chinese iBook G3 batteries for $36 each in bulk.
Just buy a new one off eBay. Pick the absolute cheapest seller who is in the USA and buy that one. No one seller h…
68kMLAPowerPCby Mike RichardsonSat, 10 Oct 2009 - 05:17