I had no end of trouble with OS X 10.2.8 on my Beige G3, after a while it would just die. It then turned out it was going into power saver mode : , so I disabled that and it's b…

I disabled unnecessary extensions, and now I can't even get to the finder... The CPU could be overheating. That is what was causing my Beige G3 to crash in between one and…

The CPU could be overheating. That is what was causing my Beige G3 to crash in between one and seven days for a year or two. If you have it overclocked, move the jumpers back to…

I think I will get the B&W. And a 450. (I remember I seen something about this, but can I pull the processor from a Yikes! and put on a B&W?)

Maybe I'm missing something, but what does that have to do with firmware? Click to expand... Nothing, I'm just going through the OS options. The next steps are disabling all u…

I'm running OSX 10.2 on my Biege G3. Also 9.2.1 will work. Click to expand... Maybe I'm missing something, but what does that have to do with firmware? Beige G3 uses ROM chips,…

I'm running OSX 10.2 on my Biege G3. Also 9.2.1 will work.

(a) move to 8.6? Click to expand... That's what it was originally running; it was just as bad.(I downgraded to 8.5 to see if it would make a difference) ( B) is ther…

(a) move to 8.6? ( B) is there an option of a firmware upgrade?

I have a Beige G3 that I have set up running OS 8.5 with AppleShare IP. For some reason, it keeps crashing. I can't seem to figure out the problem. If I boot it up, it will disappe…

The shielding on Macs is more to meet regulations than anything else, as far as I know. Should work fine without it. Click to expand... Same with the new iMac G3's. I've taken …

B&W G3 officially added to the question. STILL NO JOY about Headgap's timing out? (I don't bother emailing them) Click to expand... Well if the B&W is in the run…

STILL NO JOY about Headgap's timing out? (I don't bother emailing them) Click to expand... I'm not getting anything here either. Something's definitely awry.

B&W G3 officially added to the question. STILL NO JOY about Headgap's timing out? (I don't bother emailing them)

The shielding on Macs is more to meet regulations than anything else, as far as I know. Should work fine without it.

I've taken mine out because its a pain in the butt to keep taking it in and out every time you work on it. It works just the same, same with a clamshell i had a couple years ago.

Getting the shielding back on just now almost killed me, and some people have taken the shielding out of their clamshells to make them more translucent, so I wondered if you needed…

Yes. It shields the innards from RF both internal and external. I would posit that a shield-less icebook would get crappy wifi, have audio problems from the audio cable inducting n…

Do IceBooks really need their shielding?

If it were me I would go with the BeigeG3. It''s more upgradeable, and certain models can run on an 83MHz system bus. Replacing a Rev A with a Rev B or C ROM can solve the slave d…

No funds for a Mini, sorry. STILL NO JOY about Headgap's timing out? (I don't bother emailing them)

I would get one of the G3/233 iMacs -- you can install panther on them without any modification. The G3/400 would be nice if you're confident in your ability to repair it, and that…

I'll probably get a B&W but it's far from that G4/533. Also no processor upgrades as the VRAM. I found someone with one long ago but it was $500. Shipping is absolutely exp…

Remember that the iMac is/was the low-end machine, so you'll get better performance from the desktop/tower G3. Click to expand... You would think so, but I found some interesti…

I just want something like a first touch with OS X, but price options aren't attracting, that's why I chose a G3 xx( No joy about Headgap's being blocked in Brazil without reaso…