he gave me a beige G3. Click to expand... They're not beige, they're Platinum. Apple hasn't made any beige Macs since the 1980's.

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 Click to expand... Nah, Office '08 works on a G3, j…

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

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…

problem with most cheap ebay batteries is that they are half the cells, and 1 chunk of led, with false markings on the outside

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…

There are amateurs who do try to re-cell LiIon batteries, but the success rate is poor, and what they risk is real and serious injury. As well as potential explosion, with effects …

I have a iBook G3 Snow and I would like to know if I could recell it easily and within $40? If not I might as well just buy a new in package battery off eBay for $40. agg23 Cli…

I have a iBook G3 Snow and I would like to know if I could recell it easily and within $40? If not I might as well just buy a new in package battery off eBay for $40. agg23

The pinout is the same as all the Duos and PowerBooks that use a "stereo headphone" plug. Tip - serial data for intelligent PSU, n.c. for other PSUs Click to expand... On the D…

Basically, ANYTHING in the way of a PowerBook AC/Adapter connector manufactured after the Duos will work with the single exception of the idiotic choice Apple made for the 5300's p…

I got a 400Mh Boindi Imac, !!!!!!! This is my 6th Imac g3 this one is all stock from what I know , I am going to boot it when i find a keyboard and mouse!! can't wait edit thi…

A 6.5mm stereo headphone jack will fit, but won't line up with the internal contacts. To correct this, I have heard that all you need is a small rubber grommet around the base of …

The pinout is the same as all the Duos and PowerBooks that use a "stereo headphone" plug. Tip - serial data for intelligent PSU, n.c. for other PSUs Ring - Common negative Sleev…

I was messing around with TvPad on my Newton the other day and thought, "Hey, how cool would it be if someone were to write a Newton app that controlled Front Row on the Mac!?" Th…

The 9400, while good for a integrated GPU, is definitely not faster than a card like a X1900. It's roughly the same speed as a dedicated X1600, maybe a little slower than a 7800. …

I did not say that your G5 was not useful, or even that a new Mini is inherently more useful, I just said that benchmarks indicate that unless you need 16gb of ram (and can accept …

I still think the G5 is a bit faster... but that is my opinion.. The unit and all of the parts might be out of date but I works for me.... I still love the PPC platform... And t…

Yeah, because of fast disks and having 16gb of ram. If your G5 had a 2.5-inch 5400rpm disk and only 2gb of ram, the Mini would likely be faster. There's also the whole "real world…

I don't know.. I've got 16GB Ram, ATI Raedon X1900 Vid card... it seems like my G5 is faster....

Not really. 1.6GHz Core1 chips and 1.6GHz Core2 chips (the original mac mini and the original macbook air) outgun the G5s in memory and processor performance. Like, all G5s except …

I believe it was an upgrade. Radeon 9600 IIRC but I can check for sure tomorrow.

Huh interesting! Oh and My "Lets Play a Game" Thread is there :b&w: