Do you have an iMac or B&W G3? If it is an iMac then USB is your only shoice and I WOULD suggest LaCie, I have one of their SCSI CD-R's and it is excellent! --If you have a B…

I have a small amount of money available to purchase a scanner and digital camera for my middle school art students to use. The computer we will use is a power mac 5300/100 lc. Any…

I am looking at the new G4 computer. I would probably buy if it were not for that expensive monitor. Is there another company that makes the Apple "ice color" monitors that might…

The rumor is that the current 400 MHz G4 model, based on the old B&W motherboard, will be phased out fairly quickly. Does anyone know whether a 400 MHz Sawtooth model will rep…

Chances are that Apple will speed bump in November or December, phasing out Yosemite. Then 450 MHz will be the lowest speed, so there shouldn't be a 400 MHz sawtooth.

Can anyone give me an opinion comparing the display quality (color, sharpness) of the Apple 15" Flat Panel Display with the older 17" Colorsync? I now have a 17" Colorsync that I a…

Whatever you do, dont use any other resolution then the optimal one on LCD's. Borrow a Powerbook and find out how it looks. I have a 15" Studio display closeby and the quality is s…

he's right, The flat panel has similar quality, the color can be a bit off though if you do not calibrate a profile for the display. Don't settle for the Apple Default FPD profile…

The ability to scale is built into the display, not the MacOS. Otherwise you couldn't use the display on Wintel which you can. The system is called Manta and looks better than any …

Basically, though, about the Apple FPD vs ColorSync 17": as mentioned, the ColorSync 17 is not compatible with the G4s. BUT I personally would not necessarily choose Apple's fla…

My old system was a powermac 7500/100 and I was pretty happy with it. It did everything I needed, but then for my high school graduation I got a beige g3 333mhz minitower. Eventual…

According to NewerTech you are in bizness: MAXpowr G3 Carrier Card will launch you into the current day with ZIF technology. ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) sockets are quickly becomin…

Can somebody tell me what the maximum length for a firewire segment is? I read in Macworld that a firewire segment can be 72 meters long, however, Orange Micro claims that you need…

Supports up to 63 devices using cable lengths up to 14 feet. http://www.apple.com/firewire/ search Apple TIL: http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.n...+search+simple

I'm going to be connecting a video camera via firewire to my B&W G3 like this: (Sony DCR-PC1)+(15 Foot FireWire Cable)+(Orange Micro FireWire Repeater)+(15 Foot Fire Wire Cable…

Why do they make s-video cables that are 30 feet long when the spec says 6 feet or less? Because it usually works, especially with a repeater... Drewman

Has anyone painted their beige g3's? I just got a cool lookin' silver VCR - Emerson from WalMart, yeah... big spender . Anyway, I'd really like to paint my desktop g3 case to mat…

I have a copy of that MacAddict issue. The article didn't mention any specific kind of paint, but two of the pictures showed cans of latex gloss enamel being used. Besides that, it…

Yup, the monitor is already black, so it's cool Thanks a bunch! I'll post the url after I get it all painted up purdy, and get some pics of it. Any one else done this? I'd like…

<A HREF='http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n10378'>This article</a> in the TIL at Apple discusses SCSI-2 compliance. Apparently, although SCSI-2 drives I've…

pardon me for saying so, and not to throw a wet blanket, but... isn't this just a bit esoteric? i mean, you seem to be extremely well-versed in the technology and doubtless your …

At macmall.com, they have a "ix3D Ultimate Rez MAC Promotional" onsale for $72.99. Is this a good deal? I have a PM G3/233, stock video, and butt-loads or ram. Basically, I need s…

I have a 5400/200 i am getting a G3 (G4 if I can) upgrade for its cache slot. I want a video game card and a USB card but I have only one PCI slot. Is there a way to get USB on to …

Get the new low cost iMac for $999. It has a good gaming card and USB with lots more performance than you can get out of upgrading. Drewman

I would love 2, but in Canada an iMac is 1800.00, and I don't have the money to get a new system. Things like a HD and a USB card are good cause I can get USB devices that can late…