Most ADB keyboard's power buttons won't work through an adapter. You will have to turn on the system using the power button on the tower. If it's on the floor, it could be pretty…

I just upgraded from a Beige G3 to a G4/450 and was in the same position as you. I had been using the stock ADB Beige keyboard & a Kensington Tubro Mouse. I bought a Griffin Te…

To wjpjr-so how did you get your G4? Mine's been on order since september! Hope it's all it's cracked up to be. It seems that the conclusion appears to be to buy a USB keyboard to …

to timeop-just lucky I guess. My 450 was ordered as a 500 on 9/8. Called Apple on 10/15. Had it reinstated/downgraded to 450 at original price on 10/14. 450 in hand on 10/20. My Ap…

Can anyone recommend a decend inexpensive (~$100) scanner. There seems to be alot of them out there but I have no idea which one to go with. This will be for occasional home use, s…

i have a Umax, rather old now i guess, model 610, SCSI... works great (not spectacular quality though, can't expect that for the price! less than $100 new) with my G3 beige minitow…

Hi, You have to make sure that software is easily available for whichever scanner you buy. i.e. buy from a company that'll support the software through the Mac OS software revisi…

Are you looking for a USB scanner? If so, I bought the Umax 1220U. It works really well, kinda noisy when it scans though. It was $150 when I bought it but you can probably find…

MacWorld's December issue rates inexpensive scanners on page 98.

I bought a umax 2100u and it really rocks and its only 120$ but for a cheaper solution i would have to say a microtek slimscanc6-usb its only 80$ and has very good resolution.

How is the image quality of the SlimScan C6? I have been considering one of those because of its extremely small size... tooki

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…

iMan_ca, have a gander: http://lowendmac.com/ppc/5400.shtml and here: http://www.macspeedzone.com/ click on the 'Upgrades' link and then scroll down the page to the 5400 model..…

I've been the proud owner of a Power Mac 7600/120 for the past 4.5 years (my 3rd mac). We recently got G4's at my work place and I also have the extreme pleasure of taking my boss'…

Gabe, A processor upgrade and additional RAM is a good start. There is a good article posted at the barefeats web site -- http://www.barefeats.com/cobra2.html on the performace …