Yes, the 8600 has internal video. None of the 6 slot PCI Macs (9500, 9600) have built in video or any A/V functions so those ports are blocked off.

Nope, 9600s don't have internal video. I think the 8600 does, and can confirm that the G3MT definately does.

The Lombard 333 @ 433 was sheer luck; I tried it on a whim as 433 involves a least amount of resistor swappery, and it was always fine. Might as well try it Bunsen, and if not 400…

Yes, there is most likely a port behind it. I suppose apple didn't want people to connect their old external modems and have it conflict with the internal modem, that's what the pr…

so there is a second serial port behind that? I will open her up tomorrow and look. oh, forgot to mention it's the minitower, not the desktop yeah, the modem looked to be on a ca…

Yes, the decoder is a chip on the mobo, but a 400MHz mobo isn't 400Mhz unless you have a 400Mhz processor module for it, and those things are _expensive_ A 333Mhz module on a 400M…

No no no, what I meant was, if you have the modem in the slot on the personality card, why would you ever need a modem serial port? That's why apple put blanks over the modem port…

I've never heard of a beige with a single serial port. There are two built in to the motherboard. The modem lives on the PERCH card, so that's not it. What the hell, punch out t…

From what I'm reading, the DVD decoder is a dedicated chip on the 400MHz motherboard. Now I just need to hunt down a cheap DVD drive and some RAM, and a bigger HD, and a TV tuner,…

Oh what the hell. I just ordered the 400MHz DVD playing logic board. $44 US inc shipping, and the $AU is 90c at the moment. Click to expand... oerrr... you know that's just t…

a single serial port (wtf? the other one has a blank), a built in modem Click to expand... Just answered your own question I'm willing to bet the serial port with the blank…

Nice pick up!

Got one of these on a call today. They had a B&W G3, and a biege. They wanted one of them for their family (still running off a PM 6100 which I may be able to have later as…

Didn't work. Mind you it's got a Japanese keyboard and caps lock and control have swapped places, so I dunno. Meanwhile I've pulled the battery. It booted into OS X with only 12…

Oh crap. What's the key combo to force OS 9 on startup? Click to expand... On my G3 it's just hold Option as soon as you start it up until you see the blank grey screen come o…

I had a Lombard 333 which amazingly overclocked to 433Mhz Click to expand... As Keanu says ... "Woah" Details?

Oh crap. What's the key combo to force OS 9 on startup?

Oh what the hell. I just ordered the 400MHz DVD playing logic board. $44 US inc shipping, and the $AU is 90c at the moment.

Damn you!! I *love* the G3 PowerBooks and clamshells, all that G3 awesomeness wrapped up in such gorgeous cases - how do you guys keep finding them for free when I can't find an…

it would be interesting to organise another one, if there's enough people willing to participate of course. Click to expand... hey! all it takes is one brave soul and a websit…

you "might" be able to do it with vlc on the os x side, im not sure tho.

Heh. Multiple cash transfers to banks in Vanuatu, the Cayman Islands, and the Channel Islands. People really should learn to zero their hard drives.

Yep, I noticed that last night. There was no response from it whatsoever so it is likely the server company was doing maintenance or someone tripped over a cable. Dunno how long it…

OK, I just realised I'm complaining about a free Lombard. I'm going to go find a large halibut so I can slap myself with it.

it would be interesting to organise another one, if there's enough people willing to participate of course.