Has anyone heard if Apple will be shipping the new G3s with 250 MB zip drives anytime soon?

I have two "dead" hard drives that I think could be rescued. They do not mount but are recongnized as a drive on the SCSI chain. When I try to format them I get a "device not rea…

Is it possible your SCSI card is third party (in which case you wouldn't want to use Apple SCSI tools and need to download updated drivers and formatting tools from the manufacture…

I can't do anything to the drives without getting that error. When I try to updade the drivers, initialize or mount them I get a "device not ready error." I am still convinced th…

I was just noticing that people are overlooking a great resource for info on G3 overclocking: <A HREF="www.xlr8yourmac.com">www.xlr8yourmnac.com</A>. They have great st…

Is there a way to hook up a Personal LaserWriter 300 to my B&W G3 via the USB port?

I've come across two products that claim to enable this via a card that goes in the B&W internal modem slot: the <A HREF="http://www.griffintechnology.com/">gPort</A&g…

Keyspan repied to my query and said they expected to ship an adapter this spring to help connect LaserWriters via USB. I guess I could have used a gPort, but I already bought the …

The prices are really coming down on the G3 PBs now that the new PB 101 will soon be here with Firewire & USB ports. Will new be fairly "bleeding edge", or should I buy instead…

pkalaska, I'm in exactly the same position as you. I'm going to wait until the 101's are launched just to see what they are like. Unless the are really great or very competitively…

There are three questions you should ask yourself: 1] Does it do what I need? 2] Can I afford it? 3] Will it provide some value before the product line changes again? I'm not buy…

If anyone is still reading this... Check out this lengthy & helpful thread on this topic over at dealchat: http://www.dealchat.com/search.html?num=1&search=%22g3+serie s+…

External video from S-Video output no longer works on my PowerBook. Tried PRAM reset, reinstalling from CDROM disc, then finally restored system folder from a backup created when …

the round mouse that my iMac came with makes a sqeeking noise...almost mouse-like ironicallly, when it is moved from side to side? is it the wheels inside the mouse? is there a way…

put a drop, no, 1/2, no 1/4 drop of oil in it.

I'm hoping that someone around here might know of a workaround for using the Imagewriter II w/ 8.5. I really need this printer to print checks. hope someone can help?

I've been looking into purchasing some kind of big (capacity) removable media drive for backing up high-res scans, updaters, and so on. I had planned to go with a Jaz drive, but a…

Neither! Orb and Jaz are both based on Magnetic media. Both are subject to head crashes, and both have trouble with dust enterring the drive. If you need a format that reads …

Just a quick thank you for your input on this... it's strange how much more difficult the decision gets once it's your money and not your employer's. ;^) But to counter a couple o…

I understand that magnetic media drives like the Jazz and ORB are prone to head crashes and dust problems. However, I want to be able to store large media files (AvidCinema and ma…

We have had too many problems with ORB to recommend it. We too back up large M100 files and writing seemed to work but copying a file BACK from the ORB was a crap-shoot. We also …

I have had a Jaz drive for two years and only had one bad disk problem (Iomega replaced the disk free). I purchased an Orb SCSI drive thinking I could replace the Jaz. However, …

Lots of problems with the Orb, so don't go with it. Jaz drives are a tad bit more reliable, but still, disks can corrupt. CDRW media CAN be read on normal cd-roms as long as they …

Well I must just be the exception. I've had my Orb drive since October and it has been great. No problems with disks, I have three of them. Just prior to purchasing the Orb I bo…

I must be lucky too. I've had my ORB for about 4 months now. I have 4 disk with no problems at all. In fact, I'm buying another disk today.