FS: Beige G3 Desktop $30, other items.

#1 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 - 12:32 68kMLA

Hello everyone. I really love this site and often lurk on here kinda living vicariously through all of you my love for retromac computing.

I still have my Lombard, MDD, and a few other items but really had to let my gear go years ago when we had our first kid.

At any rate I think I am coming back and it has been way too long. I recently got this fine Powermac G5 DC 2.0Ghz/4GB machine kitted out with dual LCDs for $100. I may have been able to find a better deal, maybe I got screwed... but I tell ya I am loving this new setup. Its not very "classic" at all

but I am back!

#1 Wed, 6 Jun 2007 - 14:26 PPCMLA

I have a Beige G3 Desktop that is now surplus to my needs.

Beige G3 300Mhz
192Mb ram
6Gb HD
Audio Card
6Mb video ram

$30.00 OBO plus shipping

Apple 10base-T, Comm Slot I Ethernet Card (630-0734-F) make offer.

Apple Audiovision Adpater kit M1243LL/A, complete and in original box, make offer.

Apple Color Stylewriter 2400/2500 localtalk adapter (M3805) $10

Apple Personal Laserwriter (Laserwriter 300) with a nearly new toner cartridge. Page count is very low (but I can't remember how to get a "self-test" page.) The printer is clean and in very good condition. $30.00

Cut sheet adapter for Imagewriter II, Best offer.

Free: Apple 17" display in good condition, and Imagewriter II (I have several).

All the items are plus shipping. I also add insurance and tracking unless you specifically refuse it. If you do refuse insurance and tracking, once it goes to the postman, it's your problem.

ghopper at eskimo.com

#2 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 - 13:01 68kMLA

with dual LCDs for $100. I may have been able to find a better deal, maybe I got screwed

A pretty good deal, the dual screens are worth the $ 100 anyway

#3 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 - 16:20 68kMLA

You can run Classic Mode in OS X on a G5, correct?

#4 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 - 17:17 68kMLA

Yes you can but the only supported version of 10.4 on a G5 (at least quad core) is 10.4.11. Anything else crashes and creates panics. Don't waste your Saturday like I did trying to figure that out.

#5 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 - 18:11 68kMLA

Yes - I did find that out last night as well. My G5 came with 10.5.8 installed.

#6 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 - 19:42 68kMLA

Well, since the newest G5s (including the Quads) were released well before Leopard was released, contemporary versions of Tiger ought to work, and indeed, EveryMac says that they shipped initially with 10.4.2, and the discontinuation date coincides with the release of 10.4.7.

c

#7 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 - 23:35 68kMLA

So its not worth installing 10.5.x on a G5?

#8 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 - 00:13 68kMLA

Well, it kinda depends on if you want to run Classic, or just OSX as a "modern" computer.

#9 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 - 00:37 68kMLA

Yeah I agree. I have decided quite easily to make this now my main desktop machine and as you can see, cleared the desk for it. I am quite impressed just how easy it is to make this my "modern" dailydriver.

#10 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 - 03:10 68kMLA

Leopard flies on the G5, but obviously it's useless if you want to run Classic.