Hi Mark! Well, I've just received this (monstrous!) PowerBook G3. I say monstrous because my experience has been with Duos so far, so you can understand my shock when I unwrapped this thing! However, it's darn fast! Very nice screen too. The sound is very loud! I turn it almost completely down and it's still loud here in the office. It feels a bit more robust than the Duos, though. Came with 20x CD-ROM drive, but no floppy, and only 32MB of RAM. Time to spend money! It's also in a so-so shape. There are at least 2 screws missing from the bottom case. As a result, I need to be careful when I take it, because I feel it could break just between the expansion cage and the battery cage, on the right edge. Do you know what screws could fit there? I'm guessing Torx-8, but I'm not sure about the lenght. There seems to be a piece of plastic that is broken around the expansion bay. However, when a module is in, you can't see it. Screen hinges seem to be fine. The ports door on the back can come out very easily. I thought it was broken, but no, both hinges are there. However, one of them seems to be slightly damaged. Will have to try to fix it up. Had Disk First Aid inspect the internal hard disk and no problem reported. Well, that's all for now. I'll send my comments whenever I have them. -Laurent. -- ===================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ********************** Usual disclaimers apply ********************** "Heuristics are bug ridden by definition. If they didn't have bugs, then they'd be algorithms." ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | Great Duo & 2400 stuff including 10/100 Ethernet for 2400s! Dr. Bott | Duo Batts too <http://www.drbott.com/prod/alist/duo.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
