Hi Sheryl, 1) For internet browsing and email, give Classilla a try. It's an OS 9 browser for the 21st century, made by a very talented young man on the list by the name of Cameron Kaiser. For installing OS X, I wouldn't go with a HDD smaller than 20GB, just to be comfortable.
2) There are plenty of good wireless cards out there. Cheap, too. For OS 9: Lucent Wavelan Silver, or Orinoco. Works with the Airport drives. For OS X: Look for cards with the Broadcom chipset. There are several Belkin cards, for instance, a Sonnet, and the Dell 1300 and 1350, all of which work with the Airport drivers. And there are Ralink drivers that work with cards with different chipsets, Ralink or otherwise, although that's more of a mixed bag. I can be more specific once I look them up --I'm writing off the top of my head here. 3) There is a DVD drive for the Wallstreet, but you also need a DVD decoder PC card, without which it won't work. You can't only play DVDs on OS 9, though. Movies play well, and the speakers are surprisingly good. It can't be a tad jittery, though, depending on your CPU. You can get all of the above used in the LEM Swap List, eBay, and other venues, and won't set you back much. Or you can sell your Wallstreet for parts and get a newer, more versatile machine --a Pismo, say. Remember, although it's not advisable to spend a lot on these all beasts, it all depends on how attached are you to them. I have a tricked out Wallstreet and I love it, and because of that fact I have spent on it more money than it's reasonable. Best, Felix -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
