on 10/1/01 6:01 PM, Justin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Here Ron,
>
> (all prices are estimates and may include estimated tax and/or shipping)
>
> G3 233mhz DT (refurbished at powermax or the like): $500 (at least)
> Good Firewire Card: $80
> 40GB Firewire HD by LaCie (who I recommend btw): $250
> LaCie 24x10x40x (if you're a speed demon) CD-RW: $300
> (keeping in mind you'll still have to boot and run your os from your old
> slow stock hd)
>
> TOTAL UPGRADED MACHINE WORTH: $1,130
>
> Apple Power Mac G4/466MHz (133mhz bus) 128MB, 30GB, CD-RW 56K PLUS FREE copy
> of Mac OS X V10.1! PLUS FREE 512MB ram (640mb total) !! (at maczone):
> $1,294
>
> (do with this information what you please)
>
> Just food for thought :oP
>
> Justin
>
>
> on 10/1/01 9:24 PM, Ron Darlington at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> on 10/1/01 4:04 PM, Ron Darlington at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>>> My beige G3 DT 233MHZ has ROM Rev A which doesn't support a slave hard
>>> drive. I have installed and am using a USB PCI card for other devices which
>>> works fine. Will an external USB HD boot and mount on the desktop without a
>>> ROM change? I could also add a firewire card (one empty PCI slot left). Any
>>> reason to regarding benefits of a firewire external HD? Also, I have an
>>> Iomega 100MB Zip drive plugged into my scuzzy port and it mounts fine. Would
>>> a true scuzzy HD mount there as well, or, in place of? Thanks
>>
>> Thanks to all for the feedback. Looks like USB for HD & CDRW is too slow.
>> ATA is best for $ but appaears to function internally & my DT case appears
>> full (altho it is stock apple, nothing added inside) which leaves external
>> firewire which I could move to the next machine (someday). Firewire looks
>> spendy tho at OWC.....I would like a large HD & CDRW both of course. Add it
>> all up & a new machine with all the goodies is looking better. Never ends,
>> does it!
>
Justin
Yep....you've about said it all....there it is. I even have someone to
buy my current setup at a fair price, sooooo maybe now is the time to get a
new CPU. Thanks for your help :)
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