Hi Everyone, I am faced with a bit of a dilemma which I can't resolve.
I currently have a beige G3 266Mhz MT. The only thing I have changed to this point is I have added a Firewire/USB 2.0 PCI card. This is the original computer with 64MB RAM. Only a 4GB hard drive (yes, I know this isn't standard but this is what Mac Zones shipped to me and other than ship it back I kept it). I plan on maxxing the RAM to 768MB in a few weeks. I am using System 8.6. Zip disks have become too limiting for backup. Especially as we add more and more graphic files. I need a larger hard drive and I also think I need the security of backup separate from the computer. I've considered a refurbished Apple DVD-RAM drives (too slow?, not easy to come by disks), CD-RW (good for backup but doesn't solve my storage problems, and the cheap ones don't come with burning sw), and just a larger hard drive as a slave to the current one (possibility of computer going down and having to find another Mac to hook up to). If I add a Maxtor Ultra ATA/133 80GB will I have to add an ATA PCI card to use it? What do you folks think is a good combination of security/reliability/size? And, of course, I need to keep this as cheap as possible. Though a sub-$200 rewritable DVD drive might tempt me. Anybody with 2 cents (or more)? Thanks, Gregory Gregory Pais, ND, DHANP 926 Washington Blvd. Williamsport PA 17701 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 570-320-0747 -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
