I too understand your fears of ebay - but all my experiences have been good, with helpful people. I'm sure plenty of people on this list would be happy to help and advise if you saw a machine you were interested in.
My G3 (now a second or third machine) is a Beige 300 with CD and 100Mb internal Zip, both of which have seen hard use and given no trouble. I also have an external SCSI CD/R and SCSI scanner - both of which work fine and can now be picked up cheap on eBay and elsewhere. I'm running OS X .2.3 with only 224Mb memory! I've put a USB card in and a Firewire card. I've swapped the HD to a 40gig (easy job) but really need more memory. I have an Airport network at home, but have this machine ethernet cabled to the AP base station, which connects to the cable modem. The machine works just fine. It doesn't look pretty, but it's a really adaptable machine. Personally, I'd look out for a higher spec machine, a bigger monitor (mine's the 17" CRT that came with it) at a lower price. If you are in a hurry or not too fussy about price and spec, buy it and tinker. Have fun! Andrew -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
