On Monday, January 20, 2003, at 03:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 1/6/03 2:34:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >>> "Coles, Anastasia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> I have not been able to find anybody in my town (Lubbock, Texas) >>>> who knows enough about Macs to do an upgrade on my Beige G3. I >>>> don't feel like I have enough knowledge to do it myself. >> ... >>>> Does anyone have any advice about how to find technicians in the >>>> boondocks (I can't find them via the web) that I don't know about? >>>> Or do I need to find out how to do it myself? >>
I just gave away my upgraded beige G3. There are some things to consider. I did my own upgrades and saved money that way. But on an old computer, everything contributes to slowness. Consider the cost of the new processor, new video card, a USB/Firewire card, new hard disk that is bigger and faster and maxing out the memory. And all that is connected to a slow system bus. If you count what you may be able get for your old Mac the upgrades may be more expensive than new. That is not counting the cost if you hire a tech. It will still lag way behind the cheapest new Mac. I did it as a transition and gradually replaced my old SCSI/serial port peripherals with newer, way better stuff. So why did I dump it? It was still too slow for what I wanted to do with film images. It was too slow for OS X. No one is making new software for OS9. The latest OS9 versions from Apple cause a lot of problems with older apps, but many of the newer apps will not work without the latest OS9. Catch 22. If I had it to do over again I would not bother. I was way more trouble than it was worth. I learned way more about extension conflicts than I ever wanted to know. The technician that upgrades your hardware will not be around for those. So get an Apple loan and buy a new Mac. If you pay it off in 6 months you don't pay any interest. Just my 2 cents. -- 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
