In a message dated 7/8/03 7:14:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I have a CompUSA, Best Buy, OfficeMax and Office Depot nearby. Does anyone know is any of them sell a DVD-CD player that will work in a Beige G3? I would like a DVD-CD-RW but that may be stretching it a bit. I really do not need to R/W to DVD but would like the ability to keep the CD-ROM R/W capability. >>
For your Beige, you will first need a Radeon 7000 video card and Apple's software DVD decoder, Apple DVD Player 2.7 (plus a very simple hack). You may then replace your CD-ROM drive with a DVD-ROM drive, or you may go to a CD-ROM-R-R/W-DVD-ROM-R-R/W combo. Any one of the above sources is likely to carry a Pioneer DVR-105/A05, which is precisely what an Apple SuperDrive is. Pine sells a 105/A05 as does Cendyne and perhaps others. The combination of a Radeon 7000, Apple DVD Player 2.7 and an Apple DVD-ROM drive works well on my 9600 which was G3'd using a "Six Slot Edition" ZIF carrier and the 333 MHz from my G3 MT. This CPU is run at 350 MHz. My G3 MT now has a 533 MHz G3 (OWC, no longer available), a Radeon 7000 as its only video (the on-board video is not connected), and a Pioneer DVR-105 CD-ROM-R-R/W-DVD-ROM-R-R/W combo. There may indeed be some CD-ROM-R-R/W-DVD-ROM combo drives out there, but I don't know of specific examples. -- 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
