Hey all, I have a beige g3/233 that's still steaming along, but lately it (or I) seems to be developing a case of Megahertz-envy ;)
Most of the time it's adequate for what I need to do (OE, IE, Word, Quicken, SoundJam, etc... I don't play games much anymore... sigh...) but on the (rare) occasions that I'm doing audio editing or graphics work it really shows its age. I've added ram (224 megs total), a usb card, and swapped the stock hd (which died) for a 20 gig 7200rpm drive. I also have a not-insignificant investment in "legacy" peripherals (ADB trackball & wacom tablet; SCSI drives-- CDRW, Zip & hard drive; serial printer & modem etc.) I would ideally like to keep using this setup until it falls apart (like the car at the end of "Blues Brothers"), but I assume there must be a point when upgrading becomes a waste of time, money and energy... Anybody have recommendations for "must have" upgrades? More RAM? Processor upgrade (g3/g4)? video card? firewire? ATA controller? DVD? OS X? Anybody have a "cut-my-losses-and-buy-a-new-mac" rule of thumb? TIA, etan -- 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
