FYI, the B&W was the first Mac with a 100Mhz system bus, but I digress...
Thomas, I'd say a Beige G3 would be the minimum you should be looking at. They can be had for dirt-cheap on eBay and offer good upgrade options (up to 1Ghz upgrades). They will allow your brother to plug in all his old peripherals and newer ones via PCI slots. Regards, Paul on 5/19/04 22:35, [EMAIL PROTECTED] showcased stellar typing and language skills in this message: > > I have a g3 and love it but i'm looking to upgrade to > a g4 some time this year. by todays standards you > should be looking to a g4 with a bus speed of 100 mh > or better ...that will point you to a "sawtooth" g4 > with 450 to 500 MB of ram.. it was the first mac with > a bus of 100 mh. its the gray one and its a good > looking box it is on my short list. this gives you a > good growth platform to build upon > > ric > > --- Thomas Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I 'd like to buy a second hand Mac for a relative, >> and I could use >> recommendations what to look for (I'll probably get >> it off Ebay). >> >> My brother, who is not computer savvy, has been >> getting along with an old >> 7100 for years now, and I know he's been struggling >> with the limitations of >> this old machine. He doesn't complain, but I know he >> would really enjoy >> something faster and more capable, and I'd like to >> surprise him with one >> for his upcoming birthday. Even an early G-3 would >> probably seem like a >> great improvement to him. He surfs the Internet >> using an external modem >> with a dialup account and feeds photos from his >> digital camera into it >> (very slowly) using a floppy disk adapter, improving >> them a bit with P >> hotoshop 3, and printing the photos out on a little >> Epson inkjet printer >> (model 700 I think). He also has an old LaserJet IIP >> available, although it >> isn't hooked up yet. >> >> -- 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
