I have a similar model (G3 300MHz, 192RAM). I bought a set of OS 10.2 disks off eBay, threw out the 6GB drive and stuck a 40GB WD in its place. 10.2 installed easily. I did try with 10.3 but had no success. Good luck!
---------- Original Message ----------- From: Paul Tansom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thu, 27 May 2004 15:35:00 +0100 Subject: Old G3 with OS X > Hello, I'm new to the list and pretty much to Macs too, although I have > managed to get my hands on increasingly newer models with the aim of > learning more over the past couple of years (and made myself far more > familiar with them by doing a clean install of OS 8 on an old 6320 a > few months back). I have worked my way up from Quads through to my last > acquisition which was a PowerMac 7600, which is still short of being > able to run OS X which is my goal (and probably when I stand a real > chance of getting to know the Mac properly, particularly given that > my primary systems are Linux based). > > Anyway, the key reason for joining here is that I may have the > chance to get my hands on a G3 for a sensible price (to date they've > all been scrapped machines that I have saved), but I am concerned > that it falls short of being useful for OS X and that I should hold > off for a slightly better model. The details I have so far are that > it is a beige G3 with: > > G3 266MHz processor, 512kB cache. > 192MB RAM. > 6GB IDE Disk. > 24x CD. > Zip Drive. > D15 -> HD15 adaptor on the > video output. > > The System Profiler reports the ROM version as $77D.45F1, so there > appears to be a reasonable chance that it is a Rev. 2 motherboard > that can handle a slave drive if necessary. From what I've read > though, it seems that OS 10.2.8 is the most up to date that would be > practical on the machine. > > My gut feel is that it would be better to try for a blue and white > G3 or newer, but since the money goes to charity (not sure how much > yet), I may just go for it anyway. > > Any comments and/or suggestions on economic places (in the UK) to > get an OS X capable machine from would be welcome. > > -- > Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ > > -- > 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 ------- End of Original Message ------- -- 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
