> -----Original Message----- > From: G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deborah > Puerini > > All righty then! I made the leap and got a Revision 1 B&W for a nice price > (I thought) of $80, about $20 shipping, should get it this week! >
Hi Deb... Way cool! My B&W was a little under $200 from eBay. > Anyway it's a pretty basic setup (got it from the LEM swap list!! YAY!): > > G3/300 B&W > System 9.2 > Memory 128MB > 24X CD > 2-Firewire ports > 2-USB ports > 1-ADB port > Ethernet > 6 Gig Hard Drive > Bruce started out about the same with a little more ram and OS 8.6. (Yes, all my computers have names!) > > What I'm gonna do tho is install OSX right away, as I had so much trouble > doing that on the MT. And HEY no 8 GB limit, right? > I'm not sure about your ram, tho' I know the B&W is supposed to need minimum PC100 modules (PC133 is supposed to be okay). I have a couple of PC133's in mine and have no problems. I still have the original CD drive, but run an Iomega external burner from a USB 2.0 pci card. Hard drives... The Rev.1 board =can= cause problems! I ran a Maxtor 60GB and a Hitachi 120GB from the internal IDE controller for over a year without a hitch. Then the Hitachi failed. Eh... the Rev. 1 bug I thought, but the replacement drive Hitachi sent me died in less than 3 months. <grumble> Right now I just have the Maxtor (2-30GB partitions) in the B&W and we're just fine. (Hitachi replaced the second dead drive with a new generation 250GB. I'm using that in a wintel box since the Mac couldn't see the whole thing.) I also have an Advansys scsi card that is supposed to work in a Mac, but I can't get the drivers to work with it. > Any other advice? I'm soooo excited!! > Have fun! ;) > Deb in Rhode Island > Amanda in San Francisco Bruce: B&W G3 with a G4-450 CPU OS X 10.3.8 (No, no 8GB thing going on there) :) 1024 MB ram 60GB IDE drive USB 2.0 PCI card External 52x24x52 CD burner -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
