FWIW, I'm using a USB 1 card in my Beige under 10.2.8. It's got two ports-- one for my optical mouse, and the other for my digital camera.
Works beautifully. -Nat On 9/19/05, Brian Christmas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > G'day Andrew > > I struck a problem when adding a usb card to a rev 1 beige G3 in > that it froze the system. > > Rev 1 beiges are a problem, so if you have one I suggest you talk to > your Apple dealer for a card, and tell them you'll return any that > they supply that doen't work. > > While you're at it, why not a usb/firewire card? Otherwise, if you > want to add firewire later, you'll lose another pci slot. > > afaIk, beiges only handle usb 1, which is fine for keyboards, but too > slow for external drives. > > Santa > > > > On 20/09/2005, at 5:36 AM, Andrew wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > I'm running a beige G3 with os 10.2.8 installed. Is there a > > reliable way to add USB to this machine? What would the approximate > > cost be? > > > > TIA, > > Andrew > > > -- > 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 > -- 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
