On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 1:05 PM, cptblue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi > i repaired a mates laptop and as payment he gave me a G3 "smurf tower" > its a 350mhz processor, 128mb memory, ati rage graphics, CD-rom, 6Gb > Hard drive, rev 2.2 motherboard. > ive installed a new hard drive (40gb from an old emac i upgraded) > ive also managed to install panther on the original 6gb drive and > tiger on the 40gb drive with tiger being the start up disc > > now i wanted to use it as a media player/free-view recorder using > eyetv, front row and usb tv sticks > > however eyetv 3 runs on g4 processors, i was wondering if the upgrade > form sonnet would do this > Encore/ZIF G4 1.0 GHz > http://store1.sonnettech.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_35&products_id=119 > > does anyone have any experience with this upgrade? and can anyone tell > me if i am being too ambitious with this type of use. > > if this is totally out of the question to do this type of media player > on this smurf box can anyone give me some ideas as to what other uses > i can get from it (headless media server maybe?) i am already using it > with DNS forwarding and hosting a website. > > thanks for any help and ideas > > cptblue > > ps: > i am fully intending to max the memory, upgrade the graphics card (is > the ati 9200 the best for this machine?), install 2 large internal HD, > PCI USB card, PCI IDE controller and the processor upgrade to make > this work, using ebay to make it as cheap as poss ;-) >
Are you on the Mac UK list and the swap list. Those may be your best sources for low priced components. Shipping from the USA can be expensive but you could always specify your location up front. As others have advised keeping the costs low will be more effective in bang for buck terms as a highly upgraded old machine (from personal experience) impresses no one but yourself and can cost more than a newer (used) more capable machine for the same money. B&Ws are old enough that all of the goodies have been bought and used by someone who is selling them on the swap list. Ebay is OK but keep your bids low. Another part will come along soon. Don't pay more than LEM swap prices. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
