I have a G3 Tray Loader Bondi $30.00 (negotable) plus shipping, with the Modem. If your interested. On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Paul <pper...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This G3 is for someone on an extremely limited budget, who's mainly > using the computer for email. Otherwise, broadband would make a lot of > sense. These days, the Internet is so full of ads and pointless little > animations that my 256K DSL connection seems slow, even with > Flashblock running on Firefox. > > I just discovered a USB-to-RS232 adapter, but I'll also look into the > internal modem. You know, with the low price of G3's these days, it > might be cheaper to simply buy another G3 that happens to have the > modem. The one I'm working on was only $15, and it came equipped > enough to at least run Tiger for tasks like email and word processing. > > Maybe I can also try wireless and see if I can sneak onto a network... > I read that a large metal coffee can sticking out the window makes a > good antenna... > > > > Kris Tilford wrote: >> On Jan 15, 2009, at 11:01 PM, Paul wrote: >> >> > I have a good US Robotics external V.90 modem that I'd like to be able >> > to use with a G3 blue/white tower that doesn't have an internal modem. >> > I've heard that USB external modems aren't too good, and I've heard >> > that internal modems for this machine aren't easy/cheap to find. And >> > as far as I know, despite the abundance of cheap PCI modems for PC's, >> > there is no such thing for a Mac. >> > >> > Is there an adapter that converts some plug on the back of the G3 to a >> > serial connection that can plug into the modem? And why is there no >> > such thing as a PCI modem for a Mac? Why did Apple opt for a large >> > collection of mutually incompatible internal modems? >> >> No access to broadband? Dial-up modem seems like the dark-ages. You >> might consider a tethering to a mobile phone with a faster connection. >> I previously used T-Mobile GPRS which was about 5x faster than dial-up >> for $19.95 per month unlimited. I tethered my phone via a USB cable I >> got on eBay for $5 shipped. I assume the companies with 3G Networks >> have something similar? If you can get DSL, AT&T has the nationwide >> $10 per month plan that's hard to beat for broadband and it's about >> 15x faster than dial-up. I'm unhappy with my supposedly 8Mbps cable >> modem speed and can't wait for a fiber optic connection some day "real >> soon now". As for dial-up modem, I'd strongly suggest looking for >> another way to connect and forget about dial-up modems. >> >> If you absolutely need a modem, get the internal. The part is Apple >> 805-2088-A. You can find them cheap enough. Ask on LEM-Swap. > > >
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