ron wrote: > On Mar 4, 9:19 pm, [email protected] wrote: > >> In a message dated 3/4/09 8:31:11 PM, [email protected] writes: >> >> >>> I have inherited a Beige G3 Minitower with 2 IDE hard drives, The issue is >>> that boot ups are very slow almost >>> like the machine is searching for a startup disk. >>> > > The thing that you are not paying attention to is the fact that a > Beige G3 normally takes quite a while to boot up. That machine is > nowhere as quick on start up as the later machines of the G3 series, > even if it has the 300MHz processor. All of the B&W G3s booted faster > than the Beige G3s and then Apple made the even faster G4s. > > Just do as I do when I boot up a Beige G3, go into the kitchen and get > a cold soda from the refrigerator, pop some popcorn, check the > mailbox, and then go back to my computer desk. >
Absolutely correct! Give that man a cigar!! My daughter texts her friends while waiting for my old Beige MT to boot. NBD Dan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
