On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 1:05 AM, Mac User #330250 <macuser330...@gmx.net>wrote:
> ---------- Original message ----------
> Subject: Re: Why are you (still) using PowerPC-based Macs?
> Date: Sonntag 24 Januar 2010N
> From: Stephen Conrad <khel...@gmail.com>
> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
>
> > On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 7:23 PM, captarne <arnechristian...@gmail.com
> >wrote:
> > > Well I use them mostly as a hobby, I just was given a pre imac all in
> > > one G3 266 and it works great! I can put all my old OS 9 games on it
> > > Arne
> >
> > I mainly use my 8600/200 as storage but every once in a blue moon I play
> a
> > game on it.
> > My Smurf sees the same usage (I really gotta get my iTunes stuff off of
> it)
> > My only other PMs (5400/180 and 5260/100) both have issues I have yet to
> > fix. Neither seems to want to show me anything (on one the message says
> it
> > cannot find a boot volume and the other has some problem I cannot
> recall).
> > If I get them working they'll be for games most likely
>
> What games are you playing?
>
Right now? I play two on Tagged.com (Mafia Wars and Sorority Wars) and two
on Facebook (Vampire Wars and Zombie Wars). I also play games on Pogo.com
(mostly Word Whomp!). But these I play using my Quicksilver.
When the older ones were being used I played Tetris, Despaire, Solitaire,
etc.
I have some on my older machines (SE FDHD, SE, Plus, IIsi, IIci) but they
are not being used right now.
I also play games on my ][e and //c
>
> Due to my background I don't have even one single Mac game. I have a dozen
> DOS
> games though, and I was wondering if I could play one of those on my "new"
> G4
> B&W with 350 MHz.
> So I installed DOSBox and launched my favorite game Ultima Underworld, but
> it
> is unplayable on the G3 B&W due to its performace. Works well on the
> Quicksilver and on the G5.
>
> So I'm wondering: I _really don't_ wont to inverst any more money on this.
> I
> already did too much for what I do with my older Macs.
>
> Are there any free Mac games out there that will play nicely on my G3 B&W?
> I'm
> running Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger if that matters.
>
> There are several Mac FTP sites out there.
Find any FTP program or do a Google search for Mac FTP sites
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