I would go ahead and hot rod it by maxing out the RAM and getting a processor upgrade. Or you could just buy a faster Powermac. I got a DP 800MHz Quicksilver from eBay for $40.
On Sep 29, 10:32 pm, Jonas Ulrich <[email protected]> wrote: > There was no dual 667MHZ or 467MHZ according to mac tracker. There was a > 466MHZ, 533MHZ, dual 533MHZ, 667MHZ, and a 733MHZ. > > Cool thing about these machines is that you can put a Quicksilver Processor > in it, with one simply modification. I put a 733MHZ QS processor in a single > 533MHZ DA and overclocked it to 800MHZ. It is happily running Leopard. > > Also, you can TOTALLY run Tiger on 256MB ram, I've run Tiger on 128MB of ram > on a G3 iBook and it ran a little slow, but usable. > > The DA will take an airport card, but you are better off in every way > possible getting a third party airport extreme compatible PCI card. > > I would work on the DA. With some upgrading, you could have a sweet machine. > > -Jonas -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
