It's a slot loader with a 20GB hard drive and 256 MB of RAM. I can't say if it's a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. It's the model that has the door on the back to accept an airport card or to swap out the RAM, and 2 firewire ports. I suspect that the HD and RAM must have been upgrades. I figured out how to partition it using the full install disk of OS 9 the guy gave me, and then I reinstalled to OS X.1. I figured maybe it was necessary, maybe not, but either way, I'd have an extra partition if I wanted to do a dual boot or anything. I'm starting to get the hang of OSX now, and it runs pretty well on this machine. I wish I could upgrade to take advantage of the software out there, but I don't think it's in the cards, unless I see something pop up on craigslist.
On Apr 20, 10:49 pm, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4/20/10 2:41 PM, Elliott Price wrote: > > > With the first-generation G3 Macs, there were some drive addressing > > problems that prevented it to boot from OSX if it wasn't on the first > > 8Gb of the disk. This is my understanding of it, I may be wrong about > > why, but those models definitely have that restriction. I *think* it was > > only the G3 minitower, the G3 desktop, and maybe the Bondi iMac. If the > > HD is under 8Gb, then there's no problem. > > I believe it applies to all tray loader iMacs which includes the next > generation after the Bondi. And that group DID include a tangerine > model. I was thinking there wasn't a tangerine in the tray loader clan > which made me skip the 8Gb issue. You're right, that is a potential issue. > > To the OP, does your new toy have a tray loader or slot loader optical > drive. If you have a tray loader then you do need to partition the HD > with a slightly less than 8Gb partition at the beginning of the HD to > install OS X onto. If you have a slot loader then you don't need to > partition the drive. > > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group > for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtmland our netiquette > guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
