Topic: G3/233 worth the restore? Yes and no. Get the parts for free, have time to kill, and yes. Anything else, no.
>> leo <[email protected]> Jul 09 12:41AM -0700 >> >> I bagged an original Rev A Bondi-blue G3 off ebay to find it was worth >> well less than their original asking price. Always pays to check out the COMPLETED AUCTIONS listings on eBay or a big city's Craig's List postings to determine actual market value. In Seattle, people GIVE these away. I just picked up FIVE in one day. Will make excellent gifts for friends to give to their kids, etc. >> I could manage to >> refurbish it, but I'm reluctant to spend any more money on it Good. Refurb it, but spend nothing. How? Ask for the parts on CL and your local Freecycle group. LEM swap is a dim possibility, but a lot of folks there sell the old stuff thinking they're supposed to make big bennies off it. >> Screen image is off center and I cant find any adjustment It's a software adjustment in preferences. >> Hard drive is missing Then you don't have access to preferences because you don't have on OS loaded. You need an HD with an OS loaded to muck around with adjustments. I have an 80gb you can have for $40 plus shipping. Show me a picture of your install disk to prove you're doing a legal install and I'll pre-install your OS for you if you can't do that at home. That could be useful--read on to see why. OR, you should be able to find 20 - 40 gb IDE units for free or pocket change. Check out Freecycle, Craig's List, or your local computer recycling depot. Almost any IDE drive will work, even ones from toasted PC's. Just blank, reformat and install. Don't have a working Mac to rock all that with? Borrow one. Again, check with listed resources. >> CD Drive is feeble, and spins up only if held pressed in, and the >> computer doesn't seem to register the OS 9 disk once it does spin up. OK, so the optical drive is toast. Pre-install the OS on the HD you're going to install via another machine (as I could do for you as mentioned before, or as you can do if you have a spare HD and another CPU. Or, perhaps someone would be willing to do that for you for free if you provide them with your own HD), then change out the optical at the same time. Get a new optical for free from the resources named above. Or screw the optical drive once you have the OS loaded, and just use a USB drive. Or...dump the whole thing and get a free Firewire iMac. Honestly, you want an iMac with Firewire to be halfway useable in the modern world...you get target disk mode and the ability to load 10.4 with Firewire and that makes a world of difference for internet use, iPod linking, etc. etc. You want a free Firewire iMac? Pay me for shipping and packing and two hours of my time and it's yours. Live in Seattle? Buy me lunch, tell me some funny stories, and pick it up free. Or find one via Freecycle, Craig's List, or your local computer recycling center or non-profit refurb center. Seriously, I pick up free iMacs, iBooks and even Pismo's and Powerbook G4's that way all the time--4 - 10 a year. All needed heavy refurb but all made great gifts to deserving pals or needy kids. Run in Seattle -- 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
