Hi, My thought is to see if you can score something with a G3 on board - I have a Beige 266 which responded well to extra RAM and big IDE Hard Drive (all bought at one of weekend computer markets (i.e. PC spec) plus an PCI-USB card from Tricky Dickies and it is quite amazing what it can do. Runs Jaguar OK - No speed demon and the USB card makes up for non availability of the serial ports. [I loaded Jag onto an external SCSI Disk just in case) It spends most of its life in OS9 being a desktop for one of my kids and a de-facto mac server for my laptop(s). (that is another story) I just remembered that it even runs a standard SVGA screen via the $25 or so adapter from David Reid's in York St.
No idea about the IMAC but there appears to a load of info about pulling them apart out on the net - (I tend to stick to laptops- Duos, 1400 and my prized Lombard) Doug > From: "Gavin Rewell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Outback Mac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 15:05:07 +1000 > To: "Outback Mac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Upgrading the 7220 > > Hi there folks, > > I think your feedback makes a lot of sense. What I was trying to come to > grips with is why nearly all the guys on the US list seem to have pretty old > Macs with Ati Radeon PCI cards (buggered if I would even know where to find > one for a PC, let alone a Mac one), heaps of Ram and G3 upgrades.... > > I actually spend most of my days on peecees these days, so the Mac is really a > hobby more than anything else. I got it for free from a client (I should have > taken the 7300 now I realise), and have managed to get some good bargains on > ebay for RAM and video card. I put the hard disk in myself, and will upgrade > it to a 7200rpm drive if I get a chance. I tried to upgrade to 8.6, but it > died after I did the free upgrade from Apple, so I went back to 8.5. > > Truth to tell, I loaded up Limewire on the Mac, and thought watching paint dry > was faster than this .... > > I also have an iMac in the house, a 600MHz DV SE. It is not used much now > because the hard disk sounds like the bearings are stuffed. Anyone know how > to get one of these beasties open to change the drive over? > > Cheers > > Gavin > Thanks for your email! > ******************************************************* > Gavin Rewell > Not Just Networks > Phone: 02 9868 5595 Fax: 02 9868 5585 > Mobile: 0417 680 550 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Internet: www.notjustnetworks.com.au > ******************************************************** > And remember - your success is our success too > > > -- > Outback Mac is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Outback Mac list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/obmac.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/outback.mac%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- Outback Mac is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Outback Mac list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/obmac.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/outback.mac%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
