> OK, I will be the first to upset you ... buy a new Mac. I had several
> 7200s and they are great for light file serving and such. Problem is
> that they are not meant to be upgraded. For the cost of the stuff you
> have listed there ... add $50-75 [maybe] and get a 7300/7600/8600 and
> work with it. Or remove the Sonnett card from the list the buy a Beige
> G3 [$100-200 range stripped]. Then you also don't need the ATA card. So
> basically for what you can dump into this you could get a G3 running OS
> 9 really really well, or what you have outlined below. I have both
> systems, trust me, go with the G3.
>
> David
>
It is possible to get a beige G3 64/4 delivered to you for about $100,
already running OS9. USB card can be had for less than $10. 256MB of RAM for
less than $30. OS9 CD available on swaplist (recently one went for $5 + $1
shipping, I believe).
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