apparently the passive matrix screens on these earlier G3 Powerbooks are very prone to fading and washing out... a very cheap 233 much like you describe came up for sale a few weeks ago, and that was reason. I quick call to my local AppleCentre confirmed that they'd fixed 3 in the last week or so, and, oh yeah, a new 12.1" PSTN screen would be AUD$800... which was $200 more than the 'Book itself!!! That said, complete active matrix 14.1" screens can be found on eBay for under US$150, which probably wouldn't be such a bad upgrade to consider, bad screen or not.
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