On 11/12/05, Erica Stolte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- Krow Magnum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I never thought Welovemacs was very competitive on > > prices. > > > I've found the same and I just look at their special > sales. > > > There is the used upgrade market too. All of the G3 > > cards I have owned > > were used and I've had pretty good luck. I figure if > > it's been used > > and still working it's a good card. You could post a > > wanted ad on LEM > > Swaplist or try eBay. Don't get one without a > > non-DOA guarantee > > though, but you could save some cash that way.
Buying used upgrades are a little risky but it depends on your budget or how much you want to spend. The OWC card I linked to is a great price but it also has a small backside cache and it does make a difference. I seem to have better luck with used stuff than new stuff. I either have a hard time geting what I order, it won't work, or doesn't work. Plus, I'm cheap when it comes to my toy projects ;-) > > Might be a good route to go with except I'm thinking > it might be more risky. > > > > Are you planning on running OS X on it ? > > Probably not, that need is satified with my macmini. > What I really want is a system to run my OS 9 > programs, hence my plans to have two desktop setups > running. That's probably best overall that you keep to OS 9 if you have a good reason. OS X is much better, but not so great when you watch the spinning beachball a lot. I need two fast computers going side by side to keep up with what I'm doing and I am usually tinkering with another Mac on the side. I have a collection of Road Apples that keeps me sufficiently busy and frustrated when I'm bored. > > > > What do you need it to do ? > > My plans are either use it as a MU*server or use it it > to run my OS 9 programs such as photoshop. > That will be an excellent use for the PWave. My poor little PWave sits under a desk not being used. Actually the PWave with the G3 card runs OS X better than my PTPro with the same card in it. Maybe I should put it back in active-duty > > > One thing I have found is that with these old Macs > > it can get really > > pricey to run OS X decently. You could get a nice > > early G4 for $150.00 > > and will always have a better base to build on. Even > > a Smurf G3 would > > be a good start and they can both be upgraded when > > you have the extra > > cash. > > Yeah I agree, probably only reason is for the sake of > doing it, a challenge. That's the best reason to do it. > I have three computers (powerwave, pismo and macmini) > and I'd rather get the the two older ones fixed up > rather then buy a forth computer. > There's a good chance I might get another hand me down > computer from family members when they upgrade. > What do you think of the Mini ? How long have you had your Mini ? I've been thinking of getting one to give a little releif to my G3 PB. Do you run Photoshop on the Mini ? > > > I have a PowerTower Pro with a G3 400MHz xlr8 card > > with 704MB of RAM > > and it's slooooow running Panther. Too slow to do > > any real work with > > and have resorted to using it mostly in OS 9 for > > scanning and > > printing. > > > > I have a Smurf G3 450MHz that kicks the PTPro's ass > > with about the > > same RAM. The speed of the logicboard is a big > > bottleneck on the old > > Macs. The B&W has twice the bus speed and faster > > RAM. > > > I understand the bus speed is a limiting factor. > With a 300MHz or faster G3 card OS 9 will run well. With a bunch of RAM, a good video card and a G3 card the system bus gets a good workout but it will handle it well. And you'll be getting the most out of your clone. > > I don't want to discourage upgrading the old > > PowerWave but if you need > > a hard working machine I would consider something > > else for the same > > cost. I hate to say that because I really like the > > PowerComputing > > computers but they are getting outdated. > > > I'm keeping the powerwave either way so it's a matter > of running it as is or adding stuff. > Getting outdated?...chuckle..Ya don't say... > I figure if it's been running for ten yrs, must be a > good computer. I agree, The PowerComputing machines are still my favorite Macs. I have a collection of 7 various PowerComputing machines and all but one still works. That's pretty good for any computer. > > I really wish apple didn't stop licensing apple clones > because it would have meant a greater pool of > resources devoted to making apple products. Since > power computing seemed to have been ahead at the time, > would have been interesting to see where it would have > gone. > Unfortunatly this is something I do not like about the > Apple company is that they went out of their way to be > a monopoly. > Yes, that is a shame. PowerrComputing was the company that got hooked on computers and of course the OS was a part of it. But I think their attitude was what got my attention. I would love to see what would have been if Apple hadn't dropped the clones, but it really wasn't helping Apple much. From a business standpoint I think they made the right decision. Not the best choice for the consumer but they were loosing money. I would have bought an Apple instead of the PTPro as my first computer anyway because Windoze was never an option. 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