Re: HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3

2009-10-26 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 26, 2009, at 2:17 AM, Joss wrote: > It's interesting you say that about OS X because I can remember when I > first got the (still unused G3) diehard Mac users who had done > everything anyone can imagine with their G3 running OS9 absolutely did > not want anything to do with OS10 and I ac

Re: HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3

2009-10-26 Thread Richard Gerome
least a proc speed over 500 but I would have to have over 700... A G4 would prob work best with 500??? Let me know how things go??? CoolKat -Original Message- >From: Joss >Sent: Oct 26, 2009 5:26 AM >To: G-Group >Subject: Re: HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3 > > >

Re: HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3

2009-10-26 Thread Joss
Thanks for all that information. Now I know that it was just as well I didn't get the keyboard plugged in yet. If I'd gone through all that I would have definitely given up by now and junked it. All the Configuration frustrations I went through with PCs and Microsoft baloney burnt out that part

Re: WAS; HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3 now: "freecycle"

2009-10-26 Thread Joss
This is very interesting to learn about. I'll definitely check it out. On Oct 25, 10:09 am, "Wallace Adrian D'Alessio" wrote: > There is nothing wrong with the LEM swap list. In fact I think it is a great > resource and has served most of us well. > > Many of us also know about Goodwill stores

Re: HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3

2009-10-26 Thread Joss
n of OS10 is it running??? In today's world > Tiger would be the way to go, but you could get by with Panther or Jaguar > with the right web browser and maxing out the memory!!!   CoolKat > > -Original Message----- > >From: Joss > >Sent: Oct 25, 2009 5:29 AM &

Re: HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3

2009-10-26 Thread Joss
It's interesting you say that about OS X because I can remember when I first got the (still unused G3) diehard Mac users who had done everything anyone can imagine with their G3 running OS9 absolutely did not want anything to do with OS10 and I actually thought I'd be much better off with OS9 than

Re: HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3

2009-10-26 Thread Joss
ay's world > Tiger would be the way to go, but you could get by with Panther or Jaguar > with the right web browser and maxing out the memory!!!   CoolKat > > -Original Message- > >From: Joss > >Sent: Oct 25, 2009 5:29 AM > >To: G-Group > >Subject: H

Re: WAS; HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3 now: "freecycle"

2009-10-25 Thread Wallace Adrian D'Alessio
On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 10:49 PM, Bill Christensen < billc_li...@greenbuilder.com> wrote: > > At 10:09 AM -0400 10/25/09, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: > >There is nothing wrong with the LEM swap list. In fact I think it is > >a great resource and has served most of us well. > > > >Many of us al

Re: WAS; HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3 now: "freecycle"

2009-10-25 Thread Bill Christensen
At 10:09 AM -0400 10/25/09, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: >There is nothing wrong with the LEM swap list. In fact I think it is >a great resource and has served most of us well. > >Many of us also know about Goodwill stores and the opportunities >there to help your communities by buying there

Re: HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3

2009-10-25 Thread Richard Gerome
ning??? In today's world Tiger would be the way to go, but you could get by with Panther or Jaguar with the right web browser and maxing out the memory!!! CoolKat -Original Message- >From: Joss >Sent: Oct 25, 2009 5:29 AM >To: G-Group >Subject: HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3

Re: HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3

2009-10-25 Thread Miguel Garcia Gell
*this people can maybe can help with almost any upgrade...choose your model in http://www.macupgrades.co.uk/store/* On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 5:29 AM, Joss wrote: > > I've had this PowerMac G3 for several years unused because first I > couldn't plug in the monitor and it was very difficult to fi

Re: WAS; HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3 now: "freecycle"

2009-10-25 Thread Stephen Conrad
On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: > There is nothing wrong with the LEM swap list. In fact I think it is a great > resource and has served most of us well. Indeed, I have gotten several things here. > Many of us also know about Goodwill stores and the opportuniti

Re: WAS; HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3 now: "freecycle"

2009-10-25 Thread Wallace Adrian D'Alessio
On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Mike wrote: > > Yea, freecycle is great, I've had a working G3 iMac from there > (missing keyboard and mouse, otherwise fine) and a 12inch PowerBook G4 > (this was borked beyond repair, but I got the hard drive out for the > prev owner and she let me have the rem

Re: WAS; HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3 now: "freecycle"

2009-10-25 Thread Mike
Yea, freecycle is great, I've had a working G3 iMac from there (missing keyboard and mouse, otherwise fine) and a 12inch PowerBook G4 (this was borked beyond repair, but I got the hard drive out for the prev owner and she let me have the remains. Plan is to part it out on eBay). I even saw

WAS; HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3 now: "freecycle"

2009-10-25 Thread Wallace Adrian D'Alessio
There is nothing wrong with the LEM swap list. In fact I think it is a great resource and has served most of us well. Many of us also know about Goodwill stores and the opportunities there to help your communities by buying there or donating items. And many times old Macs can be found there for a

Re: HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3

2009-10-25 Thread Wallace Adrian D'Alessio
On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 5:29 AM, Joss wrote: > > I've had this PowerMac G3 for several years unused because first I > couldn't plug in the monitor and it was very difficult to find an > adapter. Finally I succeeded and then discovered that the keyboard I > had needed USB and the PowerMac had non

Re: HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3

2009-10-25 Thread Kris Tilford
On Oct 25, 2009, at 4:29 AM, Joss wrote: > Please HELP!!! The Beige PowerMac G3 is still useable, but probably a little too slow and too expensive to upgrade to make the effort worthwhile. It's one of the toughest, with a lot of small quirks related to power supply, voltage regulator, pers

HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3

2009-10-25 Thread Joss
I've had this PowerMac G3 for several years unused because first I couldn't plug in the monitor and it was very difficult to find an adapter. Finally I succeeded and then discovered that the keyboard I had needed USB and the PowerMac had none, so I eventually got a card (which I still haven't ins