> notice that G3 iMacs still sell for about $100 or more on eBay. > >I've got a PowerMac 7100/66 with a 266MHz Sonnet Crescendo G3 upgrade. >It runs OS9, and IE5 just fine. I'd like to get Word and Excel on it >as well. Too bad OpenOffice.org only works for OS X. > >My "new" computers aren't that great, either. The 7100/G3 is the >fastest Mac I have. My laptop is the only one to break 1GHz (at >3.0GHz), which I just bought a few months ago. Other than that, my >other computers are 200, 300 and 550MHz. And, I run the latest >programs without any problems. > >The main problem (?) is that computers are just so damned cheap >anymore. I "affectionately" call Dell the computer of the month club, >because that's how they market their computers. I suppose Apple isn't >far behind, with the Mac mini and other systems coming down in price.
I bought the Crescendo upgrades for a 6100 and 7100 and wasn't overly impressed, I think the bottleneck was the slow bus. Honestly over the years I can't say I've really been impressed by most of the CPU upgrades out there with perhaps the exception of the Newer upgrades for the 604 PowerTower Pro clones. I think there are some pretty decent deals to be had in the used market though. I finally picked up a B&W G3 450 for a nice price, and upgraded my PV 1400 finally to a Lombard the other day. Kevin -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
