on 22/4/02 04:59, (G-Books) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just acquired a G3 333 Lombard (24x CD, 1 battery good for 3+ hours, floppy > and yoyo power cord) for an unheard of $200. :-) It has 192 MB RAM, 4G HD, > and > is running OS X (10.1) but does not have classic installed. As I am new to > both > the powerbook and OS X I was looking for pointers.
You can max the RAM to 512MB. I've done this on my Lombard 400, so I know it works. As to resellers, <www.transintl.com> used to sell a 512MB bundle for the Lombard (2 x 256MB, incl. the hard-to-find 256MB low profile bank), for a total price of $99, but ram prices have gone up recently and they're now charging around $99 just for the low profile 256MB. OWC <http://eshop.macsales.com/specials/MailList.cfm> has the low-profile banks at $87, lifetime warranty. If your 128MB bank is high profile, you could get the 256MB low-profile and take the total to 384MB, which isn't bad at all. You can use any 12.5mm or smaller hard drive in the Lombard. OWC is selling a 30GB Fujitsu (3-yr warranty) for $120. Other places might be cheaper, though you could save on shipping if you get it all from the same place. Other suggestions: the Lombard uses the same expansion bay devices - Zip drives, CDRW, CD/DVD, etc., including batteries - as the Pismo. Keep an eye out for a cheap VST expansion bay Zip drive if you use Zips; there was a link a couple days ago to the 100MB version at $20 or so (maybe MacZone?). Can't beat the price. Good luck. Chris H P.S. If you happen to come across any other $200 Lombards, let me know ;-) -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
