Does'nt have a Keyboard or Mouse, but It does start up. The Disk Drive works.
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 1:04 AM, Kyle Parish <parishky...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a G3 Tray Loader Bondi $30.00 (negotable) plus shipping, with the > Modem. > If your interested. > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Paul <pper...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> This G3 is for someone on an extremely limited budget, who's mainly >> using the computer for email. Otherwise, broadband would make a lot of >> sense. These days, the Internet is so full of ads and pointless little >> animations that my 256K DSL connection seems slow, even with >> Flashblock running on Firefox. >> >> I just discovered a USB-to-RS232 adapter, but I'll also look into the >> internal modem. You know, with the low price of G3's these days, it >> might be cheaper to simply buy another G3 that happens to have the >> modem. The one I'm working on was only $15, and it came equipped >> enough to at least run Tiger for tasks like email and word processing. >> >> Maybe I can also try wireless and see if I can sneak onto a network... >> I read that a large metal coffee can sticking out the window makes a >> good antenna... >> >> >> >> Kris Tilford wrote: >>> On Jan 15, 2009, at 11:01 PM, Paul wrote: >>> >>> > I have a good US Robotics external V.90 modem that I'd like to be able >>> > to use with a G3 blue/white tower that doesn't have an internal modem. >>> > I've heard that USB external modems aren't too good, and I've heard >>> > that internal modems for this machine aren't easy/cheap to find. And >>> > as far as I know, despite the abundance of cheap PCI modems for PC's, >>> > there is no such thing for a Mac. >>> > >>> > Is there an adapter that converts some plug on the back of the G3 to a >>> > serial connection that can plug into the modem? And why is there no >>> > such thing as a PCI modem for a Mac? Why did Apple opt for a large >>> > collection of mutually incompatible internal modems? >>> >>> No access to broadband? Dial-up modem seems like the dark-ages. You >>> might consider a tethering to a mobile phone with a faster connection. >>> I previously used T-Mobile GPRS which was about 5x faster than dial-up >>> for $19.95 per month unlimited. I tethered my phone via a USB cable I >>> got on eBay for $5 shipped. I assume the companies with 3G Networks >>> have something similar? If you can get DSL, AT&T has the nationwide >>> $10 per month plan that's hard to beat for broadband and it's about >>> 15x faster than dial-up. I'm unhappy with my supposedly 8Mbps cable >>> modem speed and can't wait for a fiber optic connection some day "real >>> soon now". As for dial-up modem, I'd strongly suggest looking for >>> another way to connect and forget about dial-up modems. >>> >>> If you absolutely need a modem, get the internal. The part is Apple >>> 805-2088-A. You can find them cheap enough. Ask on LEM-Swap. >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
