Sorry I'm not sure if I replied to you correctly. It is not 2.33 - It's 1.33 and that's the Mini. The G3 is a different computer. My post was extremely long and probably confusing. I got the G3 years ago and have never had it running and I got a Mac Mini 1.33 last January and am very happy with it. My problem is that the G3 takes up quite a bit of space and I've been thinking of junking it but something in me keeps wondering if there might be something worthwhile I can do with it. And I still am curious to see if I can actually get it running. The people I got it from told me there was all sorts of great software on it but I can't remember what they said. For instance there might be something on it I can use for editing our old home movies. Just because it isn't up to 2009 Mac standards doesn't mean it's worthless and if there is ultra sophisticated and expensive (back then) software on it I might be able to get some good use out of it using software I can't afford for my newer Mac which is great for surfing and music and all the newer internet stuff the G3 probably won't be good for.
On Oct 25, 10:26 pm, Richard Gerome <onecoolka...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Keep it and get it going!!! I would take an old Apple over a brand new PC > running any Windows OS... Am I reading this right? It's 2.33ghz processer??? > Or is this the ram (mb)??? What does it stand for??? I don't know anything > about the Mini??? What version 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 <jossa...@gmail.com> > >Sent: Oct 25, 2009 5:29 AM > >To: G-Group <g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> > >Subject: HELP!!! Beige PowerMac G3 > > >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 installed). The unit has been basically stored > >through all these years because I was very busy working insane hours - > >and had being driven crazy by the nightmare of dealing with microsoft > >viruses on my pc - until I'd reconfigured it so many times that stress > >erased the part of my brain that permits me the choice of doing > >another microsoft reconfiguration. What a relief! Then I converted > >to LInux Ubuntu which helped tremendously to reduce the trauma of 24 > >years of coping with microsoft software... (after buying and playing > >with the first Sinclair, my first true computer world love affair was > >the Atari 1040 and then I switched to the Mac 512 etc but my business > >involvements required me to work in the PC environment which removed > >me from the human race for quite awhile - I became a robot manipulated > >by the machinations and mind control of microsoft. I'm ashamed and > >penitent but I admit it . I am a fugitive from the microsoft robot > >gang. (Movie soon to be released ...) > > >Anyway in 2004 this orphaned G3 psychically reached into my heart (at > >a garage sale) and reset my robot heart into a human one which been in > >a "pining for Macintosh" coma since 1982. The paradigm shifting earth > >shattering experience that broke the hopelessness spell which had > >bound my spirit to the lord of the microsoft underworld which had > >instigated this miraculous turnaround was the sudden explosion of > >neurons in my brain by its invasion by the lightning bolt sentence "it > >still works perfectly and is running OS10 server and also functions > >well as a desktop" and "the only reason we are parting with it is > >because we have upgraded to a newer model". I was in apple-mac love > >again. And so even though I couldn't plug it in and really get it > >running etc etc it kept the dream of reentering the World According > >To Apple alive in my abused psyche for another 5 years. Scene Change > >to the year 2009... my son got me a Mac Mini 2.33 and my life began > >again - 10 months ago. "It was 7pm on a Sunday and outside my window > >delicate snowflakes gently floated and swirled magically with the odd > >gust of wind when... " Well, you get the gist of it (it's all iln > >the movie) > > >Reborn into the reNEWed Age of Mac with the arrival of my new (OLD > >mini Mac) my life has taken on new meaning and direction... > > >I was too embarassed at having had this brick taking up space and > >gathering dust for five years to be able to just say: > > >I'm trying to figure out if I should plug in the USB card and see if I > >can actually get this giant computer running. Can anyone tell me if > >there's anything worthwhile that can still be done with a G3 PowerMac > >that warrants my exerting any more brain cells and physical work to > >see if this machine actually runs, or whether I should just junk it. > >I'd really appreciate some clear understanding because each time I'm > >just about ready to let this dinosaur pass on to its well deserved > >reward... I hear "something"... that makes me think that maybe I can > >still do something with it. Please HELP!!! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
