On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:15 PM, JansIdea at aol.com wrote: > I have a PowerMac 225 and was wondering if surgery can be done to > upgrade the > "innards" so that it can run OS 10? or is this a lost cause and > have to by > new hardware.
It would cost you more than a good used Mac that CAN run OS X. Sorry. Look around. Used deals abound. I found a used eMac 1 ghz superdrive model in the want ads while I was in California on vacation this month and got them to take $200 for it. My mom now has an awesome computer for less that it cost me to outfit her last iMac g3 that can hardly do anything. I looked it up in all the online used sources (even eBay) and it should have gone for somewhere in the $500-600 range. The people were obviously not Mac people and decided to sell it and get a PC. I felt so guilty, but my mom needed something BAD, so I did it. If my guilt gets too bad I might send the lady another $100. Bottom line: don't throw away your money. Get something newer. If you're patient you'll find some wonderful surprises. Watch out for eBay, though. Macs almost ALWAYS go for a decent market price there. One trick that sometimes can benefit is to find the less than cosmetically perfects ones. They're not as desirable and can save you a few bucks. The server in my closet is just such a deal. Looks awful. But then I never look at it. j. -- Jonathan Fletcher jfletch at newmediaconstco.com | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be June 27 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
