On Thursday, Feb 27, 2003, at 23:01 US/Central, Roger Harris wrote: > Hi James, > > I have a lot of older Macs in use, and one is very like yours. A 7300 > PowerLoogix 350, 512k cache. I have a IBM 4.5 gig and about 400mb of > RAM. It still has the stock video. My sister is using with OSX,
She probably uses hers the way I use mine--personal computing: taking care of the checking account, surfing the 'net, and using it for word processing and the like? > But I am a graphic artist and X on this Mac is too slow for graphics. > But for > regular use I find it very usable with OSX. I couldn't imagine trying to use this machine for that purpose; it would be too slow with a 50mhz bus. > When I used the 7300 I had an ATA 100 card and a 40 gig ATA 100 drive > in > it. It worked fine for most graphics work and general use. One of these days.... > My recomendations to Christian were based on his being a self described > "Linux Nerd". I could only assume he is used to heavier hardware and > I > don't want him to be dissapointed with his first Mac. I understood that! What I couldn't get over is how decent a machine I managed to get for not too much money. At eBay, even now, a much "better" machine like a G3/450 or better are still going for $450+; at least they were at Christmas. I managed to snag a G3/233 for a manageable $151 (with a 17" monitor, too!) and have upgraded the the processor to 350 and added a 256MB card to it. I've seen the Personality cards starting at $20 with full AV but I haven't tracked the final prices.....Oh, the possibilities. Doc, I've got a problem.... Jim Sanderson -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
