Re: Best TV tuner card for iMac G3 350 MHz Blueberry (8 MB ATI Rage VR)

2011-08-26 Thread Robert MacLeay
Forget about any USB tuners. Your iMacs have only USB 1.1, which does not have the necessary bandwidth for video. Firewire tuners existed, but they were pricey. Formac made one, but recommended it only for 500+ MHz processors. The horsepower of the G3 iMacs really wasn't up to even SD analog vide

Best TV tuner card for iMac G3 350 MHz Blueberry (8 MB ATI Rage VR)

2011-08-26 Thread Austin Leeds
Hi all, I was recently given two iMac G3s: a 333 MHz Lime and a 350 MHz Blueberry. Swapped in a new 60 GB hard drive into the Blueberry, and it's working really nicely. Also, it came with an AirPort card already installed. For the price of $0, it's a real gem ^_^ I'm considering using it as a sma

Re: New iMac

2011-08-26 Thread Charles Lenington
On 8/21/11 12:49 PM, Fred Thiel and Janet Thiel wrote: I've been looking for a new iMac. The new 2.7GHz quad core i5 21.5 inch monitor iMac is what I've got my eye on, but I can't find out if it has Snow Leopard on it. I don't want Lion at this time. Does anyone know for sure what OS and where