Thinking of selling my 20" iMac

2017-01-04 Thread Russell Courtenay
Just checking if anyone has seen the elusive 2.93 GHz quad i7 17" MacBook Pro. I've seen a lot of 2.66 GHz units on eBay go from $500+ but no 2.93s. Downsizing a bit and looking to sell off my 2008 iMac 2.66 core 2 duo with 3.0GB hard drive. I paid a pretty reasonable $425 for it in 2011,

Re: Working G3 iMac?

2017-01-04 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jan 4, 2017, at 1:29 PM, Clark Martin > wrote: I feel like the Data Security Dalek: "DE-MAGNETIZE! DE-MAGNETIZE!” 8-) Just be thankful the policy isn’t to do a DOD wipe procedure. Could be a little difficult trying to find an 8” drive… or computer

Re: Working G3 iMac?

2017-01-04 Thread Clark Martin
Clark Martin A designated driver on the information Super Highway > On Jan 4, 2017, at 11:53 AM, Bruce Johnson > wrote: > > The hard drives I can see, but what did those poor CD drives ever do to > anyone?? :-) > > (sez the guy currently degaussing about 150

Re: Working G3 iMac?

2017-01-04 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jan 4, 2017, at 12:33 PM, charles lenington > wrote: I have 10+ iMacs that were taken from service by drilling through bottom of case killing hard & cd/dvd drives. I'll have to check for model id. The hard drives I can see, but what did those

Re: Working G3 iMac?

2017-01-04 Thread charles lenington
On 1/4/17 11:36 AM, Zeke Ulrey wrote: I'm two hours south of Spokane, WA. Anyone know of a functioning 500Mhz or higher G3 iMac, anywhere? (Every time the CRT goes out in mine I pull the guts and put it in another. I've done this three times since 1999.) Finally, for the first time, I'm

Re: Working G3 iMac?

2017-01-04 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jan 4, 2017, at 11:18 AM, Bruce Johnson > wrote: On Jan 4, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Zeke Ulrey > wrote: I'm two hours south of Spokane, WA. Anyone know of a functioning

Re: Working G3 iMac?

2017-01-04 Thread Bruce Johnson
> On Jan 4, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Zeke Ulrey wrote: > > I'm two hours south of Spokane, WA. Anyone know of a functioning 500Mhz or > higher G3 iMac, anywhere? (Every time the CRT goes out in mine I pull the > guts and put it in another. I've done this three times

Re: Working G3 iMac?

2017-01-04 Thread 'sasse' via iMac Group

Working G3 iMac?

2017-01-04 Thread Zeke Ulrey
I'm two hours south of Spokane, WA. Anyone know of a functioning 500Mhz or higher G3 iMac, anywhere? (Every time the CRT goes out in mine I pull the guts and put it in another. I've done this three times since 1999.) Finally, for the first time, I'm having difficulty locating a donor. All I