>I currently own half a dozen or so Macs - 2 SE/30s (one has the screen >ruined), a dead IIci, 3 LCIII and a Performa 5200CD. But I couldn't access >the Net with those! (the 5200 is in my grandparents' house - I'm teaching >computing to them). I have a WinTel machine which is making me sick all >the >time - errors all the time - I often get nightmares from those! The Mac is >really better in that point - when a fatal error occurs, it doesn't fill >the >whole screen - all it shows is a little bomb in a box (at least it's what >I >know, my newest OS is 7.6.1) > >I really wanted to have a B&W G3, it would be nice, chipped, it would be a >great machine, running OS X and so! A Mac mini would be great, though... I >don't play games a lot (except Sims2, but that one I will have to resign >to >the ugly-faced, always-crashing WinTel machines, because the Mac versions >are always late), and a mini would be the perfect companion!
The 5200 should be able to go on the internet as it was a PPC Mac, would think the LC III can as well since I have an SE/30 that I can do a limited number of things on the net with. Screen being the limiting factor. B&W G3's are going pretty cheap these days on eBay I forgot to bid on one locally that went for $88 or there abouts. I picked up a 450 mhz server with the scsi/raid card and dual 9 gb UW drives for about $150 and it runs OSX 10.3 fine. As someone else mentioned lots of ram makes a big difference as does the fast drives. Given what the B&W G3's are going for used today I'd be curious as to what the Mini's will go for used in a few years. Kevin -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
