I just finished refurbi****ng 2 older Macs. They were free and dirt cheap
so I
couldn't resist.
(side note: I have always drooled about getting a Mac ages ago but could
never
afford one. Most of my current systems were built from parts or dumpster
dives and
so run Slackware Linux except for the "newer" AMD64 3000+ which dual boots
WinXp and
Slamd64.)
They both run great and both are pretty much stock (except as noted
below). The
older one,
Power Macintosh 9500/132 PowerPC 604e, 1GB HD, OS 9.2.2
works well except for the SCSI CDROM is having problems (doesn't always
read a CD on
insert). Also, OS 9 software looks hard to find these days. The newer
one,
Blue & white G3 350MHz, 640MB DRAM, 40 GB and 10 GB HD, CDRW/DVD combo, OS
10.4.10
Both run well on my polyglot WindowsXP/Linux network and can access the
DSL
modem/router for WWW and Internet.
The 9500 is probably a lost cause these days, but is it worth upgrading
the B&W G3
with more RAM, a G4 and a faster (if I can find one) PCI video card?
Thanks for the help.
Ed
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