On 7/2/07 2:16 PM, in article 46894f00$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"King Beowulf"
<kingbeowulf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 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
The B&W will old 1gb RAM if you're lucky. I've had some that would only
take
768.
Look at Sonnet Technology's site; they sell processor upgrades (among
others). IMHO, it's not worth the cost of the processor, ram and video
card
you contemplate. You can get a G4 on Ebay for the money.
--
Brian Ehni
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