Any Mac tech forums? (and a pic of my new system!)

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Lucky

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Just picked up a G3/233 and I'd like to know a little more about the guts of it, and of my OC and upgrading options. Any good mac tech forums or is that an oxymoron? :p
 
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Originally posted by: John
This took a total of 5 seconds of my time. ;)
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Captain obvious to the rescue.
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n0cmonkey

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ars has a mac forum
macrumors.com
macosx.com I think has some forums


There are a few Mac users around the forums here. Too bad there are too many x86ers with undying love for their architecture...
 
XMan

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You can overclock a Mac?

I wouldn't mind having a G3 case, those things sure do open nice. ;)
 
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n0cmonkey

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Originally posted by: Xerox Man
You can overclock a Mac?

I wouldn't mind having a G3 case, those things sure do open nice. ;)
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The old iBooks were overclocked with a quick soder. So yes, you can overclock Macs.
 
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Originally posted by: Xerox Man
You can overclock a Mac?

I wouldn't mind having a G3 case, those things sure do open nice. ;)
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Want my iMac? It's not a contemporary G3 case but it does have a G3/233 processor with a HUGE 4GB hard drive and imposing 4MB VRAM.

$999 and it's yours, USD funds only please :D
 
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Lucky

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Originally posted by: Xerox Man
You can overclock a Mac?

I wouldn't mind having a G3 case, those things sure do open nice. ;)
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Well, g3 cases are different. I assume you are talkign about the blue/white cases. I'd love to have one but there is a hefty price premium for them. I got

this system off ebay. I thought it was a decent deal considering I can turn around and resell the scanner and the zip drive + disks, which I dont need. It has 416 MB RAM (odd number, I know) and a 30 gig HD and he's also gonna sell me a PCI IDE controller @ ata/66 for $30 that will let me take advantage of the drive's higher speed.
 
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deftron

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Originally posted by: Lucky
Originally posted by: Xerox Man
You can overclock a Mac?

I wouldn't mind having a G3 case, those things sure do open nice. ;)
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Well, g3 cases are different. I assume you are talkign about the blue/white cases. I'd love to have one but there is a hefty price premium for them. I got

this system off ebay. I thought it was a decent deal considering I can turn around and resell the scanner and the zip drive + disks, which I dont need. It has 416 MB RAM (odd number, I know) and a 30 gig HD and he's also gonna sell me a PCI IDE controller @ ata/66 for $30 that will let me take advantage of the drive's higher speed.
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Looks like a good deal...

Will it run OSX ?

If not, do you know what's the cheapest used mac that will ?


 
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n0cmonkey

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Originally posted by: deftron
Originally posted by: Lucky
Originally posted by: Xerox Man
You can overclock a Mac?

I wouldn't mind having a G3 case, those things sure do open nice. ;)
Click to expand...


Well, g3 cases are different. I assume you are talkign about the blue/white cases. I'd love to have one but there is a hefty price premium for them. I got

this system off ebay. I thought it was a decent deal considering I can turn around and resell the scanner and the zip drive + disks, which I dont need. It has 416 MB RAM (odd number, I know) and a 30 gig HD and he's also gonna sell me a PCI IDE controller @ ata/66 for $30 that will let me take advantage of the drive's higher speed.
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Looks like a good deal...

Will it run OSX ?

If not, do you know what's the cheapest used mac that will ?
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Does the phrase "like a dog" mean anything to you? :p
 
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Lucky

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Originally posted by: deftron
Originally posted by: Lucky
Originally posted by: Xerox Man
You can overclock a Mac?

I wouldn't mind having a G3 case, those things sure do open nice. ;)
Click to expand...


Well, g3 cases are different. I assume you are talkign about the blue/white cases. I'd love to have one but there is a hefty price premium for them. I got

this system off ebay. I thought it was a decent deal considering I can turn around and resell the scanner and the zip drive + disks, which I dont need. It has 416 MB RAM (odd number, I know) and a 30 gig HD and he's also gonna sell me a PCI IDE controller @ ata/66 for $30 that will let me take advantage of the drive's higher speed.
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Looks like a good deal...

Will it run OSX ?

If not, do you know what's the cheapest used mac that will ?
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As the link says, I think this is about it. You can get a desktop system that will run it and pay a bit less but you lose the expandability of the tower.

As for slow as a dog :p, Im only gonna use this for one purpose, to burn Mac compatible CD's for sending out my portfolio. I tried for weeks to come up with a PC based solution but realized it would be easier just to buy a cheap mac, throw a $50 32x burner in it, get toast, and burn them in a mac-native enviroment. That way I can ensure that they will work properly.

After Im done I think I'll be able to easily resell it for at least what I paid for it.
 
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n0cmonkey

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Originally posted by: Lucky
Originally posted by: deftron
Originally posted by: Lucky
Originally posted by: Xerox Man
You can overclock a Mac?

I wouldn't mind having a G3 case, those things sure do open nice. ;)
Click to expand...


Well, g3 cases are different. I assume you are talkign about the blue/white cases. I'd love to have one but there is a hefty price premium for them. I got

this system off ebay. I thought it was a decent deal considering I can turn around and resell the scanner and the zip drive + disks, which I dont need. It has 416 MB RAM (odd number, I know) and a 30 gig HD and he's also gonna sell me a PCI IDE controller @ ata/66 for $30 that will let me take advantage of the drive's higher speed.
Click to expand...


Looks like a good deal...

Will it run OSX ?

If not, do you know what's the cheapest used mac that will ?
Click to expand...




As the link says, I think this is about it. You can get a desktop system that will run it and pay a bit less but you lose the expandability of the tower.

As for slow as a dog :p, Im only gonna use this for one purpose, to burn Mac compatible CD's for sending out my portfolio. I tried for weeks to come up with a PC based solution but realized it would be easier just to buy a cheap mac, throw a $50 32x burner in it, get toast, and burn them in a mac-native enviroment. That way I can ensure that they will work properly.

After Im done I think I'll be able to easily resell it for at least what I paid for it.
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Macs can read iso9660 without problems.
 
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Lucky

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Macs can read iso9660 without problems.
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I've tried forever and posted multiple tech-support questions reqarding this, and I still have not gotten it to work. It doesnt matter now since the system is on its way...but for what I was trying to do, doing it on a PC was not working.
 
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n0cmonkey

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Originally posted by: Lucky
Macs can read iso9660 without problems.
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I've tried forever and posted multiple tech-support questions reqarding this, and I still have not gotten it to work. It doesnt matter now since the system is on its way...but for what I was trying to do, doing it on a PC was not working.
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Hmm... I havent had any problems with my iceBook...
 
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