Recent content by Blastoid84

Gave that a try along with another disc, 8.5. No dice on either. It was on CS and I set it to Master mode. Tried with it disconnected as well. I did try the usb keyboard in the G3 iBook and that was able to boot to cd and target disc mode using the external keyboard. It's looking more and...

I grabbed a G3 iMac M4984 that posts but goes to a ?/Finder icon, I assumed the HD was shot. Taking it apart the battery is the original and has leaked just on its end but the board seems clean. I replaced it with a 3.6v, put in a HD, and put it back together. It does not boot to the CD of...

You guys are awesome, so much great info here! Thank you everyone and a special call out to Snial for the write up. I found a G3 all in one local, it does not meet my full requirements but I think it'll work well for my needs/wants. Only caveat is it does not boot (posts but no desktop) and...

I like the looks of those and with what Cory5412 mentioned it about backward compatibility this would work for me. Added to the list, thank you.

Sadly I passed on getting the 6205 as it was over an hour away and did not turn on (it made noise but no lights, no cd-rom function). I assumed PSU and maybe system board so I did not want to take on a broken device. Thanks, I've updated my list and with the info in this thread have a larger...

Thank you both, I'll keep an eye out.

Hi all, I'm fairly new around here but an old school DOS/Win guy that's always had an interest in Macs. Picked up a SE 1/40 (2mb of RAM) at VCF East and now I really want something I can play more 90s Mac games on (yes I know I can emulate but I like my old rigs). Found a Performa 6205 that...