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    iMac G3 DV SE (Summer 2000) having an identity crisis

    A friend recently gave me a 500MHz Graphite iMac DV SE (Summer 2000) and I just acquired the original install/restore discs that should have come with it from the factory. The CDs are orange, marked "For iMac DV models", have OS 9.0.4, and have a date stamp of 2000. All of that matches my iMac...
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    USB Quirkiness on a Quicksilver

    The machine: - Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz w/GeForce4 MX - 1 hard drive boots 9.2.2 or Tiger - 1 hard drive boots Leopard The accessories: - 4-port USB 2.0 card - iogear USB hub (uses two USB ports, provides three USB ports and various card reader slots) - Apple ADC monitor (which is what...
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    Quicksilver vs. MDD

    I'm in the market for either a Quicksilver (Dual 1GHz) or a MDD (Dual 1.25GHz FW400) and wanted to get some opinions. I need something that boots Mac OS 9 natively and can run OS X at a usable speed and is reliable. Speed - Would either machine have equivalent performance to my 12" PowerBook G4...
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    PowerLogix 1.1GHz upgrade only running at 650MHz

    The machine: B&W G3 (Rev B) The upgrade: PowerLogix G3 1.1GHz The software: Mac OS 9.2.2 CPU Director 1.5f6 (application) CPU Director INIT 2.0b1 (extension) The problem: Metronome and Apple System Profiler report 650MHz as the CPU speed. The gruesome details: I'm using an older...
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    Resolution option disappeared (B&W + Radeon 7000)

    I have a 22" 1680x1050 LCD monitor hooked up to my B&W G3 that has been chugging along fine at that resolution for quite a while now. All of a sudden, after a fresh reboot (I don't keep it running 24/7) there are no options for 1680xanything in my Monitors control panel (or control strip)...
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    Finally acquired a PDQ (aka Wallstreet II)!

    After months of lusting for one, I finally got my mitts on the last of the ADB PowerBooks. It's the 300MHz model and the lot came with plenty of extras: DVD drive w/card, Wireless card, Firewire card, original install disk, Mac OS 9 install disc, Jaguar install disks, Airport base unit...
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    Mac Classic Conquest

    Greetings, long time listener, first time caller here. Well, I've been lurking for several months now and I finally have a compelling reason to register and post. I've been a Mac user since '96 having used Apple IIgs' and Macs on occasion prior to that. I do a lot of programming (Classic Mac...
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