PowerMac G3 - First of the Last.

[PowerPup]

Yesterday I was given this from a friend's neighbor.

A PowerMac G3 with a MultipleScan 720 Display.

Also got a Epson Stylust Color 600 printer, but the ink was dry, probably going to take that to GoodWill.

It came with manuals and Apple stickers too.

Specs:

Mac OS 8.1 (With system enabler 777)

32MB RAM

233Mhz G3 CPU w/512k L2 cache

4GB HD

Since I plan on playing around with it before deciding whether to keep it or not, I've installed Mac OS 9.2.2 and add 384MB of RAM to make a total of 416MB. Now I just have to decide whether or not to put Panther on it. B-)

I find this Mac to be quite a charmer, its old enough to run Mac OS 8, but new enough to run Mac OS X 10.4 using XPostFacto 4. (10.5 with a G4 upgrade according to Wikipedia.)

One thing I thought interesting was that other than the ram, my PowerMac 6100 with the NewerTech G3 card actually has better specs than it. (250Mhz w/1MB L2 cache.)

The latest thing I've done with the PowerMac G3 is post this topic using Classilla. (Thanks ClassicHasClass!)

 

[Temetka]

Not a bad little box you scored, and I like the price.

Keep in mind that the system bus is higher on the G3 and will be more responsive under OS X. I'd throw a PCI video card in there, preferably one with 32MB of RAM, a G4 ZIF, and a faster IDE controller, possibly a USB card as well.

I have a BeigeG3 MiniTower which I love to death. It has gone from OS 8.6 through OS X.3 and still continues to serve me well.

May yours serve you just as well.

 

[jruschme]

One thing I thought interesting was that other than the ram, my PowerMac 6100 with the NewerTech G3 card actually has better specs than it. (250Mhz w/1MB L2 cache.)

Perhaps, but overclocking the existing CPU and/or installing a replacement is trivial. If you adjust the jumpers, the existing 233 should overclock to 266 and, possibly 300. My own Beige has a 350 chip from a B&W and is overclocked to 400mhz.

 

[MacJunky]

My own Beige has a 350 chip from a B&W and is overclocked to 400mhz.

Omg! Mee too. (cept mine is at 433MHz } )