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So I should just leave it running the currently installed 7.6.1? OK. Now what software do I use to utilize its video capture capabilities?

It was a beige G3 running OS 8.1 with AppleShare IP installed, and a SCSI card and second NIC installed in the PCI slots. The dual 9GB drives were set up in RAID 0; I couldn't get them to mount when booting off the OS 9 install disc, so I took them out, set them aside, and installed OS 9 and...

An update: I went back and grabbed the Server G3 and a Quadra 660AV. They're putting the rest of the 605's (there were three) into storage, so if anyone wants one, you should call. Now if anyone can solve the (for me) ages-old mystery as to why my 10.2 Server hangs at the server assistant on...

I may go back tomorrow with $40 or $50 if I get a chance, and grab some of what's left. Namely that G3 and the Quadras. Perhaps a tape drive. I'm going to call tomorrow morning and find out.

The bizarre thing is I turned it on just now with the intention to leave it on like you suggested, and it came to life and booted into 7.6.1. Now I'm afraid to turn it off.

I want to get that server, but I may not have time to go back, and I'm pretty sure shipping prices for that thing would be obscene.

I can't seem to get the timing for the switch flick right; I still get no video. Now to get a 3.6v battery... I expect it's typical for all the old machines that I get to have been sitting for years and needing new batteries.

Is it a cap problem? Q605 chimes upon powerup but no video, doesn't even respond to Cmd-Opt-Power. Removed all RAM, VRAM, expansion card, and drives and same result.

The funny thing is I happened to net 2 Sawtooths from another former employee of this place 2 weeks ago; those two were completely stock as well, with Zip drives. Using one as a server, running Debian Linux. Installed 10.4 on the other one.

Well, sadly I can't save them all. Especially since I have no time to go half an hour north of my house when everything I do daily is half an hour south of my house.

When I went, some reseller had already showed up and taken all the G4 towers. They had saved at least the B&W G3 because I had called earlier. There are a few eMacs for $50, a bunch of assorted Quadras and PowerMacs plus a beige Mac Server G3 all labelled $10, a lot of keyboards and...

Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote 640. It's actually a 605.

Yes, it was posted as "lots of computer equipment" with no mention of Apple or Mac in the title or description. The picture showed a lot of G3/G4 towers and older Apple hardware. I took money there planning to get the G3, a Quadra or 2, and some other peripherals there like the tape drives...

I'm not sure if I will go back, since it's a ways out of my way. It's a newspaper that went out of business in the Oakland County, MI area. Never seen so much old Apple hardware in one place. If I do, I would like to pick up the Server G3 plus a few more Quadras. There were a few G4...

Had about 60 with me. Came back with this: Power Macintosh G3 Blue and White, completely stock running OS 8.5.1 with SCSI card installed. One of three 64MB RAM sticks was dead. iMac DV, snow. Plugged it in and turned it on, is running OS X 10.4, haven't checked anything else. Apparently...

Thanks for all the suggestions. I tried to give it one last go before ordering a new battery, and found that it booted if used a different stick of RAM from the one I had left in there. Turns out that was preventing it from booting. The Mac then happily booted into OS 8.5.1.

Motherboard is clean, and I get no activity with the video card and all but 1 stick of RAM removed. Pressing the power button once shuts off the computer. That leaves the PRAM battery.

As far as I can tell, it's a stock G3, but its not booting. I get a chime on powerup, and that's it. No video, no HD activity, No CD-ROM activity if I stick in an OSX 10.2 disc. Haven't really played around with it yet, what might be the case?

I returned the 6880 to the seller because it wasn't compatible with removable drives. Anyone know a good ATA card that can handle a DVD drive?

Byrd's suggestion did the trick; I'm now up and running with 10.4 on a 1TB hard drive. Now if only I could get OSX to recognize my Acard 6880M...