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The seller replied to me and indicated it is a USB and fire wire card that only works properly with OS 10.3+ which is too slow on this machine in his opinion.

Don’t know yet other than what it says there on the system profiler which says something about a PCI bridge. I sent a message to the seller to see if he knows anything.

OK, another “duh” moment. Sure, enough, ATI Rage 128!!

Also started messing around in the appearance controls and found a background I like better. Bring on the flower power.

Here is what the tracking button pulls up. I messed with it yesterday and the course adjust seems to smooth out lines in the display in a course way and the fine adjust just fine tunes that. To make the screen image appear smooth as it says.

Yeah, I’ll try to find time to open it up later

Yeah, I bet it could be needing a recap. And I’m not sure what powers the backlight or controls that. I’m really starting at Ground Zero here as I want to get more into repairing old electronics, including these computers, and also old solid state and tube audio equipment. Going to check in at...

Actually, as it turns out, the seller had installed an ATI card from a later G3 tower. Not sure if it is the rage model or not and sorry if that is totally newbie, but I just am still learning the difference between things again. But it does have one in there.

Here is what I get when I do that. And clearly something’s not right because if I walk away from the computer for a little while, and then come back, the display ends up, looking like this until I power it off with a power button and then power it back on. Looks like this after I power...

And I checked. I have 2MB VRAM currently in this machine.

Ok, thanks! I eill see if I can get and install that!

The combination is up and running! But not sure I’m getting all I can out of the monitor. It doesn’t look like the settings are allowing me to use all the colors it can, and get as much brightness and clarity as I should be able to. I’ll read more and try to figure out more later.

Oh, I also picked up an unused version of the original missed game on CD and have that coming so I can mess around with that.

Thanks! It got here and I have it up and running. Not sure I’m getting the resolution and clarity and brightness I should be out of this monitor yet. It only lets me choose thousands of colors and as I understand it, the monitor is capable of millions. But it’s working! I guess I’ll do some...

Huh, didn't know that. I have a 1998 G3 266 PowerMac coming. I wonder if it will have that capability.

Thanks!

The extension post doesn't stay up except precariously all the way up, but other than that, in pretty good shape! will see how it fires up and works once my Beige G3 gets here!

Going to try it out with a period correct (1998) Beige G3 Power PC I just picked up. Got it for only 20 bucks at the local computer recycler. Looks like people try to sell them for silly amounts on line. Anyway, we'll see how it works when the machine gets here. I may sell it, seeing what I...

Thanks! I thought it would be less frustrating to start with some of the work already done!

As I got started into considering vintage, found this monitor at the local computer and electronics recycler which also runs and supports with sales STEM programs in Boise. Seems like it sells, or is at least offered, for a lot as it was the first Apple LCD display. Anyhow, got that for 20...