I accidently posted this in the Trading Post, I deleted that and put it in here...
I finally went to a local computer shop and got RAM for my iBook G3, which is running great now, btw...On my way out I noticed some old macs lying outside on the ground. Shocked, I went inside, and asked about them. They had been sitting outside for 2 years, there was a Multiple Scan 17, Centris 610 and a LC 475. I asked how much for the LC 475, and he said $5. I lied and said I said I had $3 on me and he took it. I took it home, and cleaned off 2 years of outside grime. I opened it, expecting hell, and to my surprise it was rust/corrosion free. Since it has not rained in over a week, I figured I would be OK to power up. I hooked it up, and turned it on. No video. A light went off in my head that said !!Pizza Box Power Toggle!! and, it booted, with video. As the extensions were loading, I was watching it. All of a sudden as an apperant speech extension loaded, a voice said "No thanks, I take it black, like my men." My friend was with me and she (and me) burst out laughing. I guess a file placed in the extension folder will play the file at startup...Anyway, I think it was a true liberation from an unloved enviroment.
Also, more macs at that shop include
2xGraphite G4's
3xApple monitors
Stylewriters
PM 7200
Centris 610
So a deserving iBook got ram and a LC 475 got a loving home.
All for 2 sticks of 256mb DDR2 memory from a MacBook and $3...
Worth it? I think so...
I finally went to a local computer shop and got RAM for my iBook G3, which is running great now, btw...On my way out I noticed some old macs lying outside on the ground. Shocked, I went inside, and asked about them. They had been sitting outside for 2 years, there was a Multiple Scan 17, Centris 610 and a LC 475. I asked how much for the LC 475, and he said $5. I lied and said I said I had $3 on me and he took it. I took it home, and cleaned off 2 years of outside grime. I opened it, expecting hell, and to my surprise it was rust/corrosion free. Since it has not rained in over a week, I figured I would be OK to power up. I hooked it up, and turned it on. No video. A light went off in my head that said !!Pizza Box Power Toggle!! and, it booted, with video. As the extensions were loading, I was watching it. All of a sudden as an apperant speech extension loaded, a voice said "No thanks, I take it black, like my men." My friend was with me and she (and me) burst out laughing. I guess a file placed in the extension folder will play the file at startup...Anyway, I think it was a true liberation from an unloved enviroment.
Also, more macs at that shop include
2xGraphite G4's
3xApple monitors
Stylewriters
PM 7200
Centris 610
So a deserving iBook got ram and a LC 475 got a loving home.
All for 2 sticks of 256mb DDR2 memory from a MacBook and $3...
Worth it? I think so...
