Okay, so it's not exactly a 68k Mac, but it most certainly is now retro...
At the local Goodwill clearance outlet, I found a very clean PowerMac G3/233 Minitower, for the princely sum of $15. Granted, I don't really need this system, but I've never had one from this line, and for that matter, how many of my other retro systems do I really "need"?
I haven't fired it up yet, but it looks to be pretty standard from first glance. I love how the entire thing is a huge, hulking hunk of mid-90's beige design... except for the case-release button, which is darn close to being Bondi Blue. A nice design touch that cleverly foreshadows the subsequent transition to the Colored Plastics look that dominated Apple's (and the rest of the industry) design for several years to come.
Huxley
PS I have to admit that when I spotted this G3 at the bottom of a huge plastic dumpster filled with random crap, I was really excited because I thought for a moment that it was a PowerMac 9600 - that 6-slot beast has been lurking in the back of my mind for ages!
At the local Goodwill clearance outlet, I found a very clean PowerMac G3/233 Minitower, for the princely sum of $15. Granted, I don't really need this system, but I've never had one from this line, and for that matter, how many of my other retro systems do I really "need"?
I haven't fired it up yet, but it looks to be pretty standard from first glance. I love how the entire thing is a huge, hulking hunk of mid-90's beige design... except for the case-release button, which is darn close to being Bondi Blue. A nice design touch that cleverly foreshadows the subsequent transition to the Colored Plastics look that dominated Apple's (and the rest of the industry) design for several years to come.
Huxley
PS I have to admit that when I spotted this G3 at the bottom of a huge plastic dumpster filled with random crap, I was really excited because I thought for a moment that it was a PowerMac 9600 - that 6-slot beast has been lurking in the back of my mind for ages!
