G3 All-in-One

[beachycove]

The "molar Macs": they have a reputation as ugly by design, but I think they are rather elegant machines. They do, however, have to be seen in person to be fully appreciated. I've wanted one for years, and am at last getting one in the next few days.

My wife, meanwhile, tells me that I need a more productive hobby. A return to woodworking is being gently promoted....

 

[equill]

Most words in the language can acquire figurative uses apart from the literal meanings contained in their spelling—or their etymology—but wives also code their figurative extensions of 'meaning'. In that use of 'productive' I have little doubt, derived from experience, that uxorial approval is heavily implied, although it is the meaning That Dares Not Speak Its Name, to paraphrase the original a little. Stand fast!

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[Maconthemove]

Take a friend if you have a bad back.

 

[tomlee59]

Take a friend if you have a bad back.

Take a friend even if you don't!

 

[beachycove]

The "Molar Mac" has arrived, or rather, I have picked it up. My back even survived the experience!

Actually, it's not nearly as heavy as a 20" ColorSync, which I have struggled mightily with in the past. And it is a beauty (where did the accusations of ugliness against this model come from, I wonder?): there is no discolouring, & with only a couple of small scratches marring one side, it is pretty much pristine. A bit of a clean is needed, but nothing more.

A 16GB ATA drive and 384 mb ram are installed (3 x 128s), with a USB1 card and a fast network card and one slot remaining (unlike those unloveable G3 iMacs, these things have 3 PCI slots, folks). To top it off, the fellow I got it from had overclocked it to 466MHz (using a replacement G3 zif, with 1 MB backside cache – you overclock them using jumpers as you do the other beige G3s, so that's easy).

In this configuration, and running 9.2, it absolutely flies. It is now by some margin my fastest OS9 machine.

A worthy bookend to my beloved Color Classic, methinks – and its true successor in the style department.

 

[tomlee59]

Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder. The Molar won a design award when it debuted, so you are clearly not alone in your admiration of its aesthetics. Enjoy!

 

[Christopher]

My fastest OS 9 machine is my dual 450MHz G4.

 

[bigD]

Pictures!!!

 

[MacMan]

The Toothintosh - how I wish I could see one!

 

[bmacsys]

The "molar Macs": they have a reputation as ugly by design, but I think they are rather elegant machines. They do, however, have to be seen in person to be fully appreciated. I've wanted one for years, and am at last getting one in the next few days.
My wife, meanwhile, tells me that I need a more productive hobby. A return to woodworking is being gently promoted....

I had one, Big and heavy. Much better made than the iMac.