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Macintrash
New Member
Australia
68 Posts |
 Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 22:40:11
The new Macs are so expensive over here, the cheapest price ive found for a new mac is something like $2000! 
And being a 15 year old with an appaulling part time salary of $6.20, I definatly cant afford to buy a new mac!
I dont care what it is, as long as it can run the earliest version of OS 10 (X)Does anyone here live in Western Australia that has a machine with OS 10 which they wish to sell? For under $1000? |
Flash
Full Member
Australia
637 Posts |
Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 23:37:32
I know that people have had X running on non-G3 Macs, but I have had no luck at all. So I would recommend looking for a G3 (not an upgraded PPC) of some description, such as an iMac or a Blue and White. microseconds.com.au is a good place to start looking (although shipping may cost you a bit to WA) or look in the tradingpost.com.au and of course good old eBay.~Coxy is local to WA, so he may be able to help too. happy Mac hunting  cheers
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oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2003 : 14:44:56
Look for a Blue and White G3, or one of the 500-700 MHz iMacs with Rage 128 video. Either one will run OS X very well.You want the latest version of OS X. The first version was really slow. Unlike M$ software, OS X has actually improved in speed as it has progressed! Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert
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boredomconquersall
Full Member
Canada
613 Posts |
Posted - 18 Apr 2003 : 08:17:07
Amen to that! my beige G3 runs X prity close to as well as the new powermacs in the store!THnxnxx
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oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 18 Apr 2003 : 13:55:12
A beige G3 is also a great choice; it's very expandable and easily upgraded to a G4 processor when you have the money. If you'll be getting one, plan on getting a new video card for it, either a Rage 128 or a Radeon. Older ATI Rage and Mach64 cards just can't handle OS X. You'll also need a USB card if you want to use any newer peripherals. With any machine you buy, plan on getting a two-button mouse for it. The Micro$oft USB optical scroll wheel mice work very nicely.Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert
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