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l008com · Nov 27, 2003, 12:34 AM

I'm looking for an old Beige PCI PowerMac.
It has to be beige, and it has to be PCI. I've been looking on the web for them, but I hate to spend that much money on one when I know so many people have them just lying around or might actually be throwing them away. I need one to power a web site. If you have one thats just collecting dust, let me know. Remember has to be beige and has to be PCI. Oh yeah and 6400/6500's are excluded also. Let me know.

Just to clarify...
7300, 7500, 7600, 8500, 8600, 9500, 9600, G3 Beige... i think thats all of 'em

crazyjohnson · Nov 27, 2003, 09:54 AM

OS 9.2.2

266 MGZ G3

288MB Ram:

32 MB DIMM
128 MB DIMM
128 MB DIMM

4 GB HD

CD, Floppy, Ethernet, External US Robotics 56K Modem (if desired)

Asking $100 OBO

Also have a Sony Trinitron Multiscan 100gs (15in) color monitor for the G3. Asking $100 OBO for monitor.

If you wait until I get back from school (2-3 weeks), I live in Ma, so we could arrange something so we wouldnt have to ship. Or, if you need it soon, I am sure something can be worked out.

schwarz -at- freeshell -dot- org

tenbay · Nov 30, 2003, 01:14 PM

I have a G3 266 Biege Desktop....asking $75

Also:
-Yamaha external CD-R/RW (SCSI)
-USB PCI card
-Apple Keyboard/Mouse
-Mitshubishi 19" 940u monitor high end graphics display flat screen
....everything for $200

l008com · Nov 30, 2003, 01:18 PM

I think I want something cheaper, like a 604 based machine. I don't wanna pay for shipping so if you live in the boston area that would be a plus. That second G3 would be too much when you add shipping on.

lothar56 · Nov 17, 2005, 12:23 PM

How about a G3 Desktop. 266 MHz, 4 GB HD, 128 mb of RAM, Zip, Floppy, CD, OS 9.2.2/OS 10.2, runs perfect. How does $50 plus shipping sound? If you don't think that's fair, let me know what is and I'll consider, I'm definitely willing to sell this. (BTW, when I shipped a 7100, Mac Classic + a ton of random other computer stuff from Iowa to South Carolina, shipping was less than $25, so that should give you an idea of the most it could possibly be)

finboy · Nov 17, 2005, 12:38 PM

Shrievesystems.com

jfobart · Nov 17, 2005, 01:15 PM

I have a G3/333 UMAX (so it's a clone)- but it is beige.

PM me if you're interested.

l008com · Nov 17, 2005, 01:22 PM

No thanks, seeing as how this thread is two years old

lothar56 · Nov 17, 2005, 04:17 PM

Oh wow, I have no idea how that happened, sorry guys.

l008com · Nov 17, 2005, 04:21 PM

I don't even remember why I wanted one of these but i definitely don't anymore. Thanks anyway.

dpaanlka · Nov 20, 2005, 12:12 AM

Just FYI - a 6500/250 is a pretty fast computer. And you could probably get one cheap, since people are mistakenly "afraid" of the 603 processor. They're also nice because they use IDE hard drives, instead of SCSI like all the others..

Out of curiosity, why would you exclude these? Cuz I have a really nice one if you're still interested. I'd sell it for like $25...

dpaanlka · Nov 20, 2005, 12:13 AM

Oh sorry I didn't notice that this was 2 years old. Why is this so high up on the list???

l008com · Nov 20, 2005, 12:17 AM

Becuase people like you keep replying to it! I don't remember what i wanted one of these machines for so I don't know why I excluded the X500's. Though it was probably due to the minimal number of PCI slots, hard drive bays, and optical bays. They are good machines though, for a while I was very seriously thinking of putting one in my car as an mp3 player, and since it has video, i could have hooked it up to a cheap 6" lcd and stick a cheap camera on the back and had a rear view etc. This was before ipods came out. I never got around to it and now its just not worth the effort.