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Bandit240 · Jan 28, 2005, 07:19 PM

Ive been thinking of getting a Apple computer for awile now but never did. Well i found an iMac for $250 down in charleston sc. So far this thing is great, ive got iCab for internet with my phone companys internet connection. Next i tink ill pick up a G3 clamshell iBook for going back and forth between Tn and SC.

Specs
333mhz
96mb ram
6gb hd
Mac OS9
Blueberry (looks green)

Soon ill be adding more ram and an external 6gb hd

My old computer was a HP with an AMD 500mhz 120mb ram Win 98

Commodus · Jan 28, 2005, 07:32 PM

Man, if you can tolerate OS 9 and an iMac G3, I wonder what you'd do with a Mac mini or iMac G5?

I have to admit that I always have a sentimental spot for the iMac G3 in my mind. It's not just that it helped Apple... it's that it seems so complete and friendly!

T. Diddy · Jan 28, 2005, 07:35 PM

congrats. wow...a tray loader. i sold mine a year ago. i just got my clamshell 3 days ago.

Bandit240 · Jan 28, 2005, 08:09 PM

Originally posted by Commodus:
Man, if you can tolerate OS 9 and an iMac G3, I wonder what you'd do with a Mac mini or iMac G5?

I have to admit that I always have a sentimental spot for the iMac G3 in my mind. It's not just that it helped Apple... it's that it seems so complete and friendly!

Right now with my HP the way it is, i'd use my old Macintosh SE if it had a modem. Im still learning the features of everything. Just found AIM for Mac has a thing where it will read out the incomeing messages.

BTW my AIM name is B11Sentra if anyone wants it.

Bandit240 · Jan 28, 2005, 08:18 PM

Also i dont see how anyone could stand that little round apple mouse. Frist thing today was to get a nice optical with a scroll wheel. Gotta love wal-mart for $24.

BTW anyone got a USB floppy drive for sale cheap?

turtle777 · Jan 28, 2005, 08:43 PM

Originally posted by Bandit240:
BTW anyone got a USB floppy drive for sale cheap?

What is that ?
What does it do ?
Can it make coffee ?

-t

discotronic · 09:02 PM

Originally posted by Bandit240:
Also i dont see how anyone could stand that little round apple mouse. Frist thing today was to get a nice optical with a scroll wheel. Gotta love wal-mart for $24.

BTW anyone got a USB floppy drive for sale cheap?

What do you mean by cheap? I have one that has only been used 2-3 times. I can send you a pic if you want. Privite mail me with your email address or just click email at the top of this message and we can discuss it. If I'm not mistaken I have a 128MB SO-DIMM memory module. Maybe make a deal on all of it. Privite mail me with your email address or just click email at the top of this message and we can discuss it.

drews85 · Jan 29, 2005, 10:17 AM

if your machine can run os x, i definitly recomend you try and install it, it will make your computer seem completely fdiffeent, i keep meaning on installing os xon my old g3 tower

nyarlaho · Jan 30, 2005, 01:05 AM

Why install OS X on old computers like that? Unless you can add lots of ram to it, I don't see any reason why. My 128 MB, 350 Mhz Imac purrs along just fine with OS 9. It hardly ever crashes and is nice and snappy.

Commodus · Jan 30, 2005, 11:54 AM

Seeing as how he'd need to buy MacOS X, it would actually be cheaper to sell the iMac G3 and pick up a Mac mini + CRT!