What can I do with a couple of iMac G3s with OS 9.0 and 9.2?

[geordisjd]

I have one working Revision A iMac, running 9.something

Well, after all this talk, if it's working, what do you really want out of if? (I gather you probably don't have a OS 9 install CD?

[Eragon]

I bought my iMac last July. The first Apple I've owned since the days of my Apple II+. One of the things I was hoping to do with the iMac was use it to play children's software. Unfortunately, a lot of the software was made for Mac Classic and not for the Intel processors. Some of the programs I was able to run via Parallels. Some, I wasn't.

Bottom line: there still is a market for older macs, especially ones with PPC processors.

[geordisjd]

I bought my iMac last July. The first Apple I've owned since the days of my Apple II+. One of the things I was hoping to do with the iMac was use it to play children's software. Unfortunately, a lot of the software was made for Mac Classic and not for the Intel processors. Some of the programs I was able to run via Parallels. Some, I wasn't.

Bottom line: there still is a market for older macs, especially ones with PPC processors.

And u can still do that. For $100, u can get a DV iMac G3 on eBay. Make sure you get a 4-500mhz processor and at least 256 mb of ram. You can upgrade rather cheaply to up to 576 mb. My 1 gb was a fairly expensive custom upgrade. Make sure it was fitted with a bigger Hd. Mine has 80GB. It cost me $125 before my crazy memory upgrade. You just keep OS 9.2 on it and run all your kids' games natively.

[jakebrake3202]

I have one set up in my living room. I have it plugged into my audio system and use it as a jukebox with different playlists for parties and such. Everyone is always intrigued by the visuals in itunes when I have them on.

I have turned several others into iMacquariums.


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[geordisjd]

I have one set up in my living room. I have it plugged into my audio system and use it as a jukebox with different playlists for parties and such. Everyone is always intrigued by the visuals in itunes when I have them on.

I have turned several others into iMacquariums.


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I love them! However, I'm not ready to sacrify any of my working Macs to turn them into a fish tank. I don't own any non-working Mac. Actually, I've never even met one!

[billnye97]

I have one set up in my living room. I have it plugged into my audio system and use it as a jukebox with different playlists for parties and such. Everyone is always intrigued by the visuals in itunes when I have them on.

I have turned several others into iMacquariums.


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Very cool and trendy. After I buy my Macbook I'm gonna look into getting one. My cats would go crazy.

[jakebrake3202]

Very cool and trendy. After I buy my Macbook I'm gonna look into getting one. My cats would go crazy.

They are cat proof. My cat sits on top of my iMacquarium and stares through the case at the fish swimming inside. The only thing she can do is paw at plastic. She walked around it for hours when I got it set up, just trying to figure out how to get at the fish inside.

[iHero]

You should give one of those G3's to me. I've upgraded my iMac G3 350MHz from OS 9 to OS X. You need to upgrade the firmware, and upgrade to at least OS 9.1. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me and I'll give you my GTalk or MSN address.

I'd upgrade to 10.4 but I need more RAM.

[geordisjd]

I'm running 10.4.11 on my G3 iMac:



It's also still able to run classic. I'm maxed out on the RAM, which makes a big difference. It's a very nice and smooth little machine.

[iHero]

Isn't 1GB the max, or do you have the model with only that much as the max amount of ram?