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Feb 03, 2006 04:47

Got an old Apple G3 today. I've been playing with it like crazy. That's why I haven't been participating much in the community lately. I promise, after this weekend (it's gonna be a busy weekend), I'll be back ( Read more... )

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bigbellyboy February 3 2006, 10:00:27 UTC

What kind of G3 is it? I had a G3 Powerbook for a while, still ran most things like browsers and email fine.

electroinfecto February 3 2006, 10:09:48 UTC

Uh, I don't know what kind. I know that it has the 1 gig upgrade chip in it and has 512 mb of RAM.

Honestly? Even a very old and crappy computer will run browsers and email just fine. You just have to make sure that you're running an older OS that won't take up all of its resources.

I do computers for a living, it's just that I'm used to working with PCs running Windows or Linux, not Apples.

bigbellyboy February 3 2006, 10:12:41 UTC

Well, if it has the CRT screen built into it, then it is an iMac.

Most of my IT career I have been a Windows admin, but in my current job I have moved more to Macs and Linux. Love OSX, all the good stuff with the BSD in the back of it, but can also run Microsoft Office.

Best of luck with it.

electroinfecto February 4 2006, 03:48:59 UTC

No, it's not an iMac.

I support Windows for my job (PC Tech/desktop support specialist, etc), but I run Linux at home.

phalloidium February 3 2006, 16:04:29 UTC

It has OpenFirmware... you should be able to put LinuxBIOS on it :D

friskyfatgirly February 3 2006, 16:53:27 UTC

Can't wait to hear all about your lovely curvy lady friend!

FYI. electroinfecto February 4 2006, 03:58:16 UTC

She's not my "lady friend". That means she's just my friend. It's also the kind of phrase that people use when they don't accept your same sex love/lust and they want to bring it down.

She's my lover.

Re: FYI. friskyfatgirly February 6 2006, 13:27:26 UTC

LOL sorry, I knew what you meant, I guess I'm just not up to date on the lingo.

electroinfecto February 4 2006, 03:58:44 UTC

And she's actually not curvey at all. She's built like a guy. Which is very sexy in its own way.

Mmmm... BELLY!!!

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electroinfecto February 4 2006, 03:59:08 UTC

I'll have to do that!

fadude February 4 2006, 00:57:58 UTC

Does that G3 have OSX in it? If so, great, but if not, I'd highly recommend getting it. If you're used to Mac Classic, it takes a little getting used to, but it's soooo much more advanced. Plus, it'll run much more software than OS9 would. But yeah... I'm a big mac fan myself (can ya tell?)

Also, it's good to see you're still eating well! :P

electroinfecto February 4 2006, 03:50:43 UTC

Yeah, it's running Tiger.

I *HATE* Mac Classic and it's why I've hated Apple computers for so long. But OS X... it's simply beautiful. Both in ease of use and in looks.

bigbellyboy February 4 2006, 06:21:55 UTC

I agree. The Classic interface from my point of view was ugly and clunky, even compared to Windows. The OSX Aqua interface is so much prettier, even in non-Quartz Extreme mode.

Plus you can bring up a terminal window and start getting command line geeky :)

electroinfecto February 4 2006, 06:24:58 UTC

Yeah, if it didn't have the command line and the BSD backbone, I wouldn't even consider it.