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ArtificialHero · 21st Jun 2005, 03:51

Hey all,

I've just been offered a B+W PowerMac G3 400MHz, with 128Mb ram. I wanna install Tiger on it, but i need to at least get another 128mb of ram before this is possible. Is this worthwhile, and is there anything else anyone would recommend to make tiger run a bit smoother? I've got a budget of about a hundred quid.

AH

Lovah · 21st Jun 2005, 03:53

I assume you can easily expand the memory. Fairly cheap aswell.
Although I think Tiger will have a hard time running smoothly on it. 400Mhz G3 isn't that much of a powermachine.

Even if you don't get tiger on it. still keep it! Its nice to collect them!

GL
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Go4t · 21st Jun 2005, 06:30

i think you can actually get a cpu upgrade to a g4 but i dont know how much it would cost

TekMonkey · 21st Jun 2005, 17:33

Take a look at Accelerate Your Mac. It's a good resource for upgrading macs.

edit: this page specifically has lot's of g3 info.

Rampax · 23rd Jun 2005, 02:26

How much are you paying for it? Add the cost of ram and then make the decisions.

ArtificialHero · 23rd Jun 2005, 09:23

Getting it for free, just need to buy the ram.

AH

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21st Jun 2005, 03:53	#2
Lovah Apple and Canon fanboy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 3,825	I assume you can easily expand the memory. Fairly cheap aswell. Although I think Tiger will have a hard time running smoothly on it. 400Mhz G3 isn't that much of a powermachine. Even if you don't get tiger on it. still keep it! Its nice to collect them! GL L __________________ Canon 5D + Grip \| Canon 5D mkII EF 17-40mm F4 L \| EF 35mm F1.4 L \| EF 24-70mm F2.8 L \| EF 50mm F1.4 \| EF 85mm F1.8 \| EF 135mm F2.0 L Manfrotto 190ProB + 486RC2 \| Canon 430EX + OC-E2 MacBook Pro 15" 2.2ghz \| iMac 27" i7 \| iPad 2 16GB WIFI

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21st Jun 2005, 17:33	#4
TekMonkey I enjoy cheese. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chantilly, VA, USA Posts: 3,081	Take a look at Accelerate Your Mac. It's a good resource for upgrading macs. edit: this page specifically has lot's of g3 info. __________________ ComputerKing: "Dude! I write my signatures by my self! do you think that I go store to make him write for me! you funny..."

23rd Jun 2005, 09:23	#6
ArtificialHero We were just punking him sir! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 2,228	Getting it for free, just need to buy the ram. AH __________________ MySpace: Forget the Script XBL: Pro Emolution

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23rd Jun 2005, 02:26	#5
Rampax Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7	How much are you paying for it? Add the cost of ram and then make the decisions.