What to do with an iMac G3

[jnoyola24]

What should I do with a 233Ghz iMac G3 with 128RAM and I think that it has a 4GB hard drive? I want to put it in use, so no smart answers please.
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MacBook 1.83Ghz/1GB RAM/60GB
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[MCeeP]

you could use it to do video encoding and stuff. Sure it'll be slow as molasses, but who cares when it frees up your main system. Just put a big bigger hard drive in.

[hackersmovie]

More memory: http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?model=61&type=Memory&TI=1226&shoupgrds=Show+Upgrades

Bigger HD: http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?Model=61&Type=Data%20Storage&sort=a

Processor upgrades: http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?Model=61&Type=Processor&sort=a

there are all kinds of things, use it as a server, video editing, Burning DVD's, HTPC etc. etc., it just depends on what you want to free up your current machine for.

Last option is Ebay, I still see these on there for any where from $130 - $300 bucks. For the little amount of money it would cost to upgrade though, you should keep it for some use.

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-Hackersmovie
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[Pleiades]

Stick an older copy of OS X server on it (they're cheap on eBay), and run DHCP, mail, netboot, and a ton of other goodies on it.
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[dungeon92]

server is about it really, now if it was a graphite, then it would make a very nice server, and run Tiger very nicely.
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[FCGrabo]

I wonder why a graphite iMac is a better choice. Is it perhaps that it just looks so cool?

I have exactly the same iMac which I lent to a friend in the hopes of converting a switcher.

Isn't it true that, with a program like XPostFacto you could run OS X Tiger on that Mac?

I know from personal experience that Ubuntu Linux will dual boot with Os X Panther sweetly.

An old iMac is a terrible thing to waste.
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[Gesiwuj]

I'll have it
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[hackersmovie]

It just so happens I got my hands on 2 old iMacs.

1 is the ole' BondiBlue (this baby still boots into OS 8!) 233Mhz, 4Gb HDD, 128Mb RAM, I am in the process of putting a 80Gb HD, 512Mb RAM (that's maxed ) and a Sonnet 600Mhz Processor upgrade, and of course OS 10.4.8. I'll post when it's finished, I plan to use it as a file server and guest e-mail & web browser (ain't I nice) I'll have a total of $300 bucks, I got the machine for FREE, so I think it's a bargain, to each his own.

The other is a Graphite 500Mhz, 40Gb HD, 128 Mb RAM, I am in the process of putting a 120Gb HD, 1Gb RAM and new DVD-R optical drive and of course OS 10.4.8, this one is a buddy of mine, he dug it out of his shed and wanted to put it to use, he burns tons of CD's so he's going to use it for a file server and media burner.

See, there is always a use for some old Macs. Plus, it's cool when someone comes in and see's them and they ask " does that thing still work?" and I say "Yep, Macs aren't like PC's you can still run current sofware and OS's on a machine they built 8 years ago!" Try running Windows 3.1 on a PC today, then again why would you?


-Hackersmovie "My collection of Mac's is growing rapidly!"
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