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  • I've been given an old G3 - how do I find out what it is capableof?

    From Paul Sture@paul.sture.nospam@hispeed.ch to comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, April 16, 2006 19:05:19
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    I've been given a second hand G3 with OS 9. On the back it says:

    PowerPC G3 512K Cache
    32MB/4GB/24xCD-ROM.

    Unfortunately I was given the wrong mouse (a 3 button one with PS2
    connector), so although it fires up and looks good, I can't navigate
    around it to find out what exactly it has inside.

    Unless of course someone here can tell me how to navigate OS 9 using the keyboard, or tell me what kind of mouse I really need. I am a total
    novice with OS 9.


    Thaks in advance.
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  • From Garner Miller@garner@netstreet.net to comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, April 16, 2006 17:10:46
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <dff67$44427950$50db5015$14386@news.hispeed.ch>, Paul Sture <paul.sture.nospam@hispeed.ch> wrote:

    I've been given a second hand G3 with OS 9. On the back it says:

    PowerPC G3 512K Cache
    32MB/4GB/24xCD-ROM.

    Does it also have a model number or family number? That'll help us pin
    down exactly what you have.

    Is it a tower-type machine, or a flatter desktop machine?

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  • From matt@matt@tidbits.com (matt neuburg) to comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, April 16, 2006 17:13:05
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    Paul Sture <paul.sture.nospam@hispeed.ch> wrote:

    I've been given a second hand G3 with OS 9. On the back it says:

    PowerPC G3 512K Cache 32MB/4GB/24xCD-ROM.

    Unfortunately I was given the wrong mouse (a 3 button one with PS2 connector), so although it fires up and looks good, I can't navigate
    around it to find out what exactly it has inside.

    If it's an old Mac, you need an Apple (or third-party) mouse with an ADB connector. Look and see if you have a port on the back (or wherever)
    that looks like this:

    http://freespace.virgin.net/matt.waite/resource/keyboard/adb.gif

    If so, that's an ADB connector and that's the kind of mouse you need.
    Easily found on eBay and elsewhere. m.


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