Re: [FCP-L] Re: OT: Dead Ti-Book, should I repair?

Craig, please tell me the 'minor hack' used to make your dual 800 run
Leopard. I'm in the same boat. Damned thing is a workhorse. No
sense in tossing it. I would just like to keep it somewhat current.

Bill
On Nov 9, 2009, at 2:16 PM, craigseeman wrote:

> Last year I finally gave away a Beige G3 with EditDV and the non
> standard firewire card used with it. The Beige G3 itself was
> capable of running OS 10.2.8. The built in Zip drive failed and the
> external SCSI hard drive failed. I gave it to a friend to give to
> their church since they needed a very basic computer for word
> processing and such.
>
> I have a Dual 800 still going quite strong. With a minor hack it
> runs Leopard just fine although iPhoto 09 is very slow. Amongst
> other things, it's the office answering machine running Phone Valet.
>
> Craig Seeman
> 3rd Planet Video
>
> --- In FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com, Ross Jones <rjones@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hey I still collect or even buy old iMac G3's and give them to Cub
> > Scout Troups as instant replay devices for Pinewood Derby racing.
> >
> > iMovie/OS9/DV works fine and no funky VGA adaptors to lose.
> >
> > Most of all; no one wants to steal it from them, so they last years!
> >
> > Ross "send in the clamshells" Jones
> >
> >
> > At 7:33 AM -0800 11/9/09, Benny Christensen wrote:
> > >
> > >If you can just replace the hard drive cheaply, I would say go
> ahead.
> > >
> > >We have an old clamshell iBook that one the the guys writes on.
> That's
> > >it. Its not good for much else but it still has some life in it.
> > >
> > >I also have a Bondi Blue iMac that i still use as a label
> printer. It
> > >just won't die and the label printers won't either.
> > >
> > >If you need more then I would say move on up and get a new laptop.
> > >
> > >Benny Christensen
> > >Producers Playhouse
> > >Oklahoma City
> > >405-858-0700
> > >
> > >"There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe
> there
> > >are two kinds of people in the world and those who don't." - Robert
> > >Benchley
> > >
> > >On Nov 8, 2009, at 4:53 PM, Kerry Soloway wrote:
> > >
> > >> Oliver,
> > >>
> > >> Did I mention it was my first Mac?
> > >>
> > > > K.
> >
>
>
>

Bill Affleck
Wasteland Productions, Inc.

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