Seeking Mac G3 software
 

Setting eBay aside, what's a good retail resource for software that'll run on a 350MHz G3 iMac?

(Three guesses what I picked up on the cheap today.)

anything?
Well, probably not Final Cut Pro HD but as long as you've got OSX you'll find all the normal stuff including office will run just fine, I set up one recently for a friend.

It's running OS 9.1 for now. It's a 64MB RAM iMac, so at the very least I'd want to put more RAM in it before attempting OS X, and probably a bigger HD as well.

all depends what you want it for, yea 128 or ideally 256 would be a good idea but it'll run with 128.

VSP,

Bundy Computers on 18th and Chestnut in Philadelphia for some older mac SW,
www.hardcoremac.com for some online,
and Springboard Media at 22nd and Walnut in Philadelphia for a very large Mac SW selection.

It's here, it works, and it is in fact a Grape 333MHz Rev.D iMac. Seems fine so far, even if a ton of software I'm looking at (including Firefox) requires OS X. Time to dig up some bigger SODIMMs.

VSP, you can get up to 288MB into it
 

VSP,

My fiancee has the "Strawberry" rev of that iMac. It'll take up to a 256MB SODIMM in the memory slot, giving you 288MB.

It also has a 6GB or so drive. Panther installed fine on it and worked. Tiger needs firewire, which yours does not have.

In other words, you can get the basics to run on it :).

Mitch

Panther would do nicely, from what I'm reading. It has 9.1 on it right now, and I downloaded the 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 upgrades from Apple's site. (Thankfully, I can go PC -> CDR -> iMac with little difficulty.) If I go from 9.2.2 to Panther, do I need an Upgrade or a Full Install disc for that?

I'm looking into memory now. From what I've found, the 333 MHz Rev.Ds can be finicky about memory; some like 256MB SODIMMS, some don't. Regardless, just about everything that looks like it'd be fun requires some flavor of OSX.

You guys should ask tw for some help. He's da man on this kind of stuff.

Networking question:

I have an Athlon 1300 running 98SE, the aforementioned iMac currently running OS 9, and a Verizon ADSL connection. If I plug my DSL modem into either computer, it connects to the account just fine. Obviously, though, I would like to have both connected at once, wirelessly if possible.

Anyone have experiences with router/adapter brands that worked (or didn't) cross-platform specifically? I have a reasonable belief that most router brands will work well enough cabled with this setup, but I don't want to drop a lot of cash on a USB adaptor and find out that it's not compatible.

(This model of iMac does not have an AirPort slot.)

Also, will the router allow the Athlon and iMac to see each other's files, or do I need additional hardware for that? (I'm sure that tinkering on the software level will be required.)

The protocols at that level should have nothing to do with platforms....

vsp,

I had good success with what I believe were Samsung SODIMMs with that rev of iMac. I say that only because I have a 333Mhz one running with 288MB.

You can upgrade from 9.2.2 to 10.3. I did a similar upgrade on my mother's iBook (from 10.1, but she kept it booted into Classic mode aka 9.2). Your Desktop items will be in the root Desktop directory, but it will work.

About routers...I've had no issues with my Powerbook on Linksys, Netgear, D-Link, and SMC routers :). As long as it serves up DHCP, your Mac will work. Especially if it runs OS X.

Mitch

A 256MB SODIMM is on its way. Fingers crossed. Putting Panther on a 6GB HD may be a bit cramped, but this'll at least make it possible.

External USB CDRW also on its way, on the cheap via eBay. It won't burn fast over a USB 1.1 connection, but it should at least work and that's all I need for it to do.

And Battle-Girl justifies the purchase in and of itself.

If I want to play Chiral, I need Classic.

Okay, so a basic router will work. How about wireless USB adapters? I see dozens of them on eBay that are Windows-compatible, but very few that will play nice with Macs, let alone OS 9 Macs.

USB Wireless adapters...apparently that rev of iMac doesn't have the ability to use them.

However, something like: http://www.smalldog.com/product/33628

would work just fine.

Panther will take up about 2GB of that hard drive.

Mitch