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#1 2009-07-30 3:25 pm
- lennienoiles
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Best reuse of BW G3
I have a BW G3, (no monitor), OSX10.3 collecting dust. I can connect it to my local network. What are the best potential repurposing options for this.
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#2 2009-07-30 3:39 pm
- dv
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Re: Best reuse of BW G3
MP3 server?
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#4 2009-07-31 2:06 am
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Re: Best reuse of BW G3
Clean it up and create a glass box, create a sign that says what it is and exhibit it like in a museum. Charge 10 bucks to everyone who sees it.
Use it to get a nostalgic feel of them old times.
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#5 2009-07-31 10:40 am
- dv
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Re: Best reuse of BW G3
gd wrote:
Clean it up and create a glass box, create a sign that says what it is and exhibit it like in a museum. Charge 10 bucks to everyone who sees it.
Use it to get a nostalgic feel of them old times.
Wow, you're young. God forbid I show you what's in my closet.
"Now commences the process of cutting off the head, which generally takes from an hour to an hour and a half by an expert workman with a sharp blade." -Reuben Delano, Wanderings and Adventures
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#6 2009-07-31 11:13 am
- sturner
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Re: Best reuse of BW G3
Got one of those binary switch computers? hee hee hee.
I'm not dead yet.
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Stack it!#8 2009-07-31 8:42 pm
- mrreet2001
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Re: Best reuse of BW G3
I call it effing sweet
2.66Ghz QuadCore-Nehalem w/24"LED CD ---2.2Ghz BlackMB---15" 2.4Ghz MBP(work)
Dual 2.3Ghz G5 (4G Ram, 2x 250G HD)(10.5 server)--- 400Mhz G4 PM (10.4 Server)
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#9 2009-08-01 12:46 am
- gd
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Re: Best reuse of BW G3
dv wrote:
gd wrote:
Clean it up and create a glass box, create a sign that says what it is and exhibit it like in a museum. Charge 10 bucks to everyone who sees it.
Use it to get a nostalgic feel of them old times.Wow, you're young. God forbid I show you what's in my closet.
Please show me. Did you think I lied when I said I am 15 in some other posts?
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#10 2009-09-18 6:33 pm
- pkmgarf
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Re: Best reuse of BW G3
I'd say a server running some non CPU-intensive stuff would be good. MP3's and maybe some general file sharing....not sure about video though. Maybe a print server, if you need one.
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#12 2009-10-17 12:45 pm
- macrule413
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Re: Best reuse of BW G3
Time machine server!
Early 2009 Mac Mini, 2.0Ghz Snow Leopard C2D/4GB/320GB/Dual 20"+22" LCD Displays
Power Mac G5 2Ghz, 3GB, 10.5 Leopard, internal 20X DVD/RW, BT, 23"LCD
2.2Ghz Black MacBook (Late 2007) 2GB/160GB/GMA X3100/Snow Leopard
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