New PowerMac G3 Owner

Mac OS X User · Mac OS X User #1 (**permalink**)

03-20-2011, 03:51 PM

Hi all. This evening I just picked up an old apple PowerMac G3 for 10 pounds. Here are the specs.

350mhz processor
512 mb ram
15 GB hard drive
10.4.11

It has no wifi so was wondering if I could connect it up to my macbook pro and use the macbook pros internet connection. Any other useful tips for the Powermac g3 would be great.

-Jamie

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

03-20-2011, 04:54 PM

what os is it, OS9 or OSX

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #3 (**permalink**)

03-20-2011, 05:04 PM

Apple - Support - Discussions - Installing airport card in PowerMac G3 ...

Maybe a PCI card or Ethernert Adapter could be the go. Also G3's from memory could not support WPA protocols so perhaps its own connection will be the go. Also probably be restricted to 802.11bco nnection speeds.

MikeM · MikeM #4 (**permalink**)

03-21-2011, 08:22 PM

Did a quick search and came up with this:

MacWireless - Wireless Cards & Adapters - 11g PCI Card

Little pricey for such an old box but shows that decent speeds are possible.

-MikeM

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Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,653 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	03-20-2011, 04:54 PM what os is it, OS9 or OSX Member of the Month September 2008 & August 2012 \| Found advice useful? – use the rep system
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Member Since: Jan 24, 2011 Posts: 34	03-20-2011, 03:51 PM Hi all. This evening I just picked up an old apple PowerMac G3 for 10 pounds. Here are the specs. 350mhz processor 512 mb ram 15 GB hard drive 10.4.11 It has no wifi so was wondering if I could connect it up to my macbook pro and use the macbook pros internet connection. Any other useful tips for the Powermac g3 would be great. -Jamie
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MikeM #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 06, 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 187 Mac Specs: iPhone 4s 64GB / ATV2 / 13" MBP - 2.9GHz Core i7 - 10.8.3	03-21-2011, 08:22 PM Did a quick search and came up with this: MacWireless - Wireless Cards & Adapters - 11g PCI Card Little pricey for such an old box but shows that decent speeds are possible. -MikeM
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