Re: Booting a Mac G3 from the cdrom drive ??


Anders Eklöf wrote:
> I wrote:
>
> >> Etop Udoh <sdruid11@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>> How do I boot a Mac G3 from the cdrom drive ??
> >>
> >> Like you would any Mac - press the C key during startup.
> >> A bootable CD has to be in the drive, of course.
>
> As a reply to that, spudnuty <spudnuty@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > I just pick up 2 Mac G3's. One is running OS-X, and the other
> > >OS 9.2.
> > >The one with OS 9.2 is fine but I would like to use the one with
> > >OS X because of the features it has.
> > This has been my reference site for upgrading my G3s:
> > http://www.lowendmac.com/profiles.htm
> > Which also led me to this and another:
> > http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~t-imai/maine.html
> > My original 233 is running at 400 MHZ (think I also chipped up) and OS
> > 10.3.9 .
> > You might need XPostFacto (hmm I must send them some money) a really
> > cool apt that allows you to install OS X on G3s:
> > http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/
> >
> > > I have a couple of I-Macs as well but more interested in the G3's
> > >since I could probably upgrade them if I need to.
> > Yes there are a lot of sites about doing this and in the G3s
> > overclocking is a matter of moving some jumpers. iMacs are much harder
> > (SMTs that need to be unsoldered and resoldered) there's a DV on my
> > bench now that I hope I haven't killed.
> > >As far as the G3's are concerned (I'm using Nec Multisync Monitors
> > >with them)...only the Mac video cards with my little Mac II to VGA
> > >converters seem to work...the standard PCI VGA cards don't display
> > >anything - what gives ??
> > I've got a Rage 128 PCI display card in mine and I am running a NEC
> > MultiSync XE17. I seem to remember being able to use some Mac to VGA
> > adapters to come off the motherboard also.
> > Richard
>
> You have no clue how to quote in a follow-up, have you, spudnuty ?
Gomen Nasai, Sensei. Please instruct. Dozo.
> --
> I recommend Macs to my friends, and Windows machines
> to those whom I don't mind billing by the hour
Me also and I find that they are used to paying through the nose. I am
careful not to mention Macs to my PC clients as often I sense a rising
ire.

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