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#489894 - 01/20/10 12:15 AM My first dumb question
papabill Where's the cache? Registered: 01/20/10 Posts: 364 Loc: Belmont, NC	If I may ask the first of what may well be many dumb questions, I shall. I am the proud owner of a new (new to me, anyway) PowerPC G3, and I don't have a Mac monitor, but I do have a 'standard' PC vga monitor. My question is this: can I use a 'standard PC video card' in this machine? Thanks _________________________ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13
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#489902 - 01/20/10 12:38 AM Re: My first dumb question [Re: papabill]
John Rougeux Member # -1 Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 6081 Loc: Louisville, KY	Nope, it has to be a mac video card. You can use a standard monitor...they aren't PC (windows) only.
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#489904 - 01/20/10 12:49 AM Re: My first dumb question [Re: papabill]
carp Dino's are Babe magnets Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 27021 Loc: Hawaii	John is right PapaBill I would have think a better experience to the Mac World , would have been better then a G3 - thats like going back to Windows XP or 3.1 Anyway Best if you got at least a G5 Mac - I see it all the time , switchers going to old shiit then complain about their experience <-- mind boggling _________________________
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#489905 - 01/20/10 12:50 AM Re: My first dumb question [Re: papabill]
NucleusG4 Master•Blaster Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 12483 Loc: Miami, Fl.	OK.. on to the details.. which G3 is it? What OS does it have on it? If it's a Blue and White model you can upgrade the chips to G4 chips.. and vid cards can be had for cheap. _________________________ http://davidbearphotography.com/
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#489956 - 01/20/10 11:14 AM Re: My first dumb question [Re: NucleusG4]
papabill Where's the cache? Registered: 01/20/10 Posts: 364 Loc: Belmont, NC	It's a Platinum G3. I don't know what OS is on it, because I don't have a video adapter so I can hook up the monitor. And as far as it would have been better to get something newer that a G3, it was given to me, and right now all I can afford. Better an older model than no model at all (says a 61 year old) And on another note, is there somewhere other than eBay to buy 'older' Mac hardware? Some of the prices are breath-taking. I still need a monitor and a mouse (nothing available here local) _________________________ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13
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#489957 - 01/20/10 01:05 PM Re: My first dumb question [Re: papabill]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 17704 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	You should be able to find the correct video adapter (plug) for your existing monitor. Much cheaper than a "new" monitor. Still, knowing the installed OS will give us more of a clue and chance to offer help. Also, is it a tower or "flat" desktop model? _________________________
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#489978 - 01/20/10 02:54 PM Re: My first dumb question [Re: papabill]
NucleusG4 Master•Blaster Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 12483 Loc: Miami, Fl.	Platinum? Grey? Does it stand tall or is a flat bugger? Lot's of places to buy used equipment. Start Here There were several versions of the G3 so I am trying to find out what kind of adapter you will need. Or you can take a pic and post it in here if you know how. Hold off on buying a monitor and mouse until we find out what model G3 you have. Does it look like this.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Macintosh_G3_(Blue_&_White) Or this... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Macintosh_G3 If it really is the Platinum model.. you are going upstream into a real battle to use a machine that old.
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#489980 - 01/20/10 02:58 PM Re: My first dumb question [Re: NucleusG4]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 17704 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	everymac.com is another good resource. Apparently, it's pre-USB, so I'm assuming the mouse would have to be an Apple ADB mouse. _________________________
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#489982 - 01/20/10 03:01 PM Re: My first dumb question [Re: MacBozo]
NucleusG4 Master•Blaster Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 12483 Loc: Miami, Fl.	Yep... and the video port prolly looks like this.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB-15 _________________________ http://davidbearphotography.com/
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#489984 - 01/20/10 03:04 PM Re: My first dumb question [Re: NucleusG4]
NucleusG4 Master•Blaster Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 12483 Loc: Miami, Fl.	Maybe this would be the adapter... http://www.vectronicsappleworld.com/collection/articlepics/powermacg3/snap18.jpg _________________________ http://davidbearphotography.com/
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