[CTS] Re: Free Mac stuff?

  • From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhb57@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 21:06:28 -0600

Thing is people were doing this with Commodore monitors well before the Mac
512 all in one was out and the old IBM PS2 model 25's are also being used
for the same. Imagine a $5200 all in one Mac (back in the 80's pricing) now
used as a fish tank - some trophy to dumb spending huh?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Eric C. Vogel
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 7:13 PM
> To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [CTS] Re: Free Mac stuff?
>
>
> I always wanted to do this.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 5:21 AM
> To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [CTS] Re: Free Mac stuff?
>
> You can always go this route:
> http://www.theapplecollection.com/Collection/MacAquarium/index.shtml
>
> ------------------------
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric C. Vogel [mailto:ecvogel@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 11:20 PM
> To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [CTS] Re: Free Mac stuff?
>
>
> P.s. I might not beed to put anything on other than Win Media Player for
> Mac, IE or Mozilla, I assume all Mac OS comes with Claris works so she can
> type a letter, and a e-mail client that is SIMPLE! (Same with the Word
> Proccessor)
>
> She can use Google to look things up, but whish I could install Ecartra on
> her iMac. I do not know if I want to give up a MSN Premium sub-account
> (Comes with Ecartra online) cause now I can use Windows Live
> Custom Domain's
> so I can say use a domain on a hotmail account and I need premium
> to remove
> the ads and use the Outlook Connector. Although it might be best using
> GoDaddys.
>
> Eric
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Russ Blakeman
> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 11:03 PM
> To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [CTS] Re: Free Mac stuff?
>
> G3 or better and also some PPCs will work with the MacOS X although they
> state G3 or better. The 75 mhz PPC ought to work nicely with the
> PPC release
> of Ubuntu/Kubuntu.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ross Nelson
> > Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 9:54 PM
> > To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [CTS] Re: Free Mac stuff?
> >
> >
> > I assume you mean "G3 or better"?  I have an older system that's a
> > PowerPC -- 75mhz.  Something tells me, other than the fact that I know
> > the minimum requirement is a G3, that it's not going to boot up in
> > there if I grab the CDs from work and try to install.  ;)
> >
> > On Nov 27, 2005, at 9:47 PM, Russ Blakeman wrote:
> >
> > > As long as it runs a G3 or PowerPc processor it should run MacOS X
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