On Mar 20, 2006, at 7:30 PM, Eric Dunbar wrote: > On 20/03/06, Tee Cashmore <teecashmore@xxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On 20-Mar-06, at 9:28 AM, Chris wrote: >> >>> Gord, >>> The only 12" G3 Powerbook that Apple made was the >>> Wallstreet, ....Chris >> >> Untrue. Various configurations of G3s were made, first Wallstreet >> then >> 500 Mhz Pismo ended the run. These could be upgraded to 600 Mhz. Then >> the Powerbook 867 (G4) overtook the G3s. iBooks were indeed made to >> fill the gap with various speeds & I often see them for sale in the >> $450-700 >> range. > > Technically there were actually TWO 12" G3 PowerBooks; namely, the > PowerBook G3 "Kanga" and the PowerBook G3 Series "Wallstreet"["Main > Street"] (it might have been the "Main Street"?). But, only one of > them can be considered a G3 (the Wallstreet) since the PowerBook G3 > could not run Mac OS X. > > And, yes, the first of the PowerBook G3 Series was a pitiful > underperformer (see the URL kindly provided by Chris). > > The subsequent G3s all had larger screens and were faster. That said, > I would recommend for the PowerBook G3 "Lombard" or newer. They simply > provided that much more oemph (especially the Pismo... it's a tragedy > Apple never designed a G4 in its form factor (even though the early > G4s were nothing more than a glorified Pismo)). > > From Apple's mouth: > > PowerBook G3 Series: > 233, 250, 292 MHz, 14.1-inch display 1998.09 > 233, 266, 300 MHz, 14.1-inch display 1998.09 > 233, 250, 292 MHz, 13.3-inch display 1998.09 > 233, 250 MHz, 12.1-inch display 1998.10 > > PowerBook G3 1997.11 Yes. The Kanga was essentially a 3400 with a G3 processor stuck in it. I stand corrected. However, my statement that the 12" Wallstreet was a "severely crippled machine" is not just based on hearsay, but actual experience. I had one. It sucked. And I have a Lombard and a Pismo, which both came with ONLY a 14" display, and the Pismo shipped with a 400mhz or a 500mhz processor. I believe Gord was looking for a 12" 500-600 mhz G3 Powerbook, which was never made by Apple. That was my point. Chris _________________________________________________ For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on http://www.freewebs.com/muglo/joinus.html Our Archives can be viewed at //www.freelists.org/archives/muglo Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo/